AHHHH: Busy night tonight!!!! Just came from Mrs. LaRoue's baby shower. I will post more tomorrow morning from school. Just so you all know...you all are some of the best poets I have EVER met! I brought home notebooks and have been reading your poems to my family ALL night. I am definitely going to post them with your permission. I can't WAIT to see final copies.
Remember to finish math, Spanish HW is due tomorrow, all advertising is due so we can hang signs tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Words
Today I was so excited to see our best writing come together to make a really thoughtful poem. 
The figurative language and imagery were outstanding. I can't wait to read your final bio poems. I thought today was really fun when we took the words from Shel Silverstein's poem, "One Inch Tall" and scrambled them up like Magnetic Poetry to create our own poems. Poetry is just magic! Just wait until we read Shel Silverstein's actual poem tomorrow:-)
Some of you mentioned that you have Magnetic Poetry--if you would like to bring it in to share, please DO. If you have poetry books to share with us, bring those in also.
It looks like you all have a great start on your goods/services production for your businesses. I can't wait to see your finished products and services. Those of you who are offering classes, make sure that you have an outline or plan for what you are going to do.
I have some very exciting news. We raised enough money from the book fair for each teacher to pick out new books for our classroom. Thank you to each family for helping to support our school. I had fun picking out LOTS of new chapter books this afternoon. They are underneath the white board--you are welcome to borrow them to read! Don't you just love opening a brand new book for the first time?
Remember that your Spanish flags are due Thursday, not TOMORROW. If you need to finish math, don't forget to finish your lesson. If you didn't finish your poetry scramble, take NO MORE THAN 10 minutes to finish. Remember...poems can be about anything and have any length. Sometimes two or three great lines makes a fantastic poem! Be creative:-)
Have a great night.
The figurative language and imagery were outstanding. I can't wait to read your final bio poems. I thought today was really fun when we took the words from Shel Silverstein's poem, "One Inch Tall" and scrambled them up like Magnetic Poetry to create our own poems. Poetry is just magic! Just wait until we read Shel Silverstein's actual poem tomorrow:-)Some of you mentioned that you have Magnetic Poetry--if you would like to bring it in to share, please DO. If you have poetry books to share with us, bring those in also.
It looks like you all have a great start on your goods/services production for your businesses. I can't wait to see your finished products and services. Those of you who are offering classes, make sure that you have an outline or plan for what you are going to do.
I have some very exciting news. We raised enough money from the book fair for each teacher to pick out new books for our classroom. Thank you to each family for helping to support our school. I had fun picking out LOTS of new chapter books this afternoon. They are underneath the white board--you are welcome to borrow them to read! Don't you just love opening a brand new book for the first time?
Remember that your Spanish flags are due Thursday, not TOMORROW. If you need to finish math, don't forget to finish your lesson. If you didn't finish your poetry scramble, take NO MORE THAN 10 minutes to finish. Remember...poems can be about anything and have any length. Sometimes two or three great lines makes a fantastic poem! Be creative:-)
Have a great night.
Monday, March 9, 2009
A few things..
Hello. Welcome back after a long weekend! It was so good to meet with each of your families and share the many wonderful things that you are doing at school with them. This is only a quick post tonight because I am off to Stamp Club, but I wanted to remind you of a few things:
Bring all materials to work on your products. We will have 40 minutes of class time tomorrow. This will be our last in class day to work. We will have had a total of 160 minutes of in class work time.
We will be opening our stores for business on March 24 from 10:30--12:30 and March 26 from 1:30-3:30. Parents and families are more than welcome to come and purchase our goods and services.
All advertising needs to be finished by Thursday. You are more than welcome to come before school or stay after to finish so you don't have to take home the tag board. Signs can go up as soon as they are finished. Remember if you are making more signs than you wrote about in your business plan, keep track of those changes. You will need to make a final chart of all costs after you run your business.
I had fun writing poetry with you today. Write in your notebook for NO MORE THAN 10-15 minutes on your poem about you. All poem drafts need to be at school tomorrow:-)
Remind your families that we adjusted the reading time from 210 minutes a week to
20 minutes x 5 nights a week (starting today). Don't forget to fill out your reading calendars each night.
Have a great night.
Homework: finish math, reading, poetry write (10-15min)
Bring all materials to work on your products. We will have 40 minutes of class time tomorrow. This will be our last in class day to work. We will have had a total of 160 minutes of in class work time.
We will be opening our stores for business on March 24 from 10:30--12:30 and March 26 from 1:30-3:30. Parents and families are more than welcome to come and purchase our goods and services.
All advertising needs to be finished by Thursday. You are more than welcome to come before school or stay after to finish so you don't have to take home the tag board. Signs can go up as soon as they are finished. Remember if you are making more signs than you wrote about in your business plan, keep track of those changes. You will need to make a final chart of all costs after you run your business.
I had fun writing poetry with you today. Write in your notebook for NO MORE THAN 10-15 minutes on your poem about you. All poem drafts need to be at school tomorrow:-)
Remind your families that we adjusted the reading time from 210 minutes a week to
20 minutes x 5 nights a week (starting today). Don't forget to fill out your reading calendars each night.
Have a great night.
Homework: finish math, reading, poetry write (10-15min)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tomorrow is the big day...
Tomorrow is the big day for the assembly. I know it seemed rushed this afternoon, but it will be just fine. Thank you for your patience and help. Your scripts were great! I know the audience will love your creativity. Remember to invite friends and family to come watch you!
Report cards come home tomorrow! You will get them at the end of the day.
Friday is PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE DAY. It is up to you and your family whether or not you attend conferences--either way is fine with me. I can't wait to share the great things I have to say about all of you with your families. I am so proud of all the hard work you have been doing this year. You are a great group of kids.
Don't forget to bring your costumes for the assembly tomorrow if you are dressing up! See you bright and early tomorrow morning. Have a great night.
Report cards come home tomorrow! You will get them at the end of the day.
Friday is PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE DAY. It is up to you and your family whether or not you attend conferences--either way is fine with me. I can't wait to share the great things I have to say about all of you with your families. I am so proud of all the hard work you have been doing this year. You are a great group of kids.
Don't forget to bring your costumes for the assembly tomorrow if you are dressing up! See you bright and early tomorrow morning. Have a great night.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Happy Square Root Day!
Happy Square Root Day!
3-3-09
Get it?? 3x3=9
**3 Decision Dollars for anyone who can tell me when the next square root day is.**
Check this out!
Math Fans Celebrate Square Root Day
Blueprints and Marshmallow Towers
We are busy, busy, BUSY!
First and foremost--CONGRATS on finishing your business plans. I can't WAIT to look at them all in detail. I am so proud of you for all of your work. They have exceeded my expectations and look SO professional.
We are busy preparing for the all-school assembly. We will be doing a few run throughs tomorrow. We will be leading the entire assembly which should last from 9:10-9:35 on Thursday morning! Families are welcome to attend.
Today I gave the kids a task. They had to work in teams of two using a bag of marshmallows and 250 toothpicks to create a free standing structure with the largest volume. It was fun to see all of the different rectangular arrangements. Plus, it was fun to munch on a few marshmallows as we went along. The largest volume we had was 48 cubic units--way to go Haven and Olivia H.!
We also started turning blueprints into models today. The kids did a fabulous job creating their dream houses. Since we are just getting our feet wet with this whole architecture thing, the kids are working in groups to create smaller models from actual house blueprints that we found on the Internet.
I posted photos from our blueprint time, and building marshmallow models. You can see them here.
Remember that conferences are on Friday. NO SCHOOL for students. I set up a bunch of student work in the hallway. As you pick up your student during the week, and while you are waiting for conferences, I hope you enjoy spending time viewing the work that we are so proud of.
If you didn't bring materials to work on putting together your business product, bring them tomorrow! We will be working on them again. We are aiming to open our businesses the week after Spring Break.
Have a great night!!
Homework: math, 30 minutes of reading
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Pass the word!!
Spread the word....
March 2 (tomorrow) is Read Across America Day!
Bring pillows, blankets, a favorite stuffed animal, a healthy snack and a pile of books to spend the afternoon reading.
We will also spend time with K-1 reading books to them:-)
Tell your friends in our room!!!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Parachute
We love to parachute. When the weather gets too cold to work on our world record ice hole, we turn into the world's best parachuters. We love to play "Lifeguard," (one shark underneath the parachute pulls on everyone else's legs--if they go under before the lifeguard can pull them out, they become a new shark), "Fruit Roll Up" (twirl one person at a time in the parachute--how they do not get dizzy is beyond me), and "Popcorn" (see how high and how long we can throw and keep foam balls inside the parachute). Notice how at the end, we had to deal with some major static cling in our hair:-) It's all part of the fun:-)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Spring Snow
Happy Birthday Haley!
WOW--just when we thought that spring was on the way, the snow sneaked up on us. As I am typing this, the snow is still falling, but not as much as it was earlier today. I hope everyone made it home safely--I know it was rough getting in and out of the Footprints lot with all the snow drifts. It took four teachers to help me get my car out!
All science fair boards can go home. I did grade them all today. Students should get science fair grades by Monday. All boards that are not gone by tomorrow after school will be tossed over the weekend.
We worked hard the past couple of days to prepare for the all school assembly on Thursday. Look for unique ideas, twists and spins on the traditional elements of the program...the 4th-6th graders are so creative!
We had a great discussion about the economic situation of the country. We also read an article about the Great Depression. Four Minnesotans who lived through the Great Depression retold several touching memories about how to survive rough times. Remember--you have homework to do with this article: a basic summary of each person's story (so I can check for comprehension and understanding), a text to self, or text to text connection or reaction for each story, and an ""I wonder question, an "I didn't understand" question, or a question would like to ask each person about their experiences. This is due tomorrow (in your reading response journals).
Don't forget that business plans parts 7-8 are due tomorrow. Your blueprints (dimensions, windows, doors, stairs, appliances and furniture all drawn in) are due MONDAY.
We will have a spelling test tomorrow. Be on the look out for a math quiz on abbreviations (today's power up) early next week.
TOMORROW IS FREE DRESS DAY!
Homework: Read for 30, spelling, math, business plan, art blueprints
Looking ahead: February reading calendars are due Monday.
WOW--just when we thought that spring was on the way, the snow sneaked up on us. As I am typing this, the snow is still falling, but not as much as it was earlier today. I hope everyone made it home safely--I know it was rough getting in and out of the Footprints lot with all the snow drifts. It took four teachers to help me get my car out!
All science fair boards can go home. I did grade them all today. Students should get science fair grades by Monday. All boards that are not gone by tomorrow after school will be tossed over the weekend.
We worked hard the past couple of days to prepare for the all school assembly on Thursday. Look for unique ideas, twists and spins on the traditional elements of the program...the 4th-6th graders are so creative!
We had a great discussion about the economic situation of the country. We also read an article about the Great Depression. Four Minnesotans who lived through the Great Depression retold several touching memories about how to survive rough times. Remember--you have homework to do with this article: a basic summary of each person's story (so I can check for comprehension and understanding), a text to self, or text to text connection or reaction for each story, and an ""I wonder question, an "I didn't understand" question, or a question would like to ask each person about their experiences. This is due tomorrow (in your reading response journals).
Don't forget that business plans parts 7-8 are due tomorrow. Your blueprints (dimensions, windows, doors, stairs, appliances and furniture all drawn in) are due MONDAY.
We will have a spelling test tomorrow. Be on the look out for a math quiz on abbreviations (today's power up) early next week.
TOMORROW IS FREE DRESS DAY!
Homework: Read for 30, spelling, math, business plan, art blueprints
Looking ahead: February reading calendars are due Monday.
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