General

  • New Links

    After spending some time on the Scholastic website I found a great page of computer lab activities.  CLICK HERE to visit the page and play some new games.  My students should play the 3rd-5th games, not the K-2nd.

  • Field Trip!

    What a day!  Field trips are always a special endeavor, usually filled with excitement.  For me, there is a bit of stress involved, being one of the teachers in charge.  I was thrilled so many parents wanted to attend.  I have never had ELEVEN parents on a field trip.  That is usually because of bus…

  • News for the week of August 30th

    In case you missed it here is the body of the email I just sent to parents whose email addresses i have.  If I don’t have yours, please email me at ruizmy@fusd.net.  Thanks! Hello Parents! We had another great week and I wanted to share a few things with you. 1.  Our fundraiser ends this…

  • Back to School Night

    School has started and here we are at Back to School Night!  I have updated the blog with the supply list as well as a page for families interested in making donations to the class.  I look forward to meeting as many of you as can make it.  If you cannot make it and would…

  • In My Classroom

    My son (Xavier, who just so happens to be a 3rd grader next year…though he won’t be in my class per my request ;)) has a pool play date with his daycare friends today so I decided to take advantage of being near the school to come in and do a bit of cleaning as…

  • Links

    My website was primarily a collection of links needed for class.  The links can now be located at the top of the home page.  Click one of the page titles above this post and you will find the links you are looking for!

  • A New Look!

    I have long wanted my class blog to have a more polished look, one I could never manage myself.  While I enjoyed my class website with the publisher I was using, I always wanted a bit more.  I recently saw a post from WordPress about their classroom feature.  I have had a couple of WordPress…