Hello Families, We hope that the extra hour has helped ease your adjustment to the time change and helped in your recovery from our very full Halloween week. We had a Dia de los Muertos procession with all grades K-8 showcasing different aspects of the holiday. Younger children had skull masks, Temescalians made handheld Catrina […]
Hello Families, This past week, we had many Spirit Week and Halloween festivities! We kicked off the week wearing school colors, and our crew looked pretty good in TBS gear! Our “sports fanatics” day had many different sports represented. We carved pumpkins with our 7th grade Buddies. To prepare for this activity, we sketched the […]
Hello Families, This week we welcomed guest educator, Keith Gutierrez, to teach us about aspects of the Ohlone culture. He spoke to the kids about what men and women looked like and how they might dress on a daily basis. Women had tattoos on their chins to indicate which family they came from, wore dried […]
Hello Families, We started this shorter week with a scavenger hunt around the classroom for items that were specific lengths. We talked about how to use rulers and tape measures to accurately measure items, and shared back our findings. Did you know that the width of a door is the same as width as our […]
Hello Families, It was a pleasure to have the time to chat with you all on Thursday and Friday. We got to connect and check-in about how your Temescalian has been doing in the first six weeks of school. By now, routines and expectations have been established in class, and we get to dive into […]
Hello Families, It was so nice to see families back in the classroom at Back to School Night last week. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me. I am also including a link to the slideshow I referenced during the evening. I will also share the folder of handouts […]
Hello families, We just finished our first full week of school, and it was full of learning and connection. As we continue to get into the routine of things in Temescal Creek, the Temescalians have been helping each other with gentle reminders of “how things are done” in this classroom. It is heartening to see […]
