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Technology Guidelines

Hello 6th Grade Parents,

Below are the new in-school technology guidelines that have been established through several discussions between students and teachers over the course of the last week. These guidelines will be followed in addition to those already outlined in the student technology contracts. This is to be seen as a "living" document, meaning that it can be amended to reflect the current needs of the students, teachers, and classrooms.

1. Minecraft, or any other computer game, is not allowed between the hours of 8am and 3pm, unless given specific permission by a teacher.
2. Computer usage is not allowed in the classroom until specific permission is given by the teacher. 
3. Headphones will be removed and music will be turned off during instructional times and are only to be used once permission is given by the teacher.
4. Music must be played at a volume that still allows the student to hear the teacher when their attention is needed. 
5. Music needs to be played through iTunes, Pandora, or some other music streaming program. Youtube or other players that stream music with videos are not permissible. 

Thank you for being supportive in this process. Please email us if you have any questions.

Best,

Justin and Tina

TCS Parent Education Updates

Hello TCS parents!

I wanted to share some updates, and reminders, about parent education opportunities at TCS in October:

• Jesse will presenting at our "Technology in the NMY" event on the morning of Tuesday, October 15th at 8:AM in the auditorium.
• In light of our Head of School candidate visits this week, we are going to be rescheduling our "Technology at TCS" parent ed session originally planned for Oct 18th. We are hoping to finalize a new date for early November.......stay tuned!
• Executive functioning involves all those important organizational, strategic and self-management skills that enhance learning readiness, focus and independence.  We are delighted to be partnering with La Jolla Learning Works for an evening presentation at The Children's School on Thursday, October 23rd from 6:30-8:00 in the auditorium. 
• Our Garden Committee invites you to "Nutrition and The Edible Schoolyard" on Friday, October 25th, from9:00-10:30 in the Elementary Science classroom. Come prepared to cook and taste, while learning about this exciting edible education program!

We encourage you to invite friends and family to our parent education workshops throughout the year.  Please email or call to RSVP for any (or all!) of the above events: kparisa@tcslj.org or 858.454.0184 ext #142.  

Warm regards and happy parenting!

Kelly

Sink Yer Mate!

The 6th grade students practiced their coordinate plane plotting in math last week by playing our very own version of Battleship! Check out some of the intense games being played. Who knew math could be so fun?!

Earth's Layers Project Models

Today was our gallery walk presentations for the Earth's Layers Project! The students came up with some very creative ways to make 3D models that depicted the layers of our Earth. Everything from clay and styrofoam to cake pops and rice crispy treats! To supplement the models was detailed research the students did with their partners. Check out some of the amazing models below! 

Next we're diving into and looking at plate tectonics, faults and the types of occurances (earthquakes, volcanoes, etc) that come from their movement.

NMY Español - septiembre

It's been a busy month in NMY Spanish. Students are enjoying the new look of the classroom and are engaged with their new curriculum. Students are creating class stories using the grammatical structures taught. Students focus on using verbs, nouns and adjectives. Learning a foreign language is easier when taught in a comprehensible and contextualized manner. Through storytelling and reading, students are able to achieve success. Here are some examples of the activities and class stories written by the students. Next month, we'll continue to focus on more stories and grammar as well as learn more about Día de los Muertos.

6th Grade Trip - Day 3

Our last day at El Capitan and we packed our schedule full of lots of fun activities! We did compass disc golf where we practiced our compass and map skills. We tested our fate on some high ropes courses and then got to share our lunch leftovers with some neighboring sheep. We journaled about our goals we made before this trip. Our Naturalist leaders took us to the tide pools and lastly, we got to have a big campfire full of skits, s'mores and lots of laughs to end a fabulous week here! Thanks parents for letting us experience such an awesome adventure! 

6th Grade Trip - Bus Fun!

Not everyone wanted to be photographed!