Readathon next week! Remember to bring in books for the swap. Jigsaw Learning We are increasingly using an instructional strategy in which students read different texts, then share out from what they read. In effect, they become teachers of each other. The cognitive load, so to speak, shifts to students as they must summarize and […]
End of Year Dates Wed, April 24: Field Trip to Fruitvale and Julia’s historic family home. 2-3 chaperones. All day, BART, Spanish and local history. Tuesday, May 7: Field Trip to Sacramento Railroad Museum. Take Amtrak to Sacramento, tour California State Railroad Museum. Early departure (7:51 am train, meet at 7:40 N Berkeley Amtrak station; […]
Thank you all for taking the time to meet with us last week. Those were essential conversations, and we are busily working on the follow-up and action plans. And enjoy those portfolios! Please return them this week after you have written your short letter of feedback. The Gizmos Most of you got a load […]
Conferences on Thursday and Friday We look forward to connecting with you later this week to discuss your child’s progress so far this year. We will look at students’ portfolios, give you updates since progress reports in December, and set goals for the remainder of the year. We hope the Friday Folders have given you […]
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