March 25-29

Wow, it's hard to believe that we are just about at the end of March!  The more we learn, the quicker the days (and months) go by!  Thank you to all of you who joined us for the Celebration of Learning.  I hope you enjoyed watching your child share with you their learning and how very proud they were to have you in the classroom. 

This week in math our focus is going to be on division.  Please take the time, daily, to practice the basic facts for dividing.  Ask your child about the story we read today in class and what special activity followed with it. 

Monday

• Note went home about our field trip to Sterndale Bennett Theatre

Tuesday

• Library books due
• Education City due
• Hot lunch today!
• Assembly - 12:30 - Silly Hat Day!

Wednesday

• Collage of the Arts (by Wilson Middle School) at the Sterndale Bennett Theatre

Thursday

• Education City set and due for April 4

Friday

• No school for Good Friday

Wishing you all a great Easter break!  Remember there is no school next week and school will resume April 8 at 8:22!  See you all then! 

March 18-22

Again, we venture on a busy, busy week!  One fun thing we did today was go on the Khan Academy website.  You can search the topic you would like to see a video about or do an activity on.  We are going back to multiplication this week in math.  Now we are taking it beyond basic facts to multiplying 2- and 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers.  Grade 5s will also learn how to multiply 2-digit by 2-digit numbers later on.  Knowing the basic facts is crucial for being able to move on to activities that require another step in the process.  If students are struggling with the basics, they will find it especially difficult to apply the basic facts to higher level skills.  Please practice the basic multiplication tables (to 10) at home until this is mastered. 

Monday:

• Our class visited the Book Fair today.  If you forgot your money, don't worry.  The Book Fair is still open tomorrow, and will remain open through the Celebration of Learning.
• No new spelling words this week.  Please finish Spelling City assignments if you haven't already.
• An important letter went home, please ask your child to see it.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
• Please bring in an empty box (or two).  This is for a writing project.  The box size can vary from a cereal to granola box size.

Tuesday:

• Celebration of Learning!!!  I love to celebrate my students, and I'm sure you do too.  Please drop in tomorrow evening between 6 and 8 p.m. so your child can show you around the classroom and wow you with everything they have learned this term.
• Library books due
• New Education City set

Wednesday:

• WORK! WORK! WORK!

Thursday:

• Safety City is coming to do a presentation on cyber bullying in the afternoon.  Ask your child what they learned about cyber bullying that day.

Friday:

• No school for students because of interviews.  Parents do not need to book an interview unless one was requested in the report card or unless there is something you would like to discuss with me and the Celebration of Learning is not the time or place to do it. 

Coming Up Next Week:

• Tuesday - Silly Hat Day for the Energy Day Assembly
• Friday - no school for Good Friday

March 11-15

The invention projects came in today and we started presenting them.  I was so impressed by the creativity of all!! Hats off to you!

This Week:

Monday:

• Hot Lunch forms going home today due Friday.
• New spelling words are coming home today. 
• New Spelling City assignments have been set.  Due March 21.
• Science Invention projects are due today.

Tuesday:

• Library books due.
• Bring a water bottle for Tone it up Tuesday

Wednesday

• Swimming this afternoon! 
• Don't forget your towel and suit and a quarter for the locker.  Otherwise, no other money needs to be brought as we will be swimming most of the afternoon and there is no time to get treats from the machine.  (It also causes stress for other children if they don't have money).  Thank you!

Thursday:

• Book Fair begins!

Friday:

• Report cards go home.
• Basketball tournament at Gilbert Paterson Middle School

Sunday:

• Don't forget to wear green for St. Patrick's Day!

Coming Up Next Week:

• Celebration of Learning on Tues. Mar. 19 from 6:00-8:00pm

March 4 - March 8

Welcome to March!  In like a lion - which it sure did!  I'm glad that most of the kids made it in this morning to enjoy the snowy day.

Here is the week at a glance:

Monday

• Ask your child about the "A is for _____________" presentation this afternoon by Ms. Loewen.

Tuesday

• Library books are due.
• Bring a water bottle for the "INDY 500" (during Tone-it-up-Tuesday)
• Education City is due.

Wednesday

Thursday

• New Education City will be assigned.
• Misss. Geancarlo starts today!  

Friday

• No School as it is a Professional Learning Day for teachers.

Just a reminder too that invention projects as well as the write ups are due next Monday.  I can't wait to see them!