Happy New Year! This week in Strawberry Creek, we eased our way back into our classroom routines, resetting ourselves through thoughtful reflection. Students shared how they felt on their first day back, what they missed about their community and what they are looking forward to this year. To celebrate Bill Nye earning the Medal of […]
Link To Classs Photo Gallery Strawberry life continues apace, between breaks and winter cheer! In literacy, we have been looking at the plot elements of a story. We plotted out the elements of our shared class reading book, Ban this Book, on a story map. Then, we focused on writing realistic characters that shared some of our […]
In reading, we have been practicing summarizing by using the acronym SWBST (“someone wanted ___ but ___ so then ___.” This helps students focus on the essential elements of a story, including the protagonist, conflict, and resolution. We practiced that by summarizing a short animated video and then we practiced it by reading the Greek […]
The school year has started off strong in Strawberry Creek! Thanks to our returning 5th graders for modeling the Strawberry community culture, our new 4th graders were able to learn classroom procedures and expectations quickly. For example, we use Morning Circle to greet each other and ground ourselves for the work of the day. Closing […]
Hello Strawberry Creek Families, We have officially begun our new science unit, a study of planetary systems! We will start as a class by observing shadows, the Moon, and follow that up with night-sky observations. As a bridge to what we have been studying in class, students will look for the Moon in the night […]
New Year’s greetings, Strawberry families! We hope you all were able to spend your winter breaks with things and people that bring you joy, raise your spirits, and left you feeling recharged enough to tackle another year around the sun. While the first three days back to school brought with it the predictable energy of […]
Communication with Teachers Teachers will accessible to you by phone and email between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. We will check our email two times a day. You want us in front of your kids and preparing for class! We will use email for one to one communications. Blogs will be every […]
Cultural Studies Our theme this year is “Movements of the People”. This is an expansion from our essential question from years past of “Why do people move?” This year students will be exploring historical moments of migration and immigration in the United States as well as moments of resistance, revolution, and social change. Geography: Make […]
Math Julia teaches fifth grade math; Sam teaches fourth. Bridges mathematics curriculum is the backbone of math learning in 4th and 5th grade. Teachers will move through the 8 possible units at a pace dictated by the students through pre-assessments and checkpoints throughout the unit. Teachers also integrate other curricula to create a rich and […]
Scientists in Cerrito and Strawberry Creek develop scientific habits and their science-centered language through tons of hands-on investigations, use of models, writing, extensive readings, and occasionally through short films (Brainpop and Mystery Science are oft-used resources). Collaborative small group work is the norm, and teachers scaffold these by assigning roles, prompting discussions, and emphasizing goal-setting […]