Wow, hard to believe tomorrow is the last day of the year. The kids have learned and grown so much, and will make GREAT 6th graders. I hope you all have a terrific summer!
Lunch tomorrow:
Mrs. Haugen's homeroom won the pizza for the soup label contest, so they don't need lunch tomorrow.
Mrs. Mick's kids will also be eating pizza, due to a DOJO reward.
Ms. Bram's kids need to bring a sack lunch
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
5-20-15
Just a reminder...
Tomorrow is the track meet. The kids can bring a water bottle and a small amount of money for the concession stand, if they would like. Our portion starts at 9:00. In the afternoon, kids with late work will be with Mrs. Mick, kids who made the DOJO hall of fame will be with Ms. Bram, and the kids who don't fit into those two categories will be watching the lower elementary track meet with me!!
Tomorrow is the track meet. The kids can bring a water bottle and a small amount of money for the concession stand, if they would like. Our portion starts at 9:00. In the afternoon, kids with late work will be with Mrs. Mick, kids who made the DOJO hall of fame will be with Ms. Bram, and the kids who don't fit into those two categories will be watching the lower elementary track meet with me!!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Random announcements....
Please return late library/and Mrs. Haugen books ASAP!
Wednesday's early out...bus kids won't leave until 1:15.
No more band...instruments need to come home!
Wednesday's early out...bus kids won't leave until 1:15.
No more band...instruments need to come home!
Track meet information for Thursday
Track meet is Thursday. This is a no color “specials”
day. Friday will be a white day. 4th-6th grade
students should be ready to go right at 9:00 a.m. K-3rd grade
students should be ready to go at 12:30.
Here is the order of the meet
Morning meet
4th grade 100M Dash
5th grade 100 M Dash
6th grade 100 M Dash
4th grade 200 M Run
5th grade 200 M Run
6th grade 200 M Run
4th grade 400 M Run
5th grade 400 M Run
6th grade 400 M Run
4 x 100 M Relay-4th grade girls, then boys
4 x 100 M Relay-5th grade girls, then boys
4 x 100 M Relay-6th grade girls, then boys
Afternoon meet
Kindergarten 50 M Dash
1st grade 50 M Dash
2nd grade 50 M Dash
3rd grade 60 M Dash
Kindergarten softball Throw
1st grade 200 M Run
2nd grade 200 M Run
3rd grade 200 M Run
The BKBK concession stand will open to sell water, Gatorade,
and candy.
Monday, May 18, 2015
5-18-15
Homework for tonight:
RC #15 is due today!
Study for spelling and vocabulary end of the year tests (May 26)
Finish Animal Google Slide presentation
Wednesday's early out: 1:15 for bus kids instead of our normal 1:00.
RC #15 is due today!
Study for spelling and vocabulary end of the year tests (May 26)
Finish Animal Google Slide presentation
Wednesday's early out: 1:15 for bus kids instead of our normal 1:00.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
5-17-15
RC quiz #15 is due on Monday. The kids will have part of their reading comprehension grade based on their reading counts for this final quarter. Their percentage of correct answers on their tests will be worth 100 points, 1 point for each percentage point achieved. They will be getting 10 points for each of the 15 quizzes that need to be passed by the end of the year.
Monday is double token day at school for PBIS. Each child that earns a token for Bronco Pride behavior will be getting two tokens.
Start looking through your houses for books that need to be returned to school. I am missing many from my personal library.
We will be finishing up our last theme in the reading books this week.
Tuesday our specials time will be switched to 11:10-11:55 in order to accommodate some things happening in 6th grade.
Wednesday is an early out.
Thursday is our track meet. It begins at 9:00. In the afternoon, kids who earned the DOJO Hall of Fame awards for receiving 100% in any given month, will be with Ms. Bram in her room, CELEBRATING! Late work? These kids will be working with Mrs. Mick. I will be taking any other kids out to watch the K-3 track meet at 12:45. The concession stand will be open, so if the kids want to bring a small amount of money, they can.
Friday our boxtop and soup label contest will be ending. Keep sending yours in please!
Monday, May 25, no school for Memorial Day.
Tuesday, May 26, end of the year spelling and vocabulary tests. Be studying all week this week, don't leave them for the last day!
Wednesday, May 27, last day. Send a sack lunch with your child. We will have our end of the year assembly in the morning. Then each of the 5th grade teachers will spend some time with each of the groups, and then we'll head outside for a picnic lunch and a kickball tournament. Send plastic bags or an extra book bag to school with your child, for all of the extra take home papers.
Monday is double token day at school for PBIS. Each child that earns a token for Bronco Pride behavior will be getting two tokens.
Start looking through your houses for books that need to be returned to school. I am missing many from my personal library.
We will be finishing up our last theme in the reading books this week.
Tuesday our specials time will be switched to 11:10-11:55 in order to accommodate some things happening in 6th grade.
Wednesday is an early out.
Thursday is our track meet. It begins at 9:00. In the afternoon, kids who earned the DOJO Hall of Fame awards for receiving 100% in any given month, will be with Ms. Bram in her room, CELEBRATING! Late work? These kids will be working with Mrs. Mick. I will be taking any other kids out to watch the K-3 track meet at 12:45. The concession stand will be open, so if the kids want to bring a small amount of money, they can.
Friday our boxtop and soup label contest will be ending. Keep sending yours in please!
Monday, May 25, no school for Memorial Day.
Tuesday, May 26, end of the year spelling and vocabulary tests. Be studying all week this week, don't leave them for the last day!
Wednesday, May 27, last day. Send a sack lunch with your child. We will have our end of the year assembly in the morning. Then each of the 5th grade teachers will spend some time with each of the groups, and then we'll head outside for a picnic lunch and a kickball tournament. Send plastic bags or an extra book bag to school with your child, for all of the extra take home papers.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
5-13-15
Mark your calendar:
Thursday: Vocabulary test, My side of the mountain movie
All students who have homework for Mrs. Haugen complete, will be able to watch the movie My Side of the Mountain tomorrow! We just finished this great story, and the kids are really excited to see if the movie is similar to the book.
Friday: Mrs. Haugen gone
20th: Early out
21st: 9:00 4-6th track meet
12:30- Kng-3rd track meet
25th: no school Memorial Day
26th: End of the year spelling and vocabulary test
27th: Picnic lunch (bring your own) and kickball game between the sections
Thursday: Vocabulary test, My side of the mountain movie
All students who have homework for Mrs. Haugen complete, will be able to watch the movie My Side of the Mountain tomorrow! We just finished this great story, and the kids are really excited to see if the movie is similar to the book.
Friday: Mrs. Haugen gone
20th: Early out
21st: 9:00 4-6th track meet
12:30- Kng-3rd track meet
25th: no school Memorial Day
26th: End of the year spelling and vocabulary test
27th: Picnic lunch (bring your own) and kickball game between the sections
Monday, May 11, 2015
5-11-15
Homework tonight:
Study for Thursday's vocabulary test over My side of the mountain words
Begin studying for the BIG end of the year spelling test- May 26th
Spelling assignment: write the first two words from each spelling unit
Vocabulary: Coloring worksheet
LATE WORK: Make sure it is done. The end of the year is coming soon, and many of the kids have late work.
FIND Mrs. Haugen's books. There are many of my free reading books that are missing. Please look through your things at home and find them. THANKS!
Study for Thursday's vocabulary test over My side of the mountain words
Begin studying for the BIG end of the year spelling test- May 26th
Spelling assignment: write the first two words from each spelling unit
Vocabulary: Coloring worksheet
LATE WORK: Make sure it is done. The end of the year is coming soon, and many of the kids have late work.
FIND Mrs. Haugen's books. There are many of my free reading books that are missing. Please look through your things at home and find them. THANKS!
Sunday, May 10, 2015
5-10-15
What's happening this week?
Spelling: We will be reviewing all of our words from this year. We will have a final test over randomly selected words on May 26th.
Vocabulary: Our last regular vocabulary test will be on Thursday, over My Side of the Mountain vocabulary. We will then begin studying for our end of the year vocabulary test, which will be May 26th.
Reading: Our last story will be My Side of the Mountain. We will read that this week, and watch the movie of it on Thursday! Anyone with all of their work done, and who has also passed the quiz over the story, will be able to watch the movie. Our skill this week is drawing conclusions, and inference.
Language Arts: This week we will begin our last project of the year. We'll be researching and taking notes over an animal. The kids will then make a Google Slide Show using various nonfiction text features.
Mark your calendar:
Monday: Fishing
Tuesday: Summer reading program information from Amy Bates
Wednesday:
Thursday: Vocabulary test, My side of the mountain movie
Friday: Mrs. Haugen gone
20th: Early out
21st: 9:00 4-6th track meet
12:30- Kng-3rd track meet
25th: no school Memorial Day
26th: End of the year spelling and vocabulary test
27th: Picnic lunch (bring your own) and kickball game between the sections
Spelling: We will be reviewing all of our words from this year. We will have a final test over randomly selected words on May 26th.
Vocabulary: Our last regular vocabulary test will be on Thursday, over My Side of the Mountain vocabulary. We will then begin studying for our end of the year vocabulary test, which will be May 26th.
Reading: Our last story will be My Side of the Mountain. We will read that this week, and watch the movie of it on Thursday! Anyone with all of their work done, and who has also passed the quiz over the story, will be able to watch the movie. Our skill this week is drawing conclusions, and inference.
Language Arts: This week we will begin our last project of the year. We'll be researching and taking notes over an animal. The kids will then make a Google Slide Show using various nonfiction text features.
Mark your calendar:
Monday: Fishing
Tuesday: Summer reading program information from Amy Bates
Wednesday:
Thursday: Vocabulary test, My side of the mountain movie
Friday: Mrs. Haugen gone
20th: Early out
21st: 9:00 4-6th track meet
12:30- Kng-3rd track meet
25th: no school Memorial Day
26th: End of the year spelling and vocabulary test
27th: Picnic lunch (bring your own) and kickball game between the sections
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
5-6-15
Homework tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Spelling assignment for kids who didn't pass the pretest
Redo work and late work
Thursday:
Guidance
Don't forget we have Fine Arts night on Thursday night. Art showing starts at 6:30 in the gym. Kids need to be in the classroom at 6:45 to take attendance. You are invited to have a cookie in the lunchroom after the concert.
Friday:
Fishing at Lake Cornelia in the morning, during specials time.
Read 20 minutes
Spelling assignment for kids who didn't pass the pretest
Redo work and late work
Thursday:
Guidance
Don't forget we have Fine Arts night on Thursday night. Art showing starts at 6:30 in the gym. Kids need to be in the classroom at 6:45 to take attendance. You are invited to have a cookie in the lunchroom after the concert.
Friday:
Fishing at Lake Cornelia in the morning, during specials time.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
5-5-15
Make sure you have your famous person biography and notes ready to hand in tomorrow!
Make sure ALL late work is turned in, there is a lot right now.
RC quiz #14 was due last week, but thanks to my illness, they've had a couple of extra days to skate by. I will be keeping kids in for recess for #14 tomorrow!
Make sure ALL late work is turned in, there is a lot right now.
RC quiz #14 was due last week, but thanks to my illness, they've had a couple of extra days to skate by. I will be keeping kids in for recess for #14 tomorrow!
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Laptop activities for Monday
Take your RC quiz over Golden Lion Tamarin Family Comes Home.
I'll get your scores when I get back.
Go to spelling city. Click on https://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=24002437 .Play a couple of games to practice your new words.
Watch this video trailer for the story we are reading this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=FSmFOBIk_yI
Chose your nonfiction topic, from the list you all created, or one of your own. Begin looking for information websites were you might look when it is time to take notes. Write down some of the sites you want to use on a piece of notebook paper, so next green day we can start getting information.
I'll get your scores when I get back.
Go to spelling city. Click on https://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=24002437 .Play a couple of games to practice your new words.
Watch this video trailer for the story we are reading this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=FSmFOBIk_yI
Chose your nonfiction topic, from the list you all created, or one of your own. Begin looking for information websites were you might look when it is time to take notes. Write down some of the sites you want to use on a piece of notebook paper, so next green day we can start getting information.
5-3-15
We will be finishing our FAST tests this week. That will be the last of the BIG tests for us this year.
Our classroom tests/major assignments this week will be:
Monday: RC quiz over Golden Lion Tamarin
Vocabulary test Golden Lion Tamarin
Tuesday: Pretest over My side of the Mountain words
Wednesday: Biography due
Friday: Last regular spelling test- My side of the Mountain
Other events this week
Thursday- Fine arts night
Friday- 5th grade fishing trip during the morning
Our classroom tests/major assignments this week will be:
Monday: RC quiz over Golden Lion Tamarin
Vocabulary test Golden Lion Tamarin
Tuesday: Pretest over My side of the Mountain words
Wednesday: Biography due
Friday: Last regular spelling test- My side of the Mountain
Other events this week
Thursday- Fine arts night
Friday- 5th grade fishing trip during the morning
