4-30-15

Due tomorrow:
Book orders
Grade reports
Summer school notes
RC quiz #14
Spelling: Write the words you missed on your pretest 3 times
Wolf Generalization worksheet

4-29-15

We had the best day today. We went to Exercising your Character in Des Moines. 7000 10 year olds. BK had the best kids. There were kids messing around all around us and our Bronco kids were PERFECT. I couldn't have been more proud. heart emoticon them all!

Make sure you bring your grade reports to school tomorrow, along with book orders, and summer school notes.

Tomorrow we're headed to the Outdoor Classroom.  

http://whotv.com/2015/04/29/central-iowa-students-attempt-to-break-world-record-in-jumping-jacks/

Wednesday: Field trip to Des Moines

Thursday:
To the high school to watch Mrs. Menninga's class participate in Shark Tank.  This is a program that directly relates to our Entrepreneur for a Day field trip.

Brennan and Lindsey from the Iowa DOT will be on-site out the outdoor classroom and will give informal presentations on archaeology and water quality.  5th grade classes will tour the site from 1:00-2:00 pm.  They will have a site tour and archaeology related educational activity planned for that day.

Friday:
Spelling Test (Golden Lion words)
FAST testing

Monday: Vocabulary test (Golden Lion words)
FAST testing

Don't be late....

Remember, we'd like to leave tomorrow at around 8:00! You do not need a lunch, but you do need your new t-shirt.  Some kids left theirs at school, so don't worry if yours didn't make it home!

Student blog posts: Career Day

Written by: David and Aaron
Tyler Owen, who owns his own company, talked to Jacobson Elementary students.  He's currently designing the game Lacuna Passage with his brother.  He went  to the University of Dubuque and learned how to do his artwork.  He made the game Devine in high school.  He has his brother helping him with this career.

Written by: Cohen, Ava, Lia, and Javier
Tyler Owen, who makes video games, came to the Bemond- Klemme High School to talk to the 5th and 6th graders.  His first game was IceBerg Frenzy.  The game he is working on now is Lacuna Passage.  The Kickstart of the game was $56,000.  He wears glasses.  He uses his free time to make his games.

Written by:Braxton, David, and Edgar
Tyler Owens, game designer, came to Career Day at the high school auditorium.  He made a game called Lacuna Passage.  He has taken 4 years and is still working on it.  He worked in his bedroom with his brother.  He made $53000 in a fundraiser to make his game.  He has also made flash games.  In college he worked with computers.  He is friends with Counselor Johnson.

Written by: Carson, Cooper, Nicholas, and Dalton

Jessie Dirks, a physical therapist, helps people of all ages with their pain. She is Counselor Johnson's sister.  She helps athletes.  She lives in Marshalltown, Iowa.  She also helps patients with hurt muscles.

Written by: Briley, Shea, Charlee, Kylie, and Kyara

Jessie Dirks, who is a physical therapist, taught the 5th and 6th graders about her job on Career Day.  Jessie usually works with athletes and surgery patients.  She works with hips when she does her job.  She went to ISU for college.  She is Counselor Johnson's sister.  She works on a lot of body parts, like rotater cuffs.

 

Written by: Ashli, Ana, Dora, and Kaylee

Jessie Dirks is a physical therapist.  She helps people with sports injuries such as hips and joints.  She lives in Marshalltown and works long hours.  She went to ISU.  She has a sister named Counselor Johnson, who set up Career Day.

 Written by: Kati, Kendra, Jadyn, Ayla, and Mckenna
     Kody Trampel, who works at Max Yield, came to talk to us on Career Day.  He works with about 60 different people a day.  He graduated from ISU in 2008. His mom is our PE teacher.  She is Kay Kern. During Career Day we talked about his use of drones that cost $98 billion.  Sometimes it's dangerous being an agronomist because you can pass out.  He worked at Max Yield Cooperative for 5 years and is still working there.  Kody helps about 14 people a day.

Written by: Martin, Zack, Andrew, and Anthony
Kody Trampel, an agronomist, came to Career Day to teach us about his job.  He went to ISU.  He works for Max Yield.  He is Mrs. Kern's son.  He works with up to 50 clients.  He has a sister named Natalie, at our high school.

Written by: Cameron, Dominick, Zadin, Clayton, and Tate
Kody Trampel, who is an agronomist, came to Career Day.  He works on a farm and is like a doctor for plants.  He works with farmer's fields, and at Max Yield.  He has a little sister.  He is the son of Mrs. Kern.  He told us that there are enough pigs in Iowa, that every person could have 6!

 Written by: Molly, Jennah, Brooke, Kaitlin, and Madi
     Scott Wenger, and engineer at NASA, spoke to 5th and 6th grade students at Career Day.  NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.  He works at the space station in Alabama.  Scott didn't always want to be an electrical engineer, he used to want to be a professional game player, but his account got hacked.  He was a good friend with Counselor Johnson in high school.  He took apart computers at his high school, and this is when he started to want to be an engineer.  He used to like to put computers back together, after he took them apart.

Written by: Ashlynn, Serenity, Jordan, Cade, and Sean
Scott Wenger came to Career Day to teach us about his NASA career in electrical engineering.  Scott went to Iowa University.  He is an electrical engineer.  He is Counselor Johnson's friend.  He works for NASA.  He is good at math and science.

Written by: Emma, Skyler, Clayton, and Marissa
Scott Wenger, who works at NASA, came to Career Day on Friday, April 24th, 2015, to talk to the 5th and 6th grades about his job.  The NASA he works at is in Huntsville, Alabama.  He told us that two containers of liquid oxygen and nitrogen make the space shuttle go up.  He works with the wiring of the shuttles.  Scott has never been to space, but he has seen quite a few lift offs.  He went to UNI for 5 years.

Written by: James, Ben, Jacob, and Dominic
     Alyssa Lahr, fashion designer, spoke to Jacobson Elementary on  Friday, April 24th. She is from Florida.  She works at Chicos.  She also talked to us at the auditorium.  She wears a tape measure around her neck.  Also, she makes all types of clothes.  She designs sweater.

Written by: Nicholas, Hunter, Lauren, and Jeff
Alyssa Lahr Skyped with Belmond 5th and 6th graders to teach us about her fashion job.  She works at Chicos.  Alyssa Lahr makes sweaters.  She went to Iowa State University.  She took math and sewing classes.  She lives in Florida.

Written by: Benji, McKenzie, Alyssa, Adeline, and Hannah
Alyssa Lahr is a fashion designer.  She Skyped with us on Career Day, to talk about her job.  She works in Florida for Chicos.  She creates sweaters made of 100% cotton.  She works 14 hours a day.  She went to ISU.  She designs clothes for only women and girls.  She started designing when she was 14.

Exercising your character

Reminder...We will be going on a class field trip to Des Moines on Wednesday. Your child is allowed to bring an electronic device on the bus, but it will need to be left on the bus when we go into the event. Please send electronics at your/your child's own risk. A sack lunch will be provided by HyVee, the sponsor of the event. No food or drink need be sent from home!
This field trip is VERY energizing!  The kids will be learning about character and the importance of being healthy! The kids will also get a t-shirt to wear that day and then keep!

Career day: Video game designer information

 

The kids had such an amazing learning experience on Friday with our Career Day. There will be more information coming, but for now, here is some information from the video game designer.

 

Tyler Owen: Freelance Video Game Designer; Random Seed Games (http://randomseedgames.com/)

 

Games he’s made:

·         Board game called “Divine”

·         “Iceberg Frenzy” on iOS

·         “Protobotic” Flash game

·         “Time Frame”

·         “Lacuna Passage” – in development now

 

Resources to start making games:

·         Game Maker (https://www.yoyogames.com/studio)

·         Stencyl (http://www.stencyl.com/)

·         Unity (http://unity3d.com/) with PlayMaker plugin (http://www.hutonggames.com/)

 

 

Career Day tomorrow!

On Friday, April 24th, the 5th & 6th grade classes will be meeting with some very interesting people during ROJ Elementary's Career Day! They will get to visit with Tyler Owen, a freelance video game designer; Kody Trample, will be speaking about his agronomy position. Students will be talking with via Skype - Jessie Dirks about physical therapy relating to sports injuries; Scott Wenger, an engineer with NASA and Alyssa Lahr, a technical (fashion) designer with Chico's.

4-23-15

Today is our last day of MAP testing for the year.  We will have a shortened schedule again today, in order to accommodate that testing.

The kids brought home a note yesterday regarding our field trip next Wednesday.  We will be going to Des Moines to an event called Exercising your Character.  It combines having good character traits, with the  importance of keeping healthy through exercise.  Famous Iowan athletes will be there to talk to our kids about both.  This is ALWAYS a terrific experience for the 5th graders.  There will be thousands of other fifth graders from around the state participating with us.  The kids will be getting tshirts to wear that day.  The event also provides lunch for us, so don't worry about sending a sack lunch.  We would like to be ON the bus by 8:00, so please be sure to be here on time next Wednesday.

Test tomorrow over spelling words, and Monday over vocabulary.  Grizzly Bear Family words

4-21-15

Homework:
Read 20 minutes
Finish typing your autobiography
Take your famous person notes
Illustrate a word

Upcoming tests:
MAP Wednesday and Thursday
Spelling test Friday
Vocabulary test Monday

Things to help you practice for your MAP test

http://www.lessonpaths.com/learn/i/figurative-language-13/fling-the-teacher-figurative-language

http://www.cyberlatin.net/fling%20the%20teacher,%20parts%20of%20speech.swf

MIA HAMM: Biography we read today!
http://www.biography.com/people/mia-hamm-16472547

Grizzly Bear vocabulary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbXsSq5VWm0

Mark your calendar

April 21,22,23:  MAP testing each afternoon

24th: Career Day 
Our 5th and 6th graders will get to be a part of Career Day this year!  Counselor Johnson has lined up some really cool speakers to Skype with us about their jobs!

Here is a breakdown of what the day will look like:

9:45 – students will head over to the high school. I will be there to let you in the North doors by the auditorium.

10:00 – Speaker #1 – Tyler Owen – Video Game Designer

11:15 – Speaker #2  - TBD

12:00 – Speaker #3 (Skype) – Jessie Dirks – Physical Therapist

**Students break for lunch/recess/study hall** If you want to take the students out to recess, you may, but there will not be any associates available at this time – you will need to supervise.

2:00 – Speaker #4 (Skype) – Scott Wenger – Electrical Integration Engineer with NASA

2:30 – Speaker #5 – Alyssa Lahr (Skype) – Technical Designer with Chico’s FAS (fashion design)

Students will dismiss back to elementary in time for regular dismissal time.

April 29:  Exercising your Character Field trip to Des Moines

May 8 and 11: Fishing field trip to Lake Cornelia

May 27: Last day of school picnic

4-20-15

Homework for tonight:
Study for your pretest in spelling
Read 20 minutes
Make sure your autobiography is typed and shared with me via Google Docs

4-16-15

Iowa Assessments are complete! Some of the kids really enjoy this week, while others dread it.  We haven't had much time for regular class this week, so homework has been nearly nonexistent.  Next week we'll be taking MAP tests on Tuesday and Thursday, but will be able to have normal classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!  We'll be getting new words next week for spelling and vocabulary.  We only have three stories left in our reading book, and then we'll spend the last few weeks working on a novel unit.  The kids usually really enjoy that last book of the year because it is different from our normal routine!
 

4-15-15

Remember...tomorrow afternoon is our PBIS reward movie.  If students have all homework turned in and have a grade of a D+ or higher, they can bring a snack and watch a movie.

Our last day of Iowa Assessments is tomorrow.

No homework tonight!

4-13-15

Homework:
Read 20 minutes
Life map: 10 events with dates and symbols for each event

Remember:
Bring #2 pencils tomorrow
Book orders due Wednesday
Early out Wednesday

Reading....this week

We will have our vocabulary test on Monday.  There will be no new spelling or vocabulary words this week. With Iowa Assessments, I think the kids have enough to worry about!  We will be using this week in reading to read and write biographies and autobiographies.  The kids will be writing about their own lives and publishing their writing using Google Docs.  They will be picking and researching a famous person to write a biography.  The research will begin at the end of the week and go into next week.

Reading Counts quiz #13 due this week

I allowed the kids a little extra time to read their RC books last month.  There was no quiz due on the last day of March.  Quiz number 13 is due on the 15th!  The kids know that if they are not caught up by the 15th, they will need to take home a reading log for parents to sign each night.  Let's keep reading until the end of the school year!

Iowa Assessments coming this week

Tuesday, April 14th - Thursday, April 16th

Iowa Assessments will be taken from about 8:30-9:45.
Students will receive a snack/break after their first test.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO: 
Get Plenty of Sleep,  Eat a Healthy Breakfast, 
& Bring a few #2 Pencils!  

PBIS celebration coming on Thursday!

“Midterm Movie” / PBIS Celebration Notice:

                                   If your 5^th grader has ALL outstanding work turned in and has earned a D+ or higher in all classes by he/she will be watching a movie and are allowed to bring a pillow, drink, and snack to enjoy.  

Students who do not meet the criteria will be working in a supervised classroom.

4-9-15

Things to do tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Study your spelling and do spelling equations
Study your vocabulary for Monday's test
Do any late work!

4-8-15

Homework:
Read 20 minutes
SRI tests were taken today...results coming tomorrow!
Iowa Assessments will be next week from Tuesday-Thursday.  Look for more information tomorrow!

4-7-15

Homework:
Run on and fragment worksheet
Read 20 minutes

Tomorrow is bring your own device day for the first 30 minutes in class for HAUGEN's homeroom. Way to go on your March PBIS goal. If you are comfortable letting your child bring their device, they are welcome to.  If not, they are able to use our computers, so no worries!

4-6-15

Reading: This week we are moving on to the story Elena.  All of the texts that we have read the last few weeks have dealt with the expansion in the West.  This week continues that theme.  We are looking at different points of view on the same event. We are also working on summarizing and story mapping this week.

Spelling: Pretest tomorrow, test Friday
Words that end in y and what you need to do to them to add a suffix.

Vocabulary: Test Monday
Word histories

Grammar: fragments, run on sentences

SRI test on Wednesday!

Homework:
Read 20 minutes

Elena Vocabulary words....test Monday

Elena (Pg. 550-563 )
1. rugged	having a rough and uneven surface
2. wound	injury in which the skin is cut or broken
3. sombrero	tall hat with a wide brim, worn in Mexico and the American Southwest
4. urgently	in a way that calls for immediate action
5. notorious	well known or famous for something bad
6. condolences	expression of sympathy for a death
7. dictator	a ruler who has complete power over a country
8. transform	to change greatly in appearance or form
9. revolution	an overthrow of a government
10. grief	intense sorrow caused by loss

Elena spelling words....pretest tomorrow, test Friday

Grade 5

Elena

Spelling Words

1. liberties
2. victories
3. countries
4. spied
5. enemies
6. armies
7. scariest
8. dirtier
9. happiness
10. abilities
11. pitied
12. ladies
13. busier
14. duties
15. lilies
16. worthiness
17. tiniest
18. emptiness
19. replies
20. dizziness

Challenge Words

1. unified
2. levied
3. colonies
4. loveliest
5. strategies

PE memo from Mrs. Kern

5^th and 6^th grade students,

Please have your PE clothes and towel for PE starting next week.  You may need to have your outside shoes ready to go also.  That will depend on the weather.  We have fitness testing practice/testing, fishing casting competition, and track meet preparations to do from now until the end of the school year. 

We also have the fishing trips to prepare for but you will need other clothing to prepare for that unit.

Mrs. Kern

4-1-15

No homework tonight!
Don't forget your sack lunch for tomorrow!