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 […]
Technology is a well used tool in 4th and 5th grade! Strawberry Tech 411 The above link will give you all of the tip you need to help your student login at home and locate the work they need on google classroom. The Strawberry Creek landing page has links to the most used websites such as […]
Reading Sustained Silent Reading + Conferencing – teachers guide students to choose “just right books” to read for 45+ minutes each day (15-20 minutes at school, 30+ minutes at home). Teachers teach mini-lessons (mostly on comprehension strategies, but also on how to keep a reading log, choose great books, etc.), and then conference with students […]