Weekly Reminders 11/1/10

Weekly Reminders: Rooms 20 & 21

Dear Room 20 & 21 Parents,

Can you believe it's November? Election Day is tomorrow, and many important decisions about education's future will surely come from some of the choices made on Tuesday. I hope that our Portal voting population makes sure to state their position on the important issues of the day by casting their ballots; modeling the behavior of an informed and participating member of our society is critical for all our students.

On the student front, this week is exciting in so many ways- oral presentations going on, a science Webquest project underway, our NASA/Ames field trips, and a chance to see our fellow Rockhoppers in "Gold Dust or Bust!" Be prepared for a full week by resting properly, eating well each morning, and arriving on time (by 8:00am) to Portal!

As you are now aware, our Reminders are now linked to our website, so that you can access all of this information each Monday. Go to the Portal Website (https://sites.google.com/a/cusdschools.org/murdock-portal) and click on 4-5 Villages and then Rockhoppers Rooms 20 and 21. Weekly Reminders will be on the left side.

For the immediate future, reminders will also be sent by email, and they are posted on our blog as well.

Our blogsite addresses are:

Room 20 (Scourkes) http://rockhopperroom20.blogspot.com
Room 21 (Roels) http://gtfroom22.blogspot.com

NASA/AMES field trip update

We are very excited for our NASA trips this week! On Wednesday, November 3 (Room 21) and Thursday, November 4 (Room 20), our students will be going on an informative and interactive 1/2 day visit to the NASA/Ames Exploration Encounter. Each student will need a bag lunch for that day and a snack, since we will return to school after our normal lunch time. If you are a parent volunteer, please arrive at school no later than 8:20 so that you can be briefed about the day. There is no need for you to bring a lunch, but you may wish to bring snack. Adults should remember to bring ID and your green card if you're not a US citizen.

Literature Circles- Are you an interested parent?

Help Needed!!
We currently only have a few parents. Mr. Roels only has ONE. Miss Scourkes has THREE. We really need 6 each! Please email us right away if you can help!

Our first literature circle dates will be: Monday, Nov. 8, Wednesday, Nov. 10, Monday, Nov. 15, and Wednesday, November 17. All literature circles will start promptly at 8:10am, and we'll end by 9:00 a.m. on these dates. If you expressed an interest in participating as a literature circle volunteer previously, please let us know if you can attend during these dates. Ideally, we would like parents to attend all four sessions, but we will make exceptions based on your schedules in order to have the maximum number of parent participants. So......please participate if you can!

Calendar of Events:

Mon. 11/1 - Thur. 11/4 Oral Presentations
Tues. 11/2 Election Day!!
Wed. 11/3 Room 21 field trip to NASA/AMES 8:30-12:30 - Bag lunch needed
Thur. 11/4 Room 20 field trip to NASA/AMES 8:30-12:30 - Bag lunch needed
Mon. 11/8 Native American Test in Social Studies
Mon. 11/8 Literature Circles 8:10
Wed. 11/10 Literature Circles 8:10
Wed, 11/10 First Trimester Ends
Thur. 11/11, Fri. 11/12 Veteran's Day - No school!
Mon. 11/15 Literature Circles 8:10
Mon. 11/15 Field Trip to Children's Theater Center - Amelia Earhart - 11:00. Bag lunch needed!
Wed. 11/17 Literature Circles 8:10
Wed. 11/17 PSCO Meeting


California Trivia Clue (student responses are REQUIRED):

CA has how many counties?


Sincerely,

Mr. Roels and Miss Scourkes
Rooms 20 & 21
Rockhopper Village
Portal School