Post date: Mar 04, 2018 10:28:39 PM
Hello Sunny Sunday!
The rain of the past few days is much needed, but I sure do like waking up to clear skies and fresh green grass popping up everywhere and a much needed layer or snow up in the Sierras. I just read my newsletter from last year at this time and remembered the downed trees, mudslides, and multi-day closures of highway 17.
Thing 1: Science Work Packet
On Friday the kids dredged up all of the papers from the past 8 weeks of science and assembled it into a forces and motion unit work packet. The cover sheet shows their scores and calculation of the unit's overall percentage and the (should be) 25 sheets of paper attached to it can be the foundation for some discussion with your kid about things they hopefully learned (subject matter, curiosity cultivation, and/or work habits/organization). I added my comment to their cover sheet this weekend and will return the packets on Monday. Parents, please add your comment under that of your kid and mine and then have them return the packet to school on Tuesday. This is the second of five work packets that will undergo this process this year.
Thing 2: Fundraiser Updates
Laps for Learning donation envelopes should be returned to class tomorrow March 5. If you kid has not yet approached you about this, please just hand them a ten-spot and give them that ol' "your responsibility..." look. Envelope or not, we're hoping that each kid makes a pride-worthy contribution in a "pay it forward" spirit. In addition to that, the Family Dance on March 23 will involve a dinner hosted by 8th grade families from which proceeds will go towards our graduation and the Bingo Night is scheduled for April 27.
Thing 3: SF Trip
On Friday I had the kids use paper maps to get a basic overview of San Francisco and this weekend they should each doing research and adding three ideas to a chart. Please take a look with them and know that your suggestions are welcome -- I want this SF trip to be much more than a tour of the usual hotspots. Also, if any of you dads want to chaperone, we could use you.
That is all for this email. Thanks for reading and reply you if you have a moment.
Chris
Calendar:
March 5 (Monday): Please turn in Laps for Learning donations
March 9 (Friday): Laps for Learning
March 9 (Friday): Staff-Student Basketball Game
March 10 (Saturday): Parent Work Day
March 14 (Wednesday): Pi Day
March 16 (Friday): Staff Development Day
March 21 (Wednesday): Discovery Has Talent
March 23 (Friday): Middle School Dance (8th graders sell food)
March 26 to 30 (Monday to Friday): Room 26 Walkabout & San Francisco
March 28 (Wednesday) K-5 Science Expo
April 3 to 6: Room 25's San Francisco Trip
April 9 to 13 (Monday to Friday): Spring Break & DC Trip
April 25 (Wednesday): Middle School Science Fair DCSscience.com website.
April 27 (Friday): Bingo Night
April 30 to May 4 (Monday to Friday): Conferences
May 5 (Saturday): Spring Auction
May 11 (Friday): Middle School Dance
May 13 (Sunday): Mothers Day
May 14 to 17 (Monday to Thursday): CAASPP Testing
May 18 (Friday): DCS to Maker Faire in San Mateo
May 28 (Monday): Memorial Day
May 30 (Wednesday): Field Day & BBQ
June 1 (Friday): Final Middle School Dance
June 5 (Tuesday): School Musical
June 6 to 8 (Wednesday to Friday): 8th Grade River Rafting Trip Information is here
June 11 (Monday): DCS Maker Day
June 11 to 14 (Monday to Thursday): Early Dismissal
June 13: (Wednesday): Graduation! Practice at Westgate Church 9 to ~12, ceremony 5 to ~6:30, dance 7:30 to 10 .
June 14 (Thursday): Last Day of School
June 14 (Thursday evening): All 8th grade celebration at Saratoga Springs
June 16 (Saturday): Parent Work Day
July 8 (Sunday): DCS Alumni Boating and Barbecue at Vasona