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Parent Notes

Room 18′s Back to School Potluck

September 10, 2009

Save the Date! Room 18’s Back to School Meeting is at 6:00 – 7:00 pm Come eat dinner together before Back to School Night! Room 18 is planning a special potluck before the regular meeting.  We will used this time to eat, relax and “hang out” together. When: Wednesday, September 16 Time: 5:30 – 6:00 [...]

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A Message of Hope and Responsibility for America’s Students

September 8, 2009

Many students at Pioneer today watched President Obama encourage students to work hard and dream big.  Our students were at PE so we will watch this video tomorrow.  I love how President Obama encourages students to work hard, study hard, be responsible, and ask for help when you need it!  These are the very things I [...]

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How to Subscribe to Email Updates!

September 7, 2009

One of the most useful features of our website, is that you can subscribe to receive updates in your email inbox!  This way, whenever I post a new homework assignment, video, or other important note, you will automatically be sent an email with the new content! Our class website is an extremely helpful resource that [...]

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Congratulations and Welcome Back!

September 3, 2009

Dear 2008-2009 Room 18 Students and Families, I would like to offer a hearty congratulations to all my former students of Room 18! I believe (as you know) there is a lot more to learning than the STAR test! The test is only one small measure of a student’s learning in two subjects. The STAR [...]

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Share YOUR Room 18 videos and photos with our class!

June 8, 2009

If you have videos of Room 18 activities (field trips, parties, musical play, assemblies, etc.), I would love to have you SHARE your videos with our class. The easiest thing to do is join our class Fliggo site and upload your videos. You also can burn me a copy of the DVD! In particular if [...]

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A Thank You from Mr. Becker

June 1, 2009

Students of room 18, I was glad I had an opportunity to visit your class a couple of weeks ago and share my experience with Scratch and computer programming. All of you accomplished a lot in just a couple of hours. You surprised me with the broad range of projects that you elected to do. [...]

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Field Trip to Sacramento

May 25, 2009

SACRAMENTO FIELD TRIP    Download a colorful PDF version of this information.       The good news is that we have 42 people coming on our trip.  That means we have 14 adults helping chaperone our kids.  This is very impressive!!! Thanks to the Narayan family for providing our class with T-shirts for our [...]

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Room 18 is an Amazing Class!

May 15, 2009

Wow!  I had a fantastic surprise this afternoon.  The kids (with help from Ms. A.) planned a wonderful surprise party for me.   It was “National Teacher Appreciation Day” and I was blown away by how sweet and thoughtful all the students were to me.  Mandy did a great job describing the details of our [...]

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Field Trip to Sacramento: Important Information

May 12, 2009

If you would like to accompany us to Sacramento there is still time!  The cost for an adult is $58.  Unfortunately, there were very limited seats at the $16 price.  If you would like to come with us, please send cash or check (made out to “team leader”) for $58. Download a PDF version of [...]

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STAR Testing: Eat a Healthy and Long-lasting Breakfast

April 27, 2009

Tomorrow and Wednesday of this week are the Reading/Language Arts sections of the STAR test.  The testing period is from 8:00 – 10:30.  This is a long period of time.  Students need to make sure they have eaten good-sized, healthy breakfast.  Breakfasts that are low in sugar and contain some form of protein are best. [...]

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