Blog #28

March 14-18, 2016

Congratulations to Lulu, Rose and Maya for earning their
way to the Battle of the Books Regional Competition!
Way to go, Loco Lizards! Click here for more pics.

The Orchestra students performed in three concerts and a
rehearsal in less 24 hours, including The Orchestra Festival
and concerts at both LB and ATW!  A lot of dedication-
great job Tyndall, Lauryn, Maya, Julia, Zhi, Noah, Cole and
Parth! 

We enjoyed listening and watching our orchestra students
at the Atwater concert!

Eleanor, Tyndall and Nadia helped monitor the recycling
bins during lunch time! Click here for more pics.

Cole shares his empathy quote with
our Crew.  We are continuing to focus
on PERKS with an emphasis on
Empathy. Click here more another pic. 

Teddy leads us in "Never Have I Ever",
a game which focuses on empathy.
We also sang an empathy song and
watched a short video. Click here for
more pics. 

      

On Pi Day, we learned how to mea-
sure the circumference of a circle and
we checked it by measuring.  Kaiden
and Lauryn are checking the circumference
of a hula hoop. Click here for more pics. 

Bennett showed us a hula hoop Crew
activity that we played on Pi Day.
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We played "Chasing the gold." Tristan is
 passing the chasing object to Finn.
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 Zhi, MaryJane and Noah find the
circumference of their Lifesavers
for Pi Day.
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For St. Patrick's Day, Mary Jane
and Piper created a Limerick.  
Click here for pics.
We also worked on creating story
maps for the beginning, each event,
a problem, resolution and ending of
our realistic fiction stories. 

    

   We started to practice for the Forward Exam.  Most students practiced ELA (English Language Arts) Session 1 and 2. 

Some are working on math.  Vets will also practice science and social studies.  I'll put the link on my blog so you can see the practice or so your child can practice more.

     We also enjoyed a powerful First Stage play titled "The First
Snow."  If you have an opportunity to see it, I would recommend it. It's part of their Wisconsin series. Thank you to Mrs. Kaster and Mrs. Wiseman for chaperoning our trip!

     Mrs. Ognar, a guest teacher and on the committee to create table decorations for the SEED event, asked our Crew if they would write thank you notes to SEED for the fund raising event at Discovery World last night.  Of course, we agreed!

     

Parth, Finn and Maya use an EL
protocol called Concentric Circles.
They are writing what they know about
the different parts of tree trunk and
making maple syrup. Click here for more pics. 

Rose, Aiko, Julia and Bennett add
information into the next EL Con-
centric Circle after learning more
information.  This activity prepares them
for our upcoming Riveredge field trip.
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Tristan shares his Publishing Center
story. Click here for more pics.

     


 Both Crews in math reviewed for their assessments on Monday.

Ashley and Kaiden show how tenths
and hundredths make up one meter.
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Aiko and Nadia play a Decimal game.
Click here for more pics. 

Liam and Andrina play a large place
value game which also helped them
on the open response question.
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Nadia uses a rainstick during Mind-
fulness. Click here for more pics. 

Ms. Janet teaches Tristan how to ring
a new chime during Mindfulness.
Click here for another pic.

Brain Breaks!
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Liam, Cole, Finn, Zhi, Jesse and Noah
do "Kitty High Five" for a Brain
Break. Click here for more pics. 

Finn and Liam create "We're Going
on a Picnic" while waiting in the hall. 

Lauryn, Kaiden, and Mary Jane play a
four-player Mancala game. 

Piper shows her St. Patrick's Day spirit!
Click here for more pics. 

Special Notes and Friendly Reminders for Parents

1.  Thursday bags, reading logs and Xtramath/fact packs are due by Monday.

2.  Monday, March 21st-Pizza lunch for 0 or 1 late slips (note in Thurs. bag)

3.  Trash-Free Tuesday is on March 22nd and all Tuesdays. :)

4.  Tuesday, March 22-Riveredge Field trip for Tuesday, March 22nd:  Please dress for the weather as we will be outside the entire time at Riveredge.  It looks like it will be in the 50s and cloudy on Tuesday.  Chaperones: Shawn Brown, Kelley Salas and Brian Schwebel  (We are eating at 11:00 am and leaving at 11:25 am)  There will be band lessons (Mr. Hughes is looking at his schedule.)  Band students will not participate in the band lunch rehearsal. Mr. Hughes knows. 

5.  Wednesday, March 23rd-Making dinosaurs with recyclable materials with K-4 buddies-please bring paper or toilet paper rolls, milk jugs, etc. 

6.  Wednesday, March 23rd:  Dining Around the World 5:00-6:30 pm (sign up below) and for the first time with the ACE Family Night featuring The Julie Wood Quartet at 6:30 pm.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4ba9a628a3fc1-dining1

7,  Thursday, March 24th-Crazy Hair Day, book orders due and Spring Party

8.  Word Masters:  Students involved in Word Masters may use Guided Study time to work on their crossword puzzles and/or Quizlet practice below. They may also work on these at home. The crossword puzzles are due on 4/6.

https://quizlet.com/125135126/2016-wordmasters-3rd-gr-marapr-flash-cards/

https://quizlet.com/125144993/2016-wordmasters-grade-4-marapr-flash-cards/

9.  Practicing for Forward Exam:  The link is below. 

Both Rookies and Vets practice ELA Session 1 and 2 and Math.
Vets only practice science and social studies, too. 

https://wbte.drcedirect.com/WI/portals/wi/ott1

Dates for testing are: Vets and Rookies: 4/12. 4/22 and 4/25 , Vets only- 4/28 and 5/4 
(Testing dates may change if something comes up or someone needs to switch.)



10.  Here is a rec. class that our wonderful aide, Mr. Isaacs, is offering called Mindful Acting.  It is for grades 3-6. It begins on Monday, April 11th and you can sign up now. :)

https://shorewoodrecreation.org/ViewCourseActivityDetails.aspx?id=C39857

Important Dates

Monday, March 21st-Thurs. bag, reading log and fact practice or Xtramath due, Pizza lunch for 0 or 1ate slips 

Tuesday, March 22nd:  Riveredge Field trip (eating early)-leaving at 11:30 and returning around 3:00 pm- chaperones: Shawn Brown, Kelley Salas and Brian Schwebel-Please dress for the weather, the entire field trip is outside.  

Trash Free Tuesday and band lessons

Wednesday, March 23rd:  dinosaurs with K-4 buddies

Dining Around the World 5:00 pm and ACE Family Night 6:30 pm

Thursday, March 24th:  Spring Party (Jesse, Eleanor, Liam, Zhi and Mary Jane are bringing party treats), Crazy Hair Day and book orders due, orchestra lessons

Friday, March 25th-Sunday, April 3rd: No School for students-Spring Break

Monday, April 4th:  reading log and Thurs. bag due

Tuesday, April 5th: band lessons and lunch rehearsal, Trash Free Tuesdays

Wednesday, April 6th;   Word Master crossword due and Word Masters

Thursday, April 7th;  orchestra lessons

Friday, April 8th;   

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend and Happy first day of Spring!

Deb