Enjoy a delightful weekend! We had a very busy afternoon--it was so fun to munch on some delicious snacks while snuggled up with a good book, magazine, or newspaper. The hot cocoa and apple cider hit the spot! Thanks to all parents that donated snacks, drinks, or supplies today for a very successful Book-In!
We are missing 3 Countdown novels. The set belongs to the Challenger Learning Center and was on loan to us for a few months. Unless I return those books, I am responsible for purchasing new ones to replace them. Please double check with you child about whether he or she turned in a book. Thank you!
We DO have school on Monday, but just two more days! We have Media Center on Monday, as well. We will work on our Native American webquest and "The Twelve Days of Christmas" math activity. Tuesday is our winter party beginning at 2:45. We will be at a school-wide sing-a-long beginning at 2. Please feel free to join us for both activities!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
IRT Trip 12/16
Our field trip to IRT is tomorrow!! We are so excited to see the theater show and to eat at the food court. However, Old Man Winter might have other plans for us! A letter was sent home today on blue paper regarding a back-up plan if we should have a 2-hour delay on Thursday. Here is something similar to what the note said, just in case you never see it tonight:
We will still go to IRT tomorrow even if there is a delay. We will leave promptly at 11:00, so it's important that students and volunteers arrive on time. We will NOT be eating lunch at the Hyatt if there is a delay on Thursday, so eat a hearty breakfast. Bring a sack lunch or purchase one from the school cafe if we have a delay.
Keep your fingers crossed for great weather! Please encourage your child to dress nicely for the theater tomorrow. We discussed appropriate dress in class today as well as high expectations for behavior at the theater. Thank you for your help with these two matters!
We will still go to IRT tomorrow even if there is a delay. We will leave promptly at 11:00, so it's important that students and volunteers arrive on time. We will NOT be eating lunch at the Hyatt if there is a delay on Thursday, so eat a hearty breakfast. Bring a sack lunch or purchase one from the school cafe if we have a delay.
Keep your fingers crossed for great weather! Please encourage your child to dress nicely for the theater tomorrow. We discussed appropriate dress in class today as well as high expectations for behavior at the theater. Thank you for your help with these two matters!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
12/14 Update
Please be diligent about checking the blog this week due to weather changes. There is a chance for more snow on Thursday morning, the day we are planning to go to IRT for "A Christmas Carol" and lunch. We will send home a note regarding a back-up plan by tomorrow, but please check here, too, so that I can get any needed information to parents!
NWEA Results are in . . . 100% of our class improved their math RIT score any where from 5 points up to 20 points!!! We are very excited (hence the screaming we did in class to celebrate)! However, we still have a lot of work to do in the second semester!
Vocabulary test on Friday over list #2 for "On My Honor" novel. This list is a bit harder than last week's list, so please be sure to spend some time studying the words and their definitions.
The kids are creating a collage of their last 10-11 years over the next week and into January. Many are using the ads and magazines to cut pictures for their collage creation. However, I strongly encouraged students to bring photos from home to use, as well.
No spelling until January!
NWEA Results are in . . . 100% of our class improved their math RIT score any where from 5 points up to 20 points!!! We are very excited (hence the screaming we did in class to celebrate)! However, we still have a lot of work to do in the second semester!
Vocabulary test on Friday over list #2 for "On My Honor" novel. This list is a bit harder than last week's list, so please be sure to spend some time studying the words and their definitions.
The kids are creating a collage of their last 10-11 years over the next week and into January. Many are using the ads and magazines to cut pictures for their collage creation. However, I strongly encouraged students to bring photos from home to use, as well.
No spelling until January!
Friday, December 10, 2010
12/10 Notes
Thanks to many parents, we have all the volunteers we need for Monday afternoon's scavenger hunt!
There is NO homework this weekend unless you need to finish your "A Christmas Carol" handout from Wednesday. It is due Monday.
We WILL NOT have a spelling list next week again. We will continue our lessons in January.
We WILL have a vocabulary list next week. The list will go home on Monday.
We will have a test over the novel On My Honor on Thursday before we leave for the field trip.
A note went home to parents and fifth graders regarding our winter party on Tuesday, December 21. If you did not receive the note and want to help Mrs. Falcone and Mrs. Blood, please contact one of them. falcone5@me.com or hblood26@aol.com. Thanks!
IRT Field Trip is Thursday, December 16. ALL students received a half-green sheet note regarding information about Thursday. It includes a note that students need to bring money for lunch: $5-$10 is more than enough. **If you are volunteering for the trip, please look for a green information sheet in your child's file folder today.
Friday, December 17 in the afternoon is our Holiday Book-In! Information went home last Friday about this special afternoon. Students plan to wear jammies and bring slippers, pillows, and blankets in backpacks for that day. We will have hot chocolate and a snack while reading, listening to holiday stories, singing holiday songs, and opening gifts from Mrs. Hill!
There is NO homework this weekend unless you need to finish your "A Christmas Carol" handout from Wednesday. It is due Monday.
We WILL NOT have a spelling list next week again. We will continue our lessons in January.
We WILL have a vocabulary list next week. The list will go home on Monday.
We will have a test over the novel On My Honor on Thursday before we leave for the field trip.
A note went home to parents and fifth graders regarding our winter party on Tuesday, December 21. If you did not receive the note and want to help Mrs. Falcone and Mrs. Blood, please contact one of them. falcone5@me.com or hblood26@aol.com. Thanks!
IRT Field Trip is Thursday, December 16. ALL students received a half-green sheet note regarding information about Thursday. It includes a note that students need to bring money for lunch: $5-$10 is more than enough. **If you are volunteering for the trip, please look for a green information sheet in your child's file folder today.
Friday, December 17 in the afternoon is our Holiday Book-In! Information went home last Friday about this special afternoon. Students plan to wear jammies and bring slippers, pillows, and blankets in backpacks for that day. We will have hot chocolate and a snack while reading, listening to holiday stories, singing holiday songs, and opening gifts from Mrs. Hill!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Recess Debate
Our class is working on oral communcation skills, forming an argument with evidence to support the argument, the art of persuasion, and point-of-view. We are doing this by debating an issue that matters most to our class at this point in the school year: RECESS! This is only a debate and a chance to discuss their concerns. It is not a place that will promote change for sure, however, a good place to begin a discussion!
We would like to invite families to the debate. It's Friday morning from 11:00-11:30 in the Science Lab (across from our classroom). It will be quick, but I'm certain it will be filled with many interesting points!
We would like to invite families to the debate. It's Friday morning from 11:00-11:30 in the Science Lab (across from our classroom). It will be quick, but I'm certain it will be filled with many interesting points!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Volunteers NEEDED
We are going on a scavenger hunt around the building on Monday afternoon. We will use the data we gather to create pie graphs. In order for this event to be successful, I will need at least 5 parent volunteers so the groups of students can remain small. Please let me know via email, note, or phone if you are able to help out. The volunteering time frame will be from 2:30-3:15 in the afternoon. You will be in charge of monitoring a group as they go from class to class requesting specific items.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Please SAVE . . .
Several parents are already saving a variety of magazines for our class (THANK YOU), however we have a huge need for magazines and newspapers, as well as weekly store ads for next week. We are starting a month long project of collaging the kids' last 10 to 11 years with magazines, weekly ads, and/or newspaper cut outs. If you could please save these items for us, we will gladly recycle what we do not use here at school! Thank you!
We are also starting, as an indoor recess activity, to make bracelets and reusable bags. We need a variety of plastic bags (Walmart, Marsh, etc--the more colorful the better). I've even begun saving marshmallow, bread, and bagel bags, too. We need empty, clean chip bags, as well for the bracelets.
We are also starting, as an indoor recess activity, to make bracelets and reusable bags. We need a variety of plastic bags (Walmart, Marsh, etc--the more colorful the better). I've even begun saving marshmallow, bread, and bagel bags, too. We need empty, clean chip bags, as well for the bracelets.
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