Blog #29

March 20-23, 2016

Zhi and his K-4 Buddy show
their dinosaur made from recyled
materials. Thank you, Mr. Isaacs
for the pics! Click here for pics.

Piper, Mary Jane, Emily and Ashley share in a pizza lunch
for 0 or 1 late slip in Trimester 2! Click here for more pics. 

Cole leads us in a Crew activity.  The
Crew also watched a short video about
the book Those Shoes by Maribeth
Boelts and listenend to Sam and the 
Lucky Money by Karen Chinn to dis-
cuss empathy. Click here for
more pics. 

Tiristan shares his empathy quote
during our Crew meeting.

Finn and Cole use an EL Protocol
called Quiz, Quiz Trade to prepare
for Riveredge.  Click here for pics. 

Mary Jane and Aiko use an EL Proto-
col called Quiz Quiz Trade on more
vocabulary for Riveredge. Click here 
or pics. 

Kaiden, Eleanor and Liam use an EL
Protocol called Concentric Circles
to write down facts they learned about
making maple syrup before our
Riveredge trip.  Click here for pics. 

       

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Noah tastes sap from a sugar maple
at Riveredge. We had a wonderful
trip and tasty treats!  Thank you Mrs.
Salas and Mr. Schwebel for chaperon-
ing our trip! Thank you to Mr. Isaacs
for adding pics, too!
 Click here for lots of pics. 

   Ms. Sakai's math class worked on a decimal project.  Students also used Computer time to practice for the upcoming Forward assessment.  

Nadia leads us during our Mindfulness
lesson. 

Matthew leads us in Mindfulness
with the rain stick. Click here fora  pic. 

Brains in the am and pm! Click here for pics. 

     For our Spring Party, students watched the 1971 version of Willy Wonka which relates to our PERKS.  Thank you to Jesse, Eleanor, Liam, Zhi and Mary Jane for providing us treats for the movie!


Special Notes and Friendly Reminders for Parents

Hi!  I hope that everyone has had a wonderful Spring Break and safe travels!  The flu wormed its way throughout our family but thankfully, we've had Spring Break to recover!  I missed activities (including Dining Around the World/ACE Family Night) which I was disappointed about but am happy to be feeling better and gaining energy!

1.  Thursday bags and reading logs by Monday.

2. There is not a fact pack or Xtramath due over Spring Break. 

3.  Trash-Free Tuesday is on April 5th and all Tuesdays. :)

4.  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/

5.  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.)


6.  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, 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;   

Monday, April 11th-Thurs. bag, reading log and fact practice or Xtramath due,

Tuesday, April 12th:  Trash Free Tuesday and band lessons and lunch rehearsal, Forward Assessment

Wednesday, April 13th:  

Thursday, April 14th:  orchestra lessons

Friday, April 15th: 

Enjoy your weekend and thank you so much for reading,

Deb