Happy Thanksgiving

I wanted to let you all know that I am very thankful for you!  I have the best job in the world.  I get to work with amazing children and families every day. Each day is full of challenge and adventure and kindness and most importantly, learning! Enjoy your Thanksgiving Day.

11-24-14

Homework for tonight:
Haugen's homeroom and Mick's: Turkey store
Bram's homeroom: pb118-119

READ 20

11-23-14

We're in for a short week next week.  Remember we only have school Monday and Tuesday. The kids won't have new spelling or vocabulary words.  We'll start over fresh when we come back in December. 

Last week we worked on homophones and conjunctions.  We finished the story Fear Place.  We worked on using clues from the story to make predictions and inferences.  We learned the difference between the literary techniques of foreshadowing and flashbacks. 

We will continue these skills this week and also do some creative Thanksgiving writing!

Our next quiz (#6) is due when we come back from Thanksgiving break, so keep reading over break.

Homework:
Front and back of homophone crossword
Mayflower story and questions
READ

11-20-14

Have a great night, and READ 20 minutes!

Flashbacks and Foreshadowing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qi0b_gb4U4  Foreshadowing explanation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ProhJhGZraM Despicable Me example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yofeMUMquEw Cinderella example


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls0XS6J3fs0 Link to flashback example Lion King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN6MkLcQow0 Diary of a Wimpy Kid flashback

11-19-14

Today we worked with Mrs. Kuhler's class on being Buddies, not Bullies....in our celebration of Bullying awareness week. Tomorrow is wear blue day.

Read 20 minutes for homework tonight!

11-18-14

Tomorrow is an early out!

Read 20 minutes tonight and study for your vocabulary test.

11-17-14

We were able to go to our Bullying Prevention Week assembly today.  The 6th graders put on a play for us. Our verb/noun quiz had to be postponed until tomorrow, due to some technical difficulties in the printing.  We will also be taking our spelling test tomorrow.  RC quiz #5 is due today.  Anyone not done with #5 will have to stay in for recess until it is passed.  #6 is due November 30th.

Homework tonight: Read 20 minutes
Study for noun/verb quiz, spelling, and vocabulary

11-16-14

Monday:
Noun and verb quiz- the students have a study guide for this
Assembly 8:30
Mrs. Mick's homeroom has guidance with Counselor Johnson today!
We have a new student starting in Mrs. Haugen's homeroom.  Welcome Ben!

Tuesday:
Spelling test over Fear Place words

Wednesday:
Early out
Vocabulary test
Buddies not Bullies day

Thursday:

Friday:
Mrs. Haugen's homeroom has guidance with Counselor Johnson.

Bullying prevention week

Next week is Bullying Prevention Week at Jacobson Elementary!

Monday: Assembly and door decorating contest
Tuesday: Double tokens for kindness day
Wednesday: Be buddies not bullies- buddy class activity
Thursday: Blue for Bullying Awareness-Wear BLUE
Friday: Door judging

Veteran's Day Assembly 2014

Here is a great video of our Veteran's Day assembly, for those of your who couldn't attend.

Fear Place Vocabulary TEST Tuesday

Futile – hopeless

Dismayed – troubled, distressed

Stamina – the power to resist fatigue

Excitement – a state of activity or agitation

Concentrate – give one’s full attention to

Discomfort – feeling of uneasiness

Terrified – frightened

Unsure – not certain

Engulfed – swallowed up or overwhelmed by something

Immobile – unable to move

Cautious – careful

 

 

Spelling words: Fear Place

Our test over these words will be on Wednesday of next week. The students will also have to know the difference between homophone, homonym, and homograph.

The Fear Place

Spelling Words

1. hare
2. scar
3. torch
4. soar
5. harsh
6. sore
7. lord
8. flair
9. warn
10. floor
11. tore
12. lair
13. snare
14. carve
15. bore
16. fare
17. gorge
18. barge
19. flare
20. rare

Challenge Words

1. folklore
2. unicorn
3. ordinary
4. marvelous
5. hoard

 

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What a great day...

We had such a productive and enjoyable day yesterday.  The kids were very well behaved. I definitely saw some Bronco Pride! A big thank you to all of our parent volunteers.  It was great to be able to split the kids into smaller groups. 

Mrs. Mick and I are at the AEA for a meeting today.  If you have any questions, please call Ms. Bram.

Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Alphabetize your spelling words
Practice Book 118-119

11-11-14

The kids performed at the Veteran's Day assembly today.  I was very pleased with their singing, but more so their behavior.  The kids were so respectful.  It made me proud.

Remember to send a lunch tomorrow for our AWESOME field trip to the Science Center.

Book orders are due Thursday.

RC quiz #5 is due Monday.

NO homework tonight!

11-10-14

What a busy week we're going to have, again!  Tomorrow we will be headed to the high school for a Veteran's Day assembly.  This begins at 10:55 if you are interested in attending.

Wednesday is our Science Center field trip.  Remember to send a lunch with your child that day.

Thursday our book orders are due.

We got new spelling words this week and we'll get new vocabulary tomorrow.  The test will not be this week.  We are wrapping up our verbs unit.  Tomorrow we will fill out a study guide to bring home and look over.  Thursday we will be playing a game to help us study, and Friday will be the test.

Homework tonight:
Read 20 minutes

Book orders due Thursday

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Happy reading,

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PBIS reward day

Today our elementary earned a PBIS school wide party. Not sure what PBIS is? It stands for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. It is a program that teaches kids what our expectations are for each area of the building. We began... our implementation of this program last year, with full implementation this year. Our kids call this program Bronco Pride.

Our Bronco Pride expectations are BE SAFE, CARE FOR OTHERS, DO WHAT'S RIGHT, and DO YOUR BEST. When students are spotted showing their Bronco Pride, they can earn token for their class. Each quarter, students who earn their way in, will be participating in our end of the quarter acknowledgement activity. Students are taught that they can show Bronco Pride anywhere they are, EVEN at home! Ask your child what the Bronco Pride expectations are!

 

Here are some pictures of the kids celebrating in my room.

11-6-14

Reminder...Thank you so much to those that have volunteered to chaperon our field trip next week.  We now have an ample number of helpers!

Reminder...Tomorrow we celebrate our positive behaviors for first quarter as an entire school.  We are allowing students to wear pajamas to school tomorrow and have a game time!  Your child can bring a drink along to enjoy during that time if they so wish!

Thanks to all of you who volunteered to chaperon our field trip next week.  We have enough helpers now.

Tomorrow: We will be celebrating our first quarter behavior as an entire school. We are allowing kids to wear their pjs and have a game time. They may bring a board game, and may bring a drink if they'd like.  The school will provide a snack.
Spelling test tomorrow.

Monday: Mrs. Haugen's October DOJO reward (playdough making)
Vocabulary test

Wednesday: Field trip

Thursday: book order due

TONIGHT:
Read 20 minutes
Spelling worksheet
Cat story and questions

Something fun for Friday

We have all earned the right to participate in our first quarter PBIS token reward party.  Our fifth graders may wear pajamas to school on Friday.  They may bring their favorite board game, and a drink.  During our small group time, the kids will be given a snack.  They will get 30 minutes of game time!  Way to go...keep showing your Bronco Pride.

Email issues

We have had a problem with emails getting "stuck" in our filters.  It seems like it is especially likely when the emails are from Yahoo and Gmail.  If you have sent one of us an email in the last couple of weeks and we didn't respond....we DID NOT get it!  Please resend or call.  I think the filter has been fixed. If you ever send me an email and I don't respond within 24 hours, please try again.  I check my email several times a day and I will always get back with you.

11-5-14

Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Spelling worksheet for anyone who didn't pass the pretest yesterday

11-4-12

Tomorrow is an early out for inservice!

Quiz tomorrow over Being verbs: be, been, being, is, was, were, am, are

Read 20 minutes

Look for the field trip note.  We are taking the first 2 parents from each class to volunteer as chaperones.  Due to bus space, we really can't take any more than that. Please shoot me an email or give me a call if you are interested!

Tuesday laptop activities

Bram's homeroom: RC test over Michelle Kwan

Spelling city spelling pretest

Linking 2

Michelle Kwan video

Google Docs

Upcoming field trip..

We will be going on a field trip on November 12th. That is next Wednesday. We will be going to the Science Center of Des Moines for the entire day. If you are interested in chaperoning, please contact your child's homeroom parent. We are looking for 1-2 chaperones per homeroom. Thank you for your consideration in volunteering! Mrs. Mick is working on a note to bring home tomorrow, so look for more information soon!

11-3-14

Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Fact and Opinion worksheet

La Bamba spelling and vocabulary words for the week

La Bamba Vocabulary Definitions TEST MONDAY
1. applause - the clapping of hands to show approval.
2. debut - a first public performance.
3. duo - two people performing together.
4. embarrassed - made to feel self-conscious and ill at ease.
5. forty - five record - a small phonograph record that is played at forty - five revolutions per minute.
6. limelight - the center of public attention.
7. pantomime - the use of movements and facial expressions instead of words to convey meanings.
8. rehearsal - a session of practicing for a public performance.
9. talent - natural ability to do something well.
10. pharmacist - a person who fills medical prescriptions for a living
11. ado - fuss or bother.
12. maneuvered - to make or cause to make one or more changes in course or position.


La Bamba Spelling Words TEST FRIDAY
hawk claw bald tower announce
halt prowl loyal pause poise
moist ounce launch royal loiter
scowl haunt noisy coward somersault
fawn thousand drown fault awkward

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