Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Open House
Friday will be our Open House Celebration. We are looking forward to a student talent show, student dances, and awards for many good deeds. Come join us for lunch, a multi-media show, and students sharing their school. Go Miners!
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Sunday, March 11, 2007
3rd Trimester Begins
Students have been honing their writing skills and just this last week took the California STAR Writing test, and the RSD Writing test. Upper grade students created individual and group newsletters that can be seen on our newsletter page. Students also recently all participated in a video conference reading session with Shasta Elementary. Students are all going to be getting their own school email accounts that will allow them to recieve and send assignments, projects, and pen pal correspondances through their teachers account. Our third, and final, trimester has begun and goes through the first week of June. During this trimester, there will be lots of science and social studies, state testing, field trips, gardening, and great experiences.
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Sunday, September 24, 2006
A Lot of Activities
Students had two successful weeks of swimming lessons at the YMCA, mini-field trips around the Sacramento River & Sundial Bridge, and upper graders biked the Sacramento River Trail loop while the lower graders beat the 3 mile challenge! We've been busy fitting in lots of reading, writing, and math with our outings.
This week, upper graders will Kayak on Whiskeytown Lake with Carol and Billie. Thursday, we will have Karate and Dance. Friday is the annual Oak Run Run. Mondays are the day that Kyoko, our Japanese intern, does Japanese studies with students. She teaches them some vocabulary, the alphabet, songs, origami, culture, and more. If you havn't meet Kyoko, come join us for a Japanese class or event.
Students have been safe, responsible, and respectful. We have had no major incidents or accidents, and the kids have been getting along with each other well. Summer is officially over now and I expect that the students this Autumn will be productive, excited, and busy learning a lot. If your interested in the Love and Logic seminar coming up, give us a call. Our efforts will all pay off.
This week, upper graders will Kayak on Whiskeytown Lake with Carol and Billie. Thursday, we will have Karate and Dance. Friday is the annual Oak Run Run. Mondays are the day that Kyoko, our Japanese intern, does Japanese studies with students. She teaches them some vocabulary, the alphabet, songs, origami, culture, and more. If you havn't meet Kyoko, come join us for a Japanese class or event.
Students have been safe, responsible, and respectful. We have had no major incidents or accidents, and the kids have been getting along with each other well. Summer is officially over now and I expect that the students this Autumn will be productive, excited, and busy learning a lot. If your interested in the Love and Logic seminar coming up, give us a call. Our efforts will all pay off.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Activities at FGWS
Students have been working hard, doing excellent work, and are getting lots of individual attention. Students are swimming on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the YMCA. Our video conference math / algebra class is working out really well. Students are enjoying dance and guitar... Good things are happening.
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Thursday, August 31, 2006
Schools Annual Performance Index Looks Great for FGWS
Congratulations French Gulch - Whiskeytown School! The test scores from last spring show that our school went up 72 points! That is one of the biggest improvements in the county. We're at 775 and moving on up...
http://api.cde.ca.gov/APIBase2006/2006Grth_Co.aspx?cSelect=45,Shasta&c=R
Great Job!
http://api.cde.ca.gov/APIBase2006/2006Grth_Co.aspx?cSelect=45,Shasta&c=R
Great Job!
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Sunday, August 27, 2006
First Weeks of School
The first week of school was great. Students were very prepared to learn and had super attitudes. Everything from classroom behavior to the playground showed that we have a super group of kids. Before Labor Day weekend, we will have a "Back to School" celebration on Friday, from 12:00 - 2:30. Let us know if you want to join us for lunch.
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Welcome Back
August, 2006
Hello French Gulch – Whiskeytown Students, Staff, and Families,
Welcome back and here we go. We are excited and looking forward to a productive 2006-2007. The summer has been productive for the school. The track and field project is progressing and we should have green grass in the field by October. Ms. Swan and Mr. Heims are excited to share some of their new ideas from technology, language arts, and math workshops they attended this summer. We know that there is a lot of excitement for the students to see friends, get back into a routine, and get on with the school year, so onward we go.
We have a new social studies program this year and are very fortunate to have Distance Education opportunities at our school site. This will allow students to interact in live time 2-way TV with other classes, teachers, students, a Senator, a scientist in Brazil, or an astronaut! Mr. Halsey and Mrs. Kingsbury will help us keep Thursdays special with karate and dance. There will be lots of strumming and we will have guitar lessons available for all students.
Our school community is very fortunate to have a low student to adult ratio, a beautiful setting, and top quality resources to help our students do their very best. State scores for our students have been rising consistently for the past few years and students are going to have excellent opportunities this year.
We are inviting you to come to a Back-to-School lunch and afternoon on September 1, from 12:00-2:30. Students and staff will share more information about some of the exciting things to look forward to this year.
This year we will focus on the following priority areas:
Student Performance
Health, Well Being, & Fitness
Visual & Performing Arts
Learning Communities
Watershed & Ecology
This year we will continue to provide:
State adopted, standards based curriculum and highly qualified teachers
Free After School Program (2:35-5:30)
Cultural Awareness/Language (Kyoko Kubo will be teaching Japanese)
Ms. Swan, Dave Painter, Judy, Rosie, Leah, Leslie, Mr. Heims, the Millennium Partnership Staff at the District office, Superintendent, Dr. Kempley, Cari, and Mrs. Kingdon
Mrs. Kingsbury (Dance) & Mr. Halsey (Karate) & guest musicians/teachers
Adopt-a-Grandparent Program (Den, Sandy, and Carol)
Watershed, Garden, and Art Projects; Guest Speakers, satellite field trips, technology and more…
Let’s work together as a team with the student, parent, and school. For more ideas on how you can become involved, please contact us at 359-2151 or via our website at fgws.org. There will be updates posted periodically in the Principals Notes link and new info shows up on the main district page.
Kirk Heims, Principal / Upper Grade Teacher
Hello French Gulch – Whiskeytown Students, Staff, and Families,
Welcome back and here we go. We are excited and looking forward to a productive 2006-2007. The summer has been productive for the school. The track and field project is progressing and we should have green grass in the field by October. Ms. Swan and Mr. Heims are excited to share some of their new ideas from technology, language arts, and math workshops they attended this summer. We know that there is a lot of excitement for the students to see friends, get back into a routine, and get on with the school year, so onward we go.
We have a new social studies program this year and are very fortunate to have Distance Education opportunities at our school site. This will allow students to interact in live time 2-way TV with other classes, teachers, students, a Senator, a scientist in Brazil, or an astronaut! Mr. Halsey and Mrs. Kingsbury will help us keep Thursdays special with karate and dance. There will be lots of strumming and we will have guitar lessons available for all students.
Our school community is very fortunate to have a low student to adult ratio, a beautiful setting, and top quality resources to help our students do their very best. State scores for our students have been rising consistently for the past few years and students are going to have excellent opportunities this year.
We are inviting you to come to a Back-to-School lunch and afternoon on September 1, from 12:00-2:30. Students and staff will share more information about some of the exciting things to look forward to this year.
This year we will focus on the following priority areas:
Student Performance
Health, Well Being, & Fitness
Visual & Performing Arts
Learning Communities
Watershed & Ecology
This year we will continue to provide:
State adopted, standards based curriculum and highly qualified teachers
Free After School Program (2:35-5:30)
Cultural Awareness/Language (Kyoko Kubo will be teaching Japanese)
Ms. Swan, Dave Painter, Judy, Rosie, Leah, Leslie, Mr. Heims, the Millennium Partnership Staff at the District office, Superintendent, Dr. Kempley, Cari, and Mrs. Kingdon
Mrs. Kingsbury (Dance) & Mr. Halsey (Karate) & guest musicians/teachers
Adopt-a-Grandparent Program (Den, Sandy, and Carol)
Watershed, Garden, and Art Projects; Guest Speakers, satellite field trips, technology and more…
Let’s work together as a team with the student, parent, and school. For more ideas on how you can become involved, please contact us at 359-2151 or via our website at fgws.org. There will be updates posted periodically in the Principals Notes link and new info shows up on the main district page.
Kirk Heims, Principal / Upper Grade Teacher
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