May
17
Fifth Grade Science Camp
May 17, 2012
The fifth grade students are at Science Camp this week.
Yesterday they were led on a guided hike through the San Bernardino Children’s Forest.
They saw coyote tracks and bear scat. The learned to identify a variety of trees and pine cones. And they learned of the delicate balance between forest and animals when it comes to shelter, food, and water.
May
17
Students of the Week!
May 17, 2012
Each Wednesday in Chapel, we award one student from each class the “Student of the Week”.
We want to take the time to praise the students for their good attitude in class, their kindness on the playground, their hard work in class, or for being helpful to a fellow student.
As the weeks go by, each student will receive this award. It is not hard to find the good things that they do.
Congratulations to this week’s Students of the Week!
May
17
Thank You #3
May 17, 2012
A very big thank you to all the fourth grade parents who went with us last week on the overnight field trip to San Diego.
The trip went super smooth in large part because of all of you!
May
17
2012-2013 Fifth Grade Teacher
May 17, 2012
I am greatly pleased to announce that Mrs. Laila Gomulka will be teaching the fifth grade class next year.
She holds a Masters Degree in Education from Azusa Pacific University. She was an elementary teacher for five years in the Fontana Unified School District and a tenth grade teacher at San Bernardino High School for one year. She holds a California Clear Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, a CLAD certificate, and has been deemed “Highly Qualified” as a teacher in the State of California.
Finding a replacement for Mr. Meers shoes was no small task. He has grown the science program to great heights, on top of being just an excellent all around teacher in all subjects. Filling his shoes was probably the weightiest position to fill in my eight years of working for DRCS.
Mrs. Gomulka is presently our Kindergarten Aide, a tutor in first grade, a math tutor in third grade, and one of the teachers in the sixth grade for our Power of Ideas curriculum. In all of those positions, she has excelled and impressed me.
Her application process for the fifth grade position was one of the most impressive I have seen. Her love for reading will be contagious for your children. Her energy for math will change how they see cold numbers and boring processes. Her heart for Language Arts and writing will make words and sentences come alive. And her desire to carry on Mr. Meers’ joy for science will be seamless, if not greater. He has laid an excellent foundation for her in all areas, and she is the kind of teacher and person that can impressively build upon it.
She spent yesterday with the fifth grade class at their Science Camp and many students know her as “Coach G” from the soccer team.
May
14
Thank You! #2
May 14, 2012
Thank you everyone who helped Mrs. Sellars and her Kindergarten children with the Mother’s Day Tea.
All of your help was a blessing.
Thank you to the Mellors, Megan Wood, the students from the sixth grade class, Becca from third grade, Mrs. Gomulka, Pastor Todd, Martha Sack, Mrs. Grossan, Mrs. Gomez, and Mrs. Kramer, and Bernardette Gonzales.
May
14
Overnight Field Trips
May 14, 2012
Last week was the first of the three big upper-grade overnight field trips.
The fourth grade went to San Diego as part of their California History curriculum. The went to Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego Mission, Old Town San Diego, the U.S.S Midway (the aircraft carrier), and the San Diego Maritime Museum (where they toured on of the tall sailing ships used in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies).
This week the fifth grade go Big Bear for Science Camp. They will hike in the Children’s Forest, go bowling, climb a climbing wall, go to the Moonridge Zoo, look at the stars and planets with a professor from Riverside Community College, and spend time at the Big Bear Discovery Center.
Next week the sixth grade class will go to Yosemite, Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Simeon.
May
14
Thank You! #1
May 14, 2012
A very big thank you to all the parents and staff who so generously helped out with Teacher Appreciation Week.
Your kindness and thoughtfulness means a lot to them.
Thank you for the food. It was delicious. Thank you for the donations. It was put to good use. And thank you for all the small, sweet gifts. They meant a lot!
May
14
Students of the Week (last week, sorry!)
May 14, 2012
Each Wednesday in Chapel, we award one student from each class the “Student of the Week”.
We want to take the time to praise the students for their good attitude in class, their kindness on the playground, their hard work in class, or for being helpful to a fellow student.
As the weeks go by, each student will receive this award. It is not hard to find the good things that they do.
Congratulations to this week’s Students of the Week!
May
5
The world needs more of this…
May 5, 2012
Last month, the Copenhagen Philharmonic surprised the passengers in the Copenhagen Metro by playing Griegs Peer Gynt. All music was performed and recorded in the metro.
May
5
Juneau, Alaska
May 5, 2012
My wife and I are in Juneau, Alaska for our daughter’s graduation from the University of Alaska. This is the view from her porch.