Greetings Cerrito Families!

My name is Samantha Snook and it is my pleasure to be the Assistant Teacher in Cerrito Creek this year. I am a second year resident teacher with BATTI (Bay Area Teacher Training Institute) and excited to teach with Mike this year. I earned my BA in Child Development from CSUS and have always known I wanted to be a teacher. Since high school I have had many years’ experience working with kids ranging from infant and toddler care, teaching preschool, after school and summer camp, and group and private tutoring from grades K-12.

Last year I co-taught 1st grade at a public charter school in San Francisco. While there I deepened my passion for Social Emotional Learning and empowering students to be active, engaged, and empathetic members of their community. I am looking forward to bringing these passions to The Berkeley School and to learn from and work alongside such a special group of individuals that share this passion.

Outside of work, you can find me perusing the children’s sections of book stores in San Francisco-my hometown, vacationing in Hawaii with my fiance Spencer, or crafting in the comfort of my home with music on full blast. I can’t wait to get to know everyone this year!

Upcoming Events

  • Exploratorium field trip: next Wednesday, October 17, all day. We’ll take BART to Embarcadero, walk to the Exploratorium, and return the same way. We could use two to four volunteers to help shepherd students. Sign up by clicking on the link at the top of the blog.

Homework this week

Dreambox is officially launched in 4th and 5th grade. Password is graduation from TBS year. Username is first name last initial. Here’s the link. A great alternative to Fortnite for screen time!

Math

Reading: as always, 20+ minutes your choice. We will begin literature circles this week.

Writing: one page in your writer’s notebook. Your choice

No spelling this week, as we teach you the routines and put you into your differentiated groups.