September 14-18, 2015
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| Jesse, Zhi, Cole, Piper and Tyndall practice bus safety with Ms. Nash. |
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| Parth and Finn represented our Crew at the PrinciPal meeting with Mrs. Russick. |
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| Bennett grappled and found a way to cut a piece of paper large enough forMr. Rinka to fit through. |
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| Rose, Mary Jane, Julia and Aiko worked as a team to save Sammy. |
Welcome to our first five day school week and we were busy! Please click on bolded (brown) captions for more pics.
Our Crew goals were to be respectful to others and to include people in our activities. We also created a T-chart for "What respect looks like and sounds like." Our crew created kickball rules for recess. Mrs. Russick also introduced the Buddy Bench to our class which fits in with our crew goals. Ms. Sakai started reading Wonder by RJ Palacio. Please ask your child about this read aloud. Thank you to Mr. Rinka for running Crew today!
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| Piper leads our class in Bippity Boppity Boo. |
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| Our Crew opens up a crumpled piece of paper to show what it looks like when we say something hurtful. |
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| Rose shares a characteristic about herself as she introduces her last name. |
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| Maya and Aiko role play how to askRose to join them during our Crew. |
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| Eleanor and Tyndall enjoy LibraryBook Exchange. |
In Writing Workshop, students learned that authors write stories from their own experiences. They thought about a person that mattered to them and listed small moment ideas about that person. Students also took a spelling preassessment. We introduced Word Masters (analogies) and interested students signed up.
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| Sebastian and Nadia find informa- tion in their SRBs. |
In Math, Mrs. Malloy's class is reviewed geometry, including polygons and quadrangles. Ms. Sakai's class worked on a scavenger hunt using their Student Reference Books (SRB's) and used different math tools. They also started Brain Powers. Both classes also used a learning activity called "Quiz, quiz, switch."
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| Students are observing and picking veggies from our garden plot. |
In Science, we visited our garden plot and picked a few veggies. We enjoyed a veggie snack, along with some veggies from a farmer's market. Students also read a short passage about the upcoming science topic and used the clues to predict what it might be.
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| During a Brain Break, our Crew does some yoga. |
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| After MAP testing, we had some choice time. Mary Jane and Kaiden play a retro game. |
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| Noah and Jesse do a body scan during Mindfulness. |
Thank you for attending the 100th Anniversary Celebration and a special thank you to the parent volunteers that helped that night! It was such a memorable experience and so much fun! I am so grateful to be a part of the Atwater family!
1. Thursday bags are due by Monday (or the first day of the next week.)
2. Please turn in the Reading Log (totaled) by Monday, Sept. 21st.
3. Please check over and initial or sign your child's binder each day through September to help get into the routine of checking it each day. Thank you for your help with this!
4. Band lessons are on Tuesday and Orchestra lessons are on Thursday.
4. If you would like to purchase the 100th Centennial Commemorative Book (created by your children), there was an order form in the Thursday bag. Students have started to look at our Crew copy. Also, on the order form, is the DVD created by Atwater students and teachers which includes a wonderful history with interviews.
5. Here is the link to the conference page. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0444a9a72da64-fall1
6. Besides Plein Air Shorewood, Doors Open Milwaukee (a citywide architectural open house) is happening. Atwater will be open from 12:00-2:00 on Saturday, Sept. 19th.
7. Picture Day is Monday, September 21st.
8. We have the math MAP assessment on Friday, Sept. 25th.
Important Dates
Sat., Sept. 19th-Doors Open Milwaukee at Atwater from 12:00-2:00 pm
Monday, Sept. 21st-Picture Day, Thurs. bag and reading log (totaled) due
Friday, Sept. 25th-MAP testing
Have a wonderful weekend!
Deb
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