This week of learning launched our science unit on plants. We hope to explore plants, have a better understanding of how they make food, sustain life, and spread seeds before zooming in on the local plants and animals. This introduction of plants will give us a foundation for when we start learning about the Ohlone […]
We invite parents to come in to celebrate their child’s birthday with us! If you would like to bring in treats for the class (20 students) we ask for them to be small individual servings without nuts. During the class celebration we share appreciations, sing happy birthday, and then have the child make a wish and […]
It was wonderful spending time with the Temescal grown ups for Back-to-School-Night! If you missed it look for a folder in your child’s backpack with information and a letter from your child for you to respond to, as well as a Technology Responsible Use Policy form to sign. Please return both as soon as possible if you […]
We started the second week of school amid a heat wave, but the Temescalians rallied and weathered each day with curiosity and joy. In Math, we began our number sense unit, touching upon the concepts of place value and expanded notation through the vehicle of our Number of the Day warmup exercise. In talking about […]
The first few days in Temesal Creek were all about getting to know each other, the classroom and school, as well our third grade routines and expectations. We approach this big work in fun and engaging ways . . . After our first morning meeting and greeting, we set off in groups for a Campus Hunt, which led […]
