I have had a good first week with your children. We have been practicing procedures and working collaboratively with our groups.  We are still working on the introduction to our new Wonders (Language Arts program).  Thus we haven’t yet begun reading from our anthologies.  We will begin reading from them by mid-week next week (week of July 25^th).  Thank you to Jordan’s mom who made our copies for the next week!  Two other parents have inquired about volunteering, too.  Wow, THANKS so much!  And, thank you so much for the donated supplies!!

Mr. T Harding (6^th Grade) has established Spartan TV for our school.  Spartan TV will have stories highlighting our students and classes here at Sunrise.  Students are in charge of filming, editing, interviewing, etc.  If you have filled out an “EGUSD Student Opt Out” form, we will be careful not to have your child interviewed or caught on camera. The Spartan TV Links are:

http://blogs.egusd.net/sunrise/

https://www.facebook.com/sunrise.egusd

http://www.egusd.net (You tube)

https://www.youtube.com/user/ElkGroveUnified

https://www.youtube.com/user/ElkGroveUnified/playlists

Upcoming Dates:

July 27^th, Wednesday:  Picture Day for B and C Tracks; Field Trip forms for The Discovery Museum are due

August 1^st:  Spartan TV Air

August 4^th, Thursday:  The Discovery Museum Field Trip

August 5^th, Friday:  Minimum Day; 12:45 pm dismissal

Week of July 25^th:

English Language Arts: Begin Wonders program:  Spelling is short vowels sound spelling; Grammar:  sentences

Math: continue with Chapter 1:  Place Value, Multiplication, and Expressions; Mid-Chapter 1 quiz on Friday; Board Math quizzes are every Friday

Science: we began with Chapter 6, The Solar System.  A quiz on Lesson 1 (The Sun) is scheduled for Tuesday