4-17-11

No homework for Monday!
No reading responses for the weekend!

RC quiz #14 was due on Friday. The students have been informed that they will be staying in for recess if they are more than 2 quizzes behind the requirement. RC quizzes are a part of their grade. Reading each night is a requirment! The only way to become a better reader is to READ!

E4D: On Thursday we attended Entrepreneur for a day. This is a great learning experiences for our 5th graders. We went to NIACC for the day. The students were put into groups/ businesses. Each student was given a different job, entrepreneur, accountant, worker, marketing....They chose a product to make and had to get a bank loan for start up of their business. They had to create advertisements. They completed a cash flow statement and sold their product. When they finished their projects they were given a tour of NIACC. It was a terrific learning experience! Pictures will be coming soon!

Famous Iowan:
For the next 2-3 weeks we will be combining students from both sections to work on a large project. Mrs. Dickman and I will be doing some team teaching to work on this project. This will take place in the afternoon from 1-3 each day. We will be working on a project that will combine Iowa History, Social Studies, Language arts, Speech, and technology integration. Each student recieved information on this project on Friday. Most of the work for this assignment will be done during school time. The only thing that the kids need help with is finding a costume and props to complete this project. They will be giving a speech dressed as the famous Iowan they are researching.

Mark your calendar:
Tuesday: I will be out of the district in the afternoon.
Wednesday: Early out
Friday: no school
Monday: no school