Halloween week is always a very special week in school communities. Anticipation and excitement builds as the 31st approaches; chaos ensues on Halloween day; and students generally show up mellow and recovering from their sugar surges by November 1st. Students agreed that a Friday highlight was seeing Sophie play her saxophone for us. Read on […]
This week in Cerrito, students got to try out some new things out! In both Cultural Studies and Science we started some new individual projects; 5th graders headed up to 6th grade for a morning to see what middle school is like and then shared out with the 4th graders; and Cerrito and Strawberry went […]
Whew! What a whirlwind two weeks! Thank you families for such a wonderful conference period. We loved talking to you about your child and the amazing growth we’ve already seen this year. We appreciate all the snacks provided as well as we kept our energy up with yummy treats. We hope your long weekends were […]
Cerrito Creek had a super productive week—setting SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, timely), learning new geographical concepts, setting up new classroom technologies, and attempting to untie themselves from a mass of fingers and wrists as a team-building. Also, for Talent Friday this week, Hailey performed a song on her recorder! We look forward to […]
Last week, Cerrito sent out our first round of yellow Friday Folders. Seeing as this is a new system, we thought it would be helpful to answer any important questions that may come up and clarify the process. What is the purpose of the Friday Folder? The Friday Folder serves 2 purposes. The main purpose […]
Cerrito had a slightly funky week this week! With Sam away getting married in Hawaii, MAP testing happening for an hour a day, and the unrelenting heat, it’s amazing we were able to get as much done as we did! (Spray bottles of water proved to be a helpful tool for many.) We also had […]
Cerrito Creek got some awesome new additions to our classroom this week! Over the weekend, we received a new white board for our southern wall to go with our relocated projector (thanks Jose and Tim!) which allows us to sit at our desks while we use the projector. (Much easier for note-taking.) We also are […]
Hey families, we are so excited and amped up for the Global Climate March tomorrow! For students who are attending, please make sure they know the following: You will be in a small chaperone group of six students and one teacher who you will stay with at all times. We will be aiming to stay […]
Thank you to all families who were able to join us for BTSN on Thursday. We hope the experience gave you some insight into a day in the life of your child. Read to find out what your kids have been working on this week! Cultural Studies Cerrito Creek kiddos were excited to jump into […]
The second week of school has really helped us settle into our routine and schedules. Perhaps most excitingly, we’ve gotten to spend time with some of the Core Arts teachers, including Erica in Spanish, Craig in P.E., Owen in Music, and Stephen in his new push-in class, Health. (We look forward to Art with Julianne […]
