New School Year

The beginning of a new school year is an exciting time. Students meeting their teachers and seeing their friends again. They are getting back into the routine of school and studies.

I am pleased to welcome my fourth and fifth graders to class. We have a wonderful class of 29 students. We are eager to learn and make this a wonderful year.

Tonight was our parent orientation. I was thrilled to see so many parents attending. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me through the school numbers, the email or post a comment on this blog. Can't promise I'll check it every night, but there will be an update at least once a week.

Thanks for all the parent support I've received. It is truly appreciated and helpful to me. I want your child to know that the parents and teachers are a team, working to support the student.

We are beginning our mission projects/reports. The students received their books today. The books will stay in the classroom, but the directions for completing the models can be taken home. The students must complete either a project or a poster. Project kits are available at Michaels. Using a kit is OPTIONAL. Students are welcome to create their own mission projects. The board for the mission models should be no larger than 2 feet square. They will also receive an outline for the report. We will be doing a lot of the work in class, but students will be REQUIRED to do research outside of class. For the purpose of assisting the students with their research, I have created a custom search engine. Please feel free to access this search engine to assist your student. Download pictures to enhance your student's project.

A few more pictures

A few more pictures of our visit with Governor Schwarzenegger

Meeting the Governor

Every year my students take a tour of the California State Capitol.  We tour the building and they always want to see the office of the governor.  Many of them wait outside the office, hoping to catch a glimpse of the him.  This year it happened.  The day of our visit we were informed that there would be a press conference during the time of our visit.  We were waiting outside just as the press conference was completed.  He walked down the hallway and right up to the point where the children were waiting.  They got to greet him and shake hands.  It was a very exciting time for them.