Hello Families,
What a fantastic week our students are having! For both the upper and lower grades, the days have been packed with experiential learning, way beyond the 4 walls of the classroom.
The 4th-8th graders are on their much-anticipated San Francisco trip and exploring every inch of the city – see highlights in photos as well as Ms. Steele & Mr. Sharp’s updates.
The K-3rd graders are enjoying a variety of field trips and special art and science classes. Lots of fun photos below!
Read on for news & updates.
All School - Dates & Reminders
- May 4-9: San Francisco Trip
- Mon May 12: State Testing begins for 3rd-8th grade and attendance is extremely important during this week!
- May 12-16: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
- Tues May 20: PTO Meeting 3:15pm
- Free Community Event: Good Grief Speaker Series at the Camp Sherman Community Hall: May 14, 21, 28 (see flyer below)
Update from Ms. Steele
Administrators (5th-8th)
What do you get when you mix kids from rural forested Oregon with the big city by the bay?
- Hardcore Parkour on anything one can jump on
- Sea lions competing for space on the docks
- A private tour of the historic Dolphin Swimming and Boating club by a BBS alum
- A very windy and bumpy boat ride out to Alcatraz
- And miles of walking and watching!
Everyone is having a great time and finding ways to push themselves to new levels of growth and maturity.
Update from Ms. Kassie
K-1 Literacy & Math
We are enjoying having the school a bit smaller this week and the opportunity for field trips and art projects.
In literacy we are still working on vowel team “igh” and have learned “oa” like in boat.
In math we have found so many different strategies to add 2 digits numbers from pictures to breaking apart 10s and 1s to number lines.
This week and next are on the computers to see what we have learned this year in math and literacy.
K-2 Science
No science classes this week due to field trips and mosaic art classes, however Mr. B taught a special science lesson on kombucha today!
Update from Mr. B
BeBop Literacy & Math (2nd-4th)
Beboppers are working on prime factoring and writing lengthy numbers in words! They are playing with one of the other vowel sounds, /oi/, and are reading about poison dart frogs as well as other informational text.
Today, K-3 helped Mr. B make a batch of Golden Jasmine Kombucha. They talked about S.C.O.B.Y. and other gross microorganisms.
Art Literacy
A two-day mosaic art workshop will be taught by a guest teacher Thurs & Fri this week.
Update from Mr. Sharp
Field Studies (3rd-8th)
The San Francisco trip has been running smooth! The days are packed with activities and everyone is tired at the end of the day. Our hostel is in a central location which makes it easy to get around. The kids are in good spirits and the weather has been great.
Highlights include:
- Walking on Golden Gate Bridge
- Beach play time at Crissy Field
- Playing pool and games at the hostel
- Shopping at Pier 39
- Alcatraz tour – pretty intense but very interesting
- Amazing views from our hostel
- Riding a city bus
- Arcade games at Musée Méchanique
Today, we will ride the cable cars, walk through Chinatown, and then see the Broadway play Mama Mia. Overall, the students have been very positive and are having fun exploring all that San Francisco has to offer.
PE/Health Class
The students are getting plenty of exercise walking many miles around San Francisco!
4th-8th graders at the Redmond Airport, ready to fly to San Francisco!
SF Trip: exploring Fisherman's Wharf
SF Trip: 20 bunk hostel room
SF Trip: sunset on the bay
SF Trip: beach play under sunny skies
SF Trip: Alcatraz tour
K-3 field trip: Fish Hatchery
K-3 field trip: Fish Hatchery, Tanner & Dad share local knowledge
K-3 field trip: Fish Hatchery
K-3 field trip: Bend Rock Gym, climbing to the top!
K-3 field trip: Bend Rock Gym
K-3 field trip: Bend Rock Gym
K-3 field trip: High Desert Museum
K-3 field trip: High Desert Museum
K-3 field trip: High Desert Museum
K-3 field trip: High Desert Museum
Special science class with Mr. B: How to make kombucha
