Hopefully you heard about the ferry field trip yesterday. The students did a wonderful job of decorating the ferry, and then seemed to enjoy the trip to San Francisco and back. A map activity gave them the opportunity to locate such things as Angel Island. Students also got to write 2 descriptions of things they saw. All in all, a productive and fun day. We could not have done it without our drivers. Thanks to Mrs. Van Weele, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Gendel, Mrs. Heard-Zeryny, Mr. Dalrymple, Mr. Flores, and Mrs. Obokhov. Thanks also to Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Gala for coming along to help. The ferry the students decorated is the weekend ferry. It will begin running on weekends, beginning the weekend of Dec. 12-13, if you want to take the family for a ferry ride!

Our next field trip is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 8. There is rain predicted for most of next week, so it is possible that the field trip will be postponed. If there are only occasional sprinkles, we will more than likely still go. I will let you know as soon as I know. We will plan on going, and hope for the best. We need the rain, but I'd love to have a rain-free day on Dec. 8th!

Students took the chapter 11 math test yesterday, and now it is on to division in greater depth. I appreciate all the hard work that many students have put into learning math facts, but do not let up if your child has not yet mastered them all!

Students are working on writing dialogue, especially on how to correctly punctuate dialogue. One of the many benefits of reading is that students get opportunities to see how different authors use dialogue to move the story in interesting ways. We will be working on how students can include dialogue in their own stories.

The holidays are close, but school goes on as usual. Thank you for continuing to make sure that your child gets enough sleep and is ready to learn every day when they come to school.

Have a great weekend!