Whoopsie! Forgot to mention that all the students (fourth, fifth, and sixth) are in process on writing their Richland Memories. This is an essay that celebrates at least three of the character building aspects of our school (kindness, for example), the learning, the relationships, and the activities (sports, theatre, dancing, singing, the garden, and all the others). We were supposed to be working on these on our Chrome Books, but students with access to computers can continue to access Google Classroom, or even just the District Email system. If I receive such essays, I will look at them, comment (extensively, as is my wont), and we can go a few rounds, should anyone be up for it.
I have no idea when we shall all see each other again nor under what circumstances, so I wish everyone well, and I hope that you are all safe and taking proper care.
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Friday the 13th! Maybe so.
Official information comes from the school, the District, and public health officials. I only discuss what happens in Room 27. Richland will be closed (for at least two weeks) as of Monday, the 16th. We cherish every day together, and I am sorry to have this interruption to our year. Makes me sad, but what doesn’t?
I moved up some assignments (see below) that I would have assigned on Monday or even the next week. Grade six will need their history texts or some form or research. I explained all of this work to the students on hand today, a dwindling number. All of the documents are on this site whether at the grade level, Access Forms, or both. I can continue to post, but my understanding is that most of the children don’t really have reliable home access. For that reason, I am going with the long-term assignments rather than daily assignments.
I sent home the Benchmark booklet, the worksheet for Unit VIII, Week 3 (which would have been distribute on the 16th).I have assigned a new three-week assignment for grade six: Three Philosophies Brochure. There are new poems for all three grades, and there are old poems for all three grades as not many performed this morning, though some did a grand job.
In other important news, Kaia was our Fifth-grade Fourth-grade Professor, and she knew her work.
We celebrated Tabitha’s birthday, and she was very lovely all day long! 

Such good manners, and always the lady!
Not that she didn’t have some friends!

However, I think the rain makes them silly.They used up all my cool bags and rubber bands.

They even launched Mr. O.

Hmmm… But how does rain explain their behavior every other day? Answer me that.

We hope that this virus business shall pass, too, and that none of your circle are affected. Take care. I will be posting when I get word that we are going to be resuming classes. I hate to be business-as-usual, but students have a golden opportunity to get all their important assignments in order. How much video gaming can we do? (A bunch.) Musicians can practice hours a day! Readers can stay occupied! Hope to see you all soon! I will miss my kidlets, but I already knew that.
WEEKLY CHALKBOARD
4 Fiction Book Report 3/20/20
Oral Lang: Emily Dickinson Sampler (Learn any two of the four) 3/13/20
I Often Passed the Village 3/27/20
Richland Memories Essay, date unspecified
5 Fiction Book Report 3/20/20
Oral Lang: Emily Dickinson Sampler (Learn any two of the four) 3/13/20
I Often Passed the Village 3/27/20
Richland Memories Essay, date unspecified
6 Dual Time Line Project 3/20/20
Three Philosophies Brochure 4/03/20
Oral Language: maggie and milly and molly and may 3/13/30
Confucius, Analects 3/27/20
Richland Memories Essay, date unspecified