The Week of Week II

Hello all, 
Week two will be a shorter week of course with Independence Day on the horizon.  We will have no school on Friday the 3rd in commemoration.

Supplies:
All programs should have their own supplies process, but if not... let me know so I can help you figure it out.

Attendance:
Hopefully, attendance is working now for all?   Let me know if not...

Events, of sort...
We will be having a fire drill this week, Thursday morning at 10 am!
... So make sure all students are in your classrooms so we can let er' rip!   So, 10:00 am Thursday July 2nd will be a  drill.  
There should be a map for escape by the door of the classrooms...  But I will send out an email with the map...just-in-case... 

 

Is the use of the Computer Labs going okay? Make sure we keep track of who is using what computer... this is so if there is a problem we can trace back and figure out what happen.  We wouldn't want any...

    

uncomfortable moments....  

And make sure we keep the labs locked!

Field Trips

I know that different programs have field trips this summer... let me know who, when, and where so we can work together on this.  --Thanks!

And here is your weekly reader... 

an article on the brain and technology and how the "app" does or doesn't help creativity?  

Is the 'App Mentality' Killing Students' Creativity?

The Journal 

Week ONE of Summer School

Okay, not actually week one for all of us, but most of us will be starting on Monday the 22nd!

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I will add a video or thought or pod cast here and there that I bump into that may or may not be of interest to you but if you have time... view, read and listen when you can and if we bump into each other you can let me know what you think.  Or comment on the blog... I like new, somewhat controversial thinking and not just out of the box but sometimes just precariously edgy thinking... say, on the edge of the box. Technology, education, brain science, new world issues, thoughts and problems....  

So, to that point... here is an interesting podcast I listened to this morning on the WNYU's "NOTE TO SELF" podcast...  "The Bi-literate Brain." 
Question(s)... why does digital reading seem so different then paper reading to a lot of us?  And...  should we be concerned or is it just us "old fogies" that have the problem...

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Okay, back to Summer School...  

Technology:  
Any issues?  Let me know by replying to this Blog or emailing me at gregory.camacholight@gilroyunified.org

Maintenance:  
Any issues?  I think we got the refrigeration issue for PowerSchool worked out (kitchen) and Mrs. Mukai has found some materials for PS as well.     

Supplies:  
For Migrant Ed and SPED...  I was instructed to have you look online with Palace Arts,  (I believe this is the site... I'm going to double check on Monday) to see what your needs are to order up to $50.00 per teacher. If you are close but over, let me know so we can discuss.   Write out a list with item number, quantity and price and send an email to Sheri Lynch at:  sheri.lynch@gilroyunified.org and you should receive your order within a couple days. 

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I will be going to every class/group on  Monday and talking to the kids and saying hello.  Please do as much in-class discipline before you send a student to the office.   I may give them the "one-on-one" talk once, depending on the egregiousness of the offence before I suspend.  Because we are working with four separate programs at Brownell this year, most if not all, can and should be taken care of at the program level....  BUT, if necessary I'm here, or not too far away (GHS).  And the student may just need to sit out for a time to get their priorities straight!  

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That is all for now...    I'm sure I forgot something, so if you know this or have a question anyway, let me know!   Thanks, Greg 

Pre-Summer School

Hello all!

I will periodically be writing a Blog post for your information; if I have anything you need to know about!  This summer at Brownell, we will not have the High School students as they will be attending Gilroy High School summer school.   So... it should be a bit less noisy... I think...   

But, we do have a number of programs and a couple hundred students attending!   

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Lunches will be served at different times for different programs between 11:30 and 1:00 and we would like the students to eat outside.  When it gets hot we will have some tables set up in the MPR.  Because we are sharing the MPR we will need to be flexible so that we are all served and taken care of!

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Special Education will be utilizing four classrooms:   
Severe Autistic, Non-Severe SDC (2) and Severe.  They will be in Rooms 1-4

Migrant Education will be in classrooms 10, 11 and 12  With Math, ELA and Science

PowerSchool will be occupying the "Village" as we at Brownell like to call our 6th grade area of campus on the south east side of the campus.   All classrooms except a couple will be used by PowerSchool this summer as well as the Gym.

Also on campus we are honored to have for the second time in two years, STAR ARTS Education!  STAR will be occupying the stage, some classrooms and most of the MPR room for their summer programs-"Gilroy STAR" and "Video STAR".  This year's play is "Annie Jr."  There will be an opportunity for our summer school students to see the play! STAR runs from June 22nd --July 18th!  Performances are July 17th, and 18th.  

Program	Dates	Student Start Time	Student End Time	Bus Drop Off at School	Bus Pick Up at School	Lunch Time	Community Lunch Time
Brownell MS
ESY-SPED 6-8 gr (4 wks)	6/19- 7/17	8:30 am	1:00 pm	8:15	12:30	11:30-12:00
Super Power Summer Camp 6-9	6/22– 7/31	8:30 am	2:30 pm	7:45/7:50/   7:55	2:30/2:45/    2:50	12:00-1:00	serve for 30-45 minutes only
Migrant Ed gr. 6-8	6/22– 7/31	8:30 am	12:00 pm (dual enrolled = 2:30 pm)	7:45/7:50/   7:55	2:30/2:45/    2:50	11:45-12:30 optional
STAR ART EDUCATION	6/22-7/18	9:00 am	4:00 pm	Students will be dropped off by parents in bus turn around	Students will be picked up by parents In the bus turn around	Will work around others –have lunch

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HEADS UP! 

 
During the summer two maintenance projects will be taken care of at Brownell.  

1.  All outside doors will have new door handle/lock mechanisms replaced.   As this work is being accomplished, every room, room by room will need to be flexible and work with our crews.  Each door will not take too long, but it can get a bit noisy and we will need to switch classrooms here and there to accommodate the work. I'll let you know when the work begins and the rooms that will be worked on that week/day.  

2.  We are getting WiFi this summer!  this is not too much of a job either (per room) but it will mean that every other classroom or so will be installed with a wifi device and connected to our Ethernet. So, flexibility once again and I will keep you posted.  

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That is all for now!  ~Greg