January 13th-17th

Food for thought...

Check out this Ted Talk featuring Logan LaPlante, a 13 year-old from Tahoe as he talks about simple goals for education. Be happy. Be healthy. #hackschooling

How can we hack our school?

Things I loved this week...

Kindergarteners opening their own oranges!

Third graders sharing their writing in Alex's class

A nonfiction bugaloo written by our first grade team

Book doors galore!

Talking books and reading goals with Tammy's class!

Writing about seasons with Kindergarten in Saryn's class

New Year's goals in TK

And I appreciate the time and effort you took in updating report cards with thoughtful, thorough revisions.

Dates and Details

January 16th- Jennifer off campus 2-3 pm. Tech time- connecting with authors via Skype and Twitter / Digital Learning Day

January 17th report cards sent home
January 20th- No school in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 22nd PIP Wednesday and Jennifer off campus visiting John Swett Elementary in Martinez, Julie teacher-in-charge
January 23rd- DLD planning at tech time

January 27th - ALA Awards broadcast! December and January: Mock Caldecott at Star Academy! Click here for the link to the live broadcast of the awards ceremony!
January 29th- no meetings 10:30 Pennies for Patients assembly
January 31st- Earthquake drop drill at 2:20
February 5th- Late start Wednesday- grade level planning
February 7th- minimum day / 1-2:00 WASC with Patrick Broughton in the Star Lounge

Tech Tip



Have a great week!