Muir beach was a smashing success, complete with great blue heron, misty rain, dune habitat restoration, and lots of smiles. Here are the photos. Thank you parent driver chaperones!!! No school on Friday, as we teachers are deep into report writing. Homework 4th grade math worksheet 5th grade Khan for 20 minutes. Decimal unit test […]
Welcome back. Whether you were globetrotting or kicking it back in front of the new Star Wars movie, I hope it was a happy, relaxing holiday. It’s Fort Ross prep month, we are beginning a semester-long marine biology unit, another round of literature circles start tomorrow, and we are publishing persuasive essays in our next […]
This is the homepage for all things related to Cerrito Creek’s 2018 trip to Fort Ross. This is the link to the Fort Ross ELP homepage. Trip dates: Thursday, February 1, 7:30 am to Friday, February 2, 4:00 pm Roles: Click on the heading to read up on your role and responsibilities. Cooks Militia Clerks […]
Tuesday we head to Mission Dolores as the culmination of our study of Spanish colonialism in California. We will also view the Precita Eyes murals and hopefully gain some inspiration as we plan to engage a changing world later this year. Photos to come! We are also heading toward publication of our second Chanterelle, which […]
Homework Reading: at least 10 pages in your SSR book (or whatever you have been assigned) Writing: Write about the science lab today. You should have five short paragraphs. The first one reads something like this: Today in science, we investigated how much salt we could dissolve in 50 mL of water before the solution […]
Upcoming dates Tuesday, December 12: Mission Dolores and Precita Eyes Mural Tour field trip. We need two chaperones. Please email if you would like to ride BART with us to SF that day, 9-3. Thursday, December 7, 6-7 pm: Fort Ross Info Night. Parents only, and if you plan on chaperoning / leading a role […]
As K-8 Director of Teaching & Learning, I am grateful to focus my efforts on ensuring that student learning is always at the center at The Berkeley School, and that teachers and students have the curricula, resources, motivation, and skills to support that learning. My background as a PhD Molecular Biologist explains part of my […]
What a feast! Thank you to all my shoppers, choppers, table setters and movers, and all that contributed. Those of you that couldn’t make it, we appreciate you and missed you. Here are some great photos from the feast, the student council speeches and debates, and buddies. Ongoing list of all that we appreciate / […]
Homework Reading: as always Write: 1-2 pages on one of the essay territories Punctuation packet: finish the packet….commas in a series tonight. Math: 4th has a 2-sided worksheet due tomorrow. 5th has a packet and POW due Friday. Kash, feel better. We miss you!
Happy Halloween, Thank you to all of you that came to our Pick-a-party Sunday afternoon for soup, bread, cocktails, and music. It was a blast–I love building community with y’all–and I hope we can do it again. Halloween on Tuesday, so no homework that night, but otherwise business as usual. A note from Sima Misra, […]
