Upcoming trip to Des Moines

        The fifth grade students will be heading to Des Moines for Exercising your Character.  This is an excellent program where famous Iowans come and speak to the kids about the importance of exercise, and also the importance of being a person of good character. Speakers this year are: Kirk Ferentz, Paul Rhoads, Tim Dwight ( former NFL player from Iowa), Casey Blake (former MLB player from Iowa), and Hunter Kemper as the emcee.

There will be loud, peppy music, and dancing! Everyone will get a free t-shirt to wear that day. The students will receive a free lunch and we will stop and eat at a park on the way home. (Some students find that the healthy lunch isn’t quite enough to get them through the day, so if they want to bring an extra snack for the day, that is fine).

This is an amazing experience that we can’t wait to share with the kids again this year. 

Mark your calendar for April 29, 2014! We’ll be leaving right away in the morning, and will be back before dismissal!

Please get ahold of one of the 5^th grade teachers, or Mrs. Kern, if you have any questions.

-Ms. Bram, Mrs. Haugen, Mrs. Kern, and Mrs. Mick

4-15-14

No homework tonight, due to the field trip!  I'll post all about it tomorrow!!

4-14-14 and laptop pictures

We had a VERY short day today!  We had the two hour delay, and then our NIACC instructors came to work with the kids.  They taught them what they needed to know in order to attend Entrepreneur for a Day...tomorrow.

Please remember to send a lunch with your child tomorrow.  We will be at NIACC nearly all day!

Homework:
Read 20 minutes
Spelling stretchers

New computers..... On Friday our kids were able to use the new laptop cart during class.  These computers are GREAT!  The kids really enjoyed working with them. We took our SRI test and our vocabulary test, online!

Elena spelling and vocabulary words

Elena Vocabulary Definitions
1. condolences - to show sympathy or an expression of sympathy for a person who
has experienced sorrow or misfortune.
2. dictator - a ruler who has complete power over a country.
3. notorious - well-known for something bad.
4. rugged - having a rough and uneven surface.
5. sombreros - tall hats with a wide brim, worn in Mexico and the American
Southwest.
6. transformed - something that is changed greatly in appearance or form.
7. urgently - in a way that calls for immediate action.
8. wounds - injuries in which the skin is cut or broken.
9. detain - to delay or impede.
10. plaza - a public square or similar open area in a town or city is known as a plaza.
11. mocking - to make fun of, often by imitating or depicting in an insulting way.
12. revolution - a sudden political overthrow from within a given system.

Elena Spelling Words
liberties victories countries spied    unified
enemies armies scariest dirtier   levied
happiness abilities pitied ladies   colonies
busier duties lilies  worthiness   loveliest
tiniest emptiness replies dizziness   strategies


There will be no test this week for either spelling or vocabulary.  This week is too short with our field trip and no school Friday.  The spelling test will be April 21 and vocabulary will be April 22.

Black Cowboy vocab test

4-10-14

Iowa Assessments are over, unless your child missed one of the days this week.  We will be doing make-ups for the next few days.  The only homework for tonight is to study your vocabulary words, and finish the final draft of the Million Dollar Essay!

Tomorrow the kids will get to be the first students in Jacobson to use the new full sized laptop cart!  I'm so excited!  They will be taking their vocabulary test online.  They will also take their RC test over the story they just finished, and their SRI.  We are going to be all about computer time tomorrow!
I think the kids are going to be really excited when they see them.

Remember, next Tuesday we will be headed to NIACC for our field trip.  Remember to send a lunch with the kids.

Field trip Tuesday

The kids took a note home about our field trip next Tuesday.  Just in case you didn't see it....
We will be headed to NIACC for Entrepreneur for a day.  Please send a lunch with your child.  This is a great learning experience for the kids. They get to learn all of the aspects of being a business owner.  REALLY fun!