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3/23/09 Summer
School Information
Dates and time: July 7-July 31; 9:05-12:05 at
Einstein
Transportation is included -- students are picked up at
schools.
Students must be committed to attend -- cannot miss more than 2
days.
K-6 Reading and Math; (5-6 Read 180 option)
Cost will be $20.00
3/4/09 Camp $$ Update
We are doing a great job at collecting money for camp.
Billing notices have been sent home. The 6th grade team will
not know until mid-March about options for scholarships.
If your family cannot afford the full cost of camp, we are
encouraging at least partial payment up to what you can afford to
help us in the costs.
Camp costs include the following:
- transportation
- all meals
- education classes
- insurance
Please review the camp packet sent home and if you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
2/23/09 - Kellog Middle School Registration Information
Information was sent home today about registering you
students of middle school. A counselor from Kellog met with
out class to go over the registration process as well as outlined
how to pick out classes for next year.
This week, I will be sending home my individual recommendations for
what level each student should consider registering for in their
core academic classes (math, english, science, social
studies).
If you have any specific questions regarding your student's classes
for next year (i.e. should they be in honors courses?), please do
not hesitate to contact me.
Registration paperwork will be due Wednesday March
4th.
February 10: 6th Grade Information Night Parents and Students
Welcome
Kellogg Middle School
6:30
– 7:00 PM: Special Program Presentations:
Directed Studies, Reading, ELL, and Honors
7:00 – 8:30
PM: Welcome, 6 Period Day Schedule, Zero Period
Option, Course Offerings, Curriculum, Technology, Activities, and
Athletic Presentations
1/27/08 Camp Fundraising Update!
We are in the middle of rapid
fundrasing for camp. Notices were sent home last week about
our See's Candy fundraiser. Again, if you have any concerns
about rasing the necessasry $170 for your student's camp expenses,
please contact me ASAP.
12/18/08 Read In tomorrow
If there is school tomorrow, we
will have our scheduled read-in. Students may bring blankets,
pillows, snacks, and most importantly reading
materials!
12/18/08 Parent/Teacher Conference re-scheduling
I hope eveyone has been enjoying
our recent snow days! For those who had scheduled
parent/teacher conferences for yesterday 12/17 or today 12/18, they
will be rescheduled for half days following the winter break at the
same time.
For example, if your conference was scheduled for Wednesday 12/17
at 1pm, your conference will be moved to Wednesday 1/7 at
1pm. Similarly, if your conference was scheduled for Thursday
12/18 at 6pm, your conference is now on Thursday 1/8 at 6pm.
As always, please contact me if you have any scheduling conflicts
and I will do my best to meet your schedule.
Have a safe and wonderful break!
12/15/08 Aladdin Tickets on sale tomorrow
We are selling reserves seat
tickets for the 5th/6th grade performance of Aladding using a new
process. Order forms went home today 12/15.
To reserve/purchase your seats please complete the order form and
return or call the Briarcrest Ticket Office (aka the front office
at 206-368-4170). Please specify what seats you would like
from the seat map on the order form.
Your ticket order will not be complete until you submit payment for
your tickets. The prices for each show are below:
Friday, February 12, 7pm - Adult $6, Student $3
Saturday (matinee), February 14, 4pm - Adult $4, Student $2
Saturday (evening), February 14, 7pm - Adult $6, Student
$2
12/11/08 After-school Tutoring
There are several options for students to recieve after school
homeowrk support.
North Seattle
Family Center After School Tutoring
Every Tuesday & Wednesday, 4pm-5pm
3200 NE 125th St, Suite 2
Seattle, WA 98125
Free snacks provided!
206-364-7930
Afterschool Adventures
(Starting January 5th-March 12th)
Everyday - 3:30-5:30pm
Shoreline Familly Support center
17018 15th Ave NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
206-362-7152
11/17/08 Parent/Guardian/Teacher
Conferences
I will be contacting parents/guardian by phone this week to set up
conferences in mid-December. If you already signed-up during
curriculum night I will contact you to confirm your time
slot.
11/17/08 Holiday Canned Food Drive
With the holidays
quickly approaching, Room 24 is collecting non-perishable food
items to donate to families in need. We will be collecting
food all week!
11/4/08 Room 24's Election Results!
President
Barack Obama (D) - 18 votes
John McCain (R) - 6 votes
Governor of
Washington
Christine Gregoire (D) - 17 votes
Dino Rossi (R) - 6
It looks like there were some ticket splitters and one person who
abstained from voting for Governor.
10/29/08 New Images!
I'm in the process of uplaopding old images from our class.
Reading buddies, milk fractions, and our celery lab. Check
back in the next few days for more pictures.
10/27/08
Halloween Party Vounteers!
Hello parents/guardians of the students of Room 24!
Halloween has quickly crept upon us and Room 24 needs your
help. I have blocked off the last hour of school this Friday
(1:30-2:30ish) for a Halloween celebration.
If you are interested in helping to organize our celebration,
please contact me ASAP by email or phone. Here are some
possible things to help with:
- Decorations - Some sort of Halloween game or
activity
- Halloween goodie bags -
Toothbrush donations
or treats
I can reimburse expenses for some items and donations are always
welcome. Please contact me by Wednesday 10/29 if you are
interested in helping. I will then touch base with everyone
to coordinate what we need.
Thanks so much,
Mr. Tamayo
michael.tamayo@shorelineschools.org
206-898-5098
10/1/08 Student Athletic Survey
Students of Room 24! If you are following our in-class
directions you should have this online survey completed by the end
of the day.
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228BGTNR2VA
9/16/2008 - Picture Day Tomorrow!
9/15/2008 - Curriculum Night (9/18/2008)
I am looking
forward to Curriculum Night this Thursday! Below is a
schedule of events for the evening.
6:30 - Introduction of Staff, PTA announcements (Auditorium)
6:45-7:15 - Session I
7:20-7:50 - Session II
Parents/guardians only need to attend ONE of the sessions. We
scheduled to for those who have more than one Briarcrest
student.
Topics of discussion will include:
- a general discussion about our academic goals for
the year
- classroom assessment
- student/parent expectations
- parent/guardian volunteer opportunities
- meeting student/parent school
needs
I'm looking forward to meeting everyone!
9/9/2008 - Breaking in the laptops
Not necessarily
"breaking" them in. The class began using their laptops for
an in-class writing assignment. I was very impressed by the
way the students of Room 24 demonstrated respectful behavior during
this time. Even though everyone is at different levels of
computer savviness, everyone was patient and helpful while we
(including myself) work out the kinks in the system.
If there are any parents/guardians who have specific technical
expertise they would like to share in the class, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Check back a little later for pictures of our computer work
time.
9/8/09 - Classes are finally set!
Classes are finally
set for the year! Thanks to all of the families and students
for being so patient and flexible during the first few days of
school. The staff and administration tried their hardest to
provide a student teacher ratio that benefits everybody while also
maintaining some sense of consistency with curriculum and
teaching.
With that said, expect a letter home in this week detailing the
"ins and outs" of room 24 and how best to communicate your's and
your student's needs to me. I'm looking forward to moving
ahead with the school year and please do not hesitate to contact me
with any questions or concerns you may have.
You may have noticed that there have not been any homwork updates
the past few days. With the impending move, I decided that
while there was homework assigned, to not weigh it grade wise as
much as I would with a ctable class list. Most students
completed all homework as assigned and they will get credit for
soing so.
9/3/08 - First Day News!
It was a great first day! Please be aware that our
principal and school district are still working to alleviate our
6th grade class sizes. As per the letter I sent home today,
our Principal Mr. Nessan will be discussing with the school
district about our options for either hiring a new full-time 6th
grade teacher or hiring a part-time teacher to assist in our
existing classrooms.
There are definite pros and cons of each situation, but in both
cases, your student will be provided with the teacher interaction
and classroom structure for positive academic and social
development.
8/29/08 - Supply list update and fundraising!
Please add to your supply list a
1gb portable flash drive
(the kind that would fit on the end of a keychain). We will be doing a lot
of computer projects which will require a lot of storage!
Although we will make great use of our classroom server, it will be
second nature for everyone in the class to back-up their work.
Additional supplies
There are
some additional costs involving classroom supplies that were not
listed on the original class supply list sent home over the
summer.
- Time for
Kids magazine subscription - $4.50
- School Daily Planner - $8
- 6th grade party costs - $10
- General Field Trip Fund - $2
- Classroom Snack Fund - $.50
Total = $25
As we settle into the new school
year, I will be working on a fundraising plan for Room 24.
This will help defer the costs for outdoor ed. in the spring as
well as to help provide new resources for special classroom
projects and celebrations. If you have any specific ideas at
this time or would like to volunteer, please do not hesitate to
contact me by phone or email.
It was a pleasure meeting many of you at
our meet the teacher event yesterday. I'm excited to get the
year started!
8/28/2008 - 6th
Grade Schoool Supplies
The school year is fast approaching! Here is a list of
required school supplies every 6th grade student should have.
I'm giving students Room 24 students until the Monday September 8th
to have all of their supplies (I realize that there is always a mad
scramble around this time of year at Office Depot!).
Parents/Guardians - If you have any questions or concers regarding
our school supply list, please do not hesistate to contact me
directly.
- Mr. Tamayo
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6th Grade Supply List
- 2 erasers
- 3 dozen #2 pencils pre-shaprened or mechanical pencils with
lead refills
- 3 large or 5 small glue sticks
- 1 pencil pouch
- 2 highlighter pens
- 1 ruler (metric and inches)
- 1 package primary colored felt pens
- 1 package prmary colored pencils
- 1 pair pointed scissors
- 3 composition books (this is different on the district
handout)
- 5 packages of white 8.5" X 11", 3-hole punched, wide rules
lined paper (no college ruled)
- 1 box of Kleenex
- 1 2" binder or mead Durafiler - nylon material
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