Blog #10

November 2-6, 2015

"We are crew, not passengers" bulletin board by Mrs. Malloy's and Ms. Sakai's Crews.  Thank you to Mr. Rinka
for creating the boat!

Here is Mr. and Mrs. Rinka with their daughter, Madison.
We enjoyed their visit this week!

Congratulations to Liam and Nadia for earning Xtramath
certificates!

Our staff celebrated Mr. Anton's 60th Birthday on Friday!
You may have noticed our Packer attire. (I've known
Mr. Anton since I started at Atwater and I am so grateful
that I've been able to work with him!)

(Please click on any bold or brown caption for more pics!)

     It was a pleasure to see so many of you at Open House! If you weren't able to come last Wednesday, your child can show you his/her classroom and work at another time. Please email me.

     In Crew, we are learning about Growth Mindset.  This is a belief that our abilities can be developed through hard work and we can train our brains to think differently.

After a "Snowball fight," our crew
 found partners to share and learn
more about each other. 

Maya shares an action to share about
her weekend during one of our greetings.

Zhi leads us in Bippity Boppity Boo
as part of Crew.

Noah, Eleanor and Bennett research
Wisconsin facts. 

Tyndall and Tristan word process
their personal narrative stories.

     In Reading Workshop, students read different types of nonfiction texts about Wisconsin, including the Wisconsin Trails magazines. Students wrote interesting facts about Wisconsin, cited the sources and started to word process them.  The facts are for a 3-D art project with Mrs. Hayes.

     In Writing Workshop, students peer edited personal narratives and revised their stories. Students also wrote note cards about what Crew means to them.

Aiko shares one of her Math
Menu activities. 

     In Math. in Mrs. Malloy's class, students are learning about factors and multiples of numbers.  Different symbols for multiplication and division were introduced.  In Ms. Sakai's math class, students continued problem solving, along with learning addition and subtraction algorithms.

Lauryn, Tyndall and Jesse are study-
ing for their Social Studies assess-
ment in our class. 

 
      In Social Studies, students reviewed for the assessment and took the government assessment.

      Students also drew a picture of themselves and asked peers to critique it before they drew a final portrait of themselves for our Crew board.

Julia, Maya and their buddy create
a welcome card. 

Cole, Finn and their buddy make a
welcome card for
HarborChaseresidents.

     Students brainstormed different phrases to welcome people to a new home. Then, they met with their kindergarten buddies to write welcome cards for new residents to HarborChase Assisted Living Center.

   

Noah does "Tapping In" during
Mindfulness.

Thank you for reading our blog!


Special Notes and Friendly Reminders for Parents
   
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, November 9th.

3.  Important Math Fact information:  All Rookies and Vets should be enrolled in XtraMath.  Rookies and Vets: You have chosen to complete Xtramath 3 times or complete a packet of math facts. These are due every Monday.

4.   On Wednesday, November 11th (9:30-2:0 pm), we are taking a trip to the Bradley Center in Milwaukee to see an Admirals Hockey Game and participate in some STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) activities.  Your child needs a disposable bag lunch and drink for this trip. 

5.  Rookies:  All Rookies received a permission slip to the Milwaukee Art Museum.  The Rookies and I (along with Mrs. Malloy's Rookies) will attend this first trip together.  After, if you are interested, you may become a Junior Art Docent.  There will be information about this before you decide. Permission slip is due on Friday, November 13th.

6.  Vet Junior Art Docents:  Your permission slip are also due on Friday, November 13th.

7.  Word Masters-An informational packet about Word Masters for all interested students went home last week.  Students must complete the attached crossword puzzle by November 23rd in order to participate in the event.  Students nay bring their crossword puzzle or play a practice computer game during Guided Study.

Word Master Quizlet for Rookies: https://quizlet.com/99563992/2015-16-atw-lb-3rd-grade-words-meet-1-flash-cards/

Word Master Quizlet for Vets: https://quizlet.com/99885124/2015-16-atw-lb-4th-grade-words-meet-1-flash-cards/

8.  Veteran's Assembly:  I sent a separate email for this.  Students may wear red, white and blue on Tuesday, November 10th for the assembly at 1:45 pm. We are collecting a Dollar for Honor through Monday, Nov. 9th. 


Important Dates

Monday, Nov. 9th-Reading log (totaled) due, Xtra Math 3X's or fact packet due

Tuesday, November 10th-Veteran's Assembly at 1:45 pm in the cafe.  Students may wear red, white and blue

Wednesday, November 11th-Field Trip to the Bradley Center (9:30-2:00 pm)-Please bring a disposable bag lunch and drink

Friday, November 13th-Rookies and Vets (Jun. Art Docents)-Milwaukee Art Museum permission slip due





Monday, November 16th-No School-Inservice Day for teachers

Thursday, November 19th-Battle of the Books Check-in

Friday, November 20th-New date for Madison field trip-Please bring a disposable bag lunch and drink





Monday, November 23-Word Masters crossword puzzle due

Wednesday, Nov. 25-Friday-Nov. 27th-No School


Monday, Nov. 30th-Thursday, Dec. 3rd-Atwater Book Fair

Friday, December 4th-No School-Record Keeping and Planning day for teachers

Port Washington's Winter Farmer's Market opened this weekend-I'm so happy about that!  

Have a wonderful weekend!

Deb