Welcome to Mrs. Barrios' One-Day G.A.T.E. web page!
I have been teaching in the One-Day G.A.T.E. Program for nine years. It is a teaching experience that is unique and exciting. My goal is for students to become better learners by challenging them to think critically and productively. Science, Computer Technology, Language Arts, Art, Spanish, and Geography are the principle subjects we focus on in the One-Day program. All of the activities I do within the curriculum are based on the California State Standards. These enrichment activities allow students to participate in hands-on science experiments, utilize mapping tools in Geography, learn about Art History and create their own works of art, write stories, poems, and research papers and projects, and learn basic Spanish.
On a personal note, I have been married for 27 years to my husband, Henry, a photographer for the Bakersfield Californian. I have three children, Julie, Alyse, and Matthew. I grew up in Fresno and attended Fresno State but moved to Bakersfield 24 years ago. When I'm not preparing lessons, I love to read and garden.
Feel free to come by and visit our classroom any time!
My email address: barriosa@bcsd.com
GREAT WEB SITES TO VISIT!
AMAZING ASTRONOMY!
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
WEATHER:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/
BOTANY:
www.huntington.org
MAGNIFICATION:
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html
GENERALLY COOL SCIENCE STUFF:(EXPLORATORIUM MUSEUM, SAN FRANCISCO)
www.exploratorium.org
Skills Practice Web Sites:
www.iknowthat.com
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_elem.htm
My Students:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
PARENTS! PLEASE READ THE END OF THE YEAR NOTICE SENT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD BEGINNING MAY 1. THERE IS IMPORTANT YEAR-END INFORMATION YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF!!
Week of May 12-16 - Last week of G.A.T.E. for my students only. Mrs. Girardi's and Ms. Tarango's classes will end the week of May 19.
Monday, May 19 - G.A.T.E. Fair at Owens Intermediate, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.