Happy Monday Mavericks! (:
As we kick off our second full week of school, I just wanted to let you know of a few things going on:
Math:
We have had our first few homework assignments, and the students took their first quiz on Friday last week. I am in the process of grading them & should have them up on PowerSchool by the start of school tomorrow. Students will be required to do quiz corrections every time we take one, so take a minute to ask them about it tomorrow afternoon.
Science:
With taking our beginning-of-the-year math diagnostic on iReady, Science started off a little slow this year. However, we are soon picking up the pace! The students will be asked (either today or tomorrow) to conduct an activity at home which involves boiling a pot of water & writing down all their observations. I let them know to check with their parents before starting. (: They also will be receiving their Interactive Readers for Science this week. These soft cover workbook-textbooks can stay at school. Students will rip out needed sections and keep them in their binders as we use them.
General school updates:
* Friday 9/4 will be our 5th/6th grade Ice Cream Float social from 3-4PM here at school. It is an opportunity for kids to have a sweet treat, listen to music, and get to know other students their age. All they need to participate is to return the permission slip, that they received on Friday, by Thursday.
* Tuesday 9/1 there will be a planning meeting for our upcoming tailgate party. If you are new to MMS, the tailgate party is a fun family event that will be taking place on Friday 10/2 this year. There are food, games, music, prizes, and raffles; it is the biggest PTA fundraiser of the year. If you are interested in volunteering or helping to plan it, there will be a planning meeting in the staff room immediately after the PTA Board Meeting.
* Monday 9/7 there will be no school in observance of Memorial Day.
* Monroe has begun a weekly newsletter update for the school. To subscribe to these letters, please visit our school website at https://monroe.campbellusd.org/ or at www.campbellusd.org/newsletter
Alice Oshiro6th grade Math/Science
Monroe Middle School
msoshiro.weebly.com
As we kick off our second full week of school, I just wanted to let you know of a few things going on:
Math:
We have had our first few homework assignments, and the students took their first quiz on Friday last week. I am in the process of grading them & should have them up on PowerSchool by the start of school tomorrow. Students will be required to do quiz corrections every time we take one, so take a minute to ask them about it tomorrow afternoon.
Science:
With taking our beginning-of-the-year math diagnostic on iReady, Science started off a little slow this year. However, we are soon picking up the pace! The students will be asked (either today or tomorrow) to conduct an activity at home which involves boiling a pot of water & writing down all their observations. I let them know to check with their parents before starting. (: They also will be receiving their Interactive Readers for Science this week. These soft cover workbook-textbooks can stay at school. Students will rip out needed sections and keep them in their binders as we use them.
General school updates:
* Friday 9/4 will be our 5th/6th grade Ice Cream Float social from 3-4PM here at school. It is an opportunity for kids to have a sweet treat, listen to music, and get to know other students their age. All they need to participate is to return the permission slip, that they received on Friday, by Thursday.
* Tuesday 9/1 there will be a planning meeting for our upcoming tailgate party. If you are new to MMS, the tailgate party is a fun family event that will be taking place on Friday 10/2 this year. There are food, games, music, prizes, and raffles; it is the biggest PTA fundraiser of the year. If you are interested in volunteering or helping to plan it, there will be a planning meeting in the staff room immediately after the PTA Board Meeting.
* Monday 9/7 there will be no school in observance of Memorial Day.
* Monroe has begun a weekly newsletter update for the school. To subscribe to these letters, please visit our school website at https://monroe.campbellusd.org/ or at www.campbellusd.org/newsletter
Alice Oshiro6th grade Math/Science
Monroe Middle School
msoshiro.weebly.com