Blog #12

November 17-20, 2015

Tristan and Jesse took notes during our Crew meeting
about acts of Kindness. They attended PrinciPals with
Mrs. Russick and shared about the meeting with our Crew.

Mrs. Stepanski and Mrs. Russick lead
the ribbon cutting ceremony for the
new Atwater Playground! Thank you to
all of the contributors to the playground!

Please click on any brown captions
for more pictures.

Noah, Eleanor and Bennett
add onto to their note catcher
after we watched a short video
about "passing on kindness."

     In Crew this week, we discussed being kind, the PrinciPal topic and Ms. Sakai read a book.  We also spent time using "I statements", along with responding to them.

      In Reading Workshop, students continued to read JR books and build reading stamina.  In Writing Workshop, students worked independently on personal narratives using checklists and rubrics.

Students are standing toe to toe
or heel to heel to make an average
 class shoe size.  Then students estimated
and measured items in the room
with that shoe size.

     In Math in Mrs. Malloy's class, students continued with Math Workshop.  In Ms. Sakai's class, students took an assessment. They also brainstormed and wrote on a note catcher words about measurement. Later, they read information from the Student Reference Book (nonfiction reading) and added more notes to their note catcher.

IXL now has some free science and
social studies activities.  Students used
animal classification ones to help
review for their science assessment. 

Bennett and Cole in the
Capitol building. 

     In Science, students continued to review for an assessment, watched a video about food chains and took the assessment.

Lauryn, Kaiden and Julia shake
a jar with important food items in it.

     In Social Studies, we took a field trip to Madison!  Students worked on some fun pencil and paper packets if they chose. Once in Madison, we met up with the rest of the chaperones and students had a little free time.  A knowledgeable guide gave us a tour of the beautiful Capitol building before we headed to lunch at the museum.  An enthusiastic guide led us through Native American exhibits, including a game and opportunities to touch different items.  Then, students had a little time to shop at the museum before heading home. I am very sorry that we returned late to school and I appreciate your understanding. It was a fantastic day and the students represented Atwater well!  Thank you to all of the wonderful chaperones for joining us: Mrs. Aldana, Mrs. Brown, Ms. Desai, Mrs. DeWeerdet, Ms. Ferosie, Miss Gardner, Mr. Loomis, Mr. Schroeder, Mr. Schwebel, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Talley and Mrs. Travanty!

   

Rose and her buddy display their
Thankful turkey project.

Finn leads us in 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 week.)

2.  Please turn in the Reading Log (totaled) by Monday, November 23rd.   If your child misplaces his/her reading log, s/he can take another one or write the information on a piece of paper. 

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.   PJ Day:  Mrs. Russick has agreed to let the students that took a field trip to Madison last Friday have PJ Day this Tuesday, Nov. 24th. 

5.  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 may 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/

6.  Sooper Yooper books-another book order form was in the Thursday bag if students want to purchase one or both of the books by Mark Newman, the speaker coming to visit in Dec.  He will autograph the books for your child during his visit. Orders are due by Dec. 4th.

7.  Winter wear:  Please make sure to label hats, gloves, boots and especially snow pants with your child's name on them.  This will help us return to your child if they're misplaced. Please also send an extra pair of shoes for your child to change into at school, as boots stay in our coatroom, or s/he can wear their phy. ed. shoes. 

Important Dates

Monday, November 23-Word Masters crossword puzzle due, Thurs. bag, reading log and Xtramath 3X's or fact packet due

Tuesday, Nov. 24th:  PJ Spirit Day

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

It was time to pull out the winter boots today! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Deb