Blog #9

October 24-27, 2016

Aiko and Cleo talk with a visiting French student during a
Crew meeting. Seventeen high school studensts and two
teachers from France joined us during Crew. We did a
High Five greeting in Frnech and English. Members of
our Crew used an EL Fishbowl Protocol to teach the
greeting.  We greeted elbow partners.
Other Crew members demonstrated  the
EL Protocol Back to Back, Front to Front before our
crews tried it together. This gave us an opportunity
to learn more about each other. It was a fantastic time!
See pics. 

The visitors returned later in the morning.
Nadia read one version of Stone Soup to a French high
school student. Students also worked on a Stone Soup
rhyming poem together. We enjoyed our time together.
See pics. 

Congratulations to Auguste for passing an Xtramath level!

Henry is reading another version of Stone Soup. Some of
the versions from different countries
 were Stone Soup by Marcia Brown,
Stone Soup by Ann McGoversn, Stone Soup by Jon Muth,
Mama Panya's Pancakes by Mary Chamberlin, and
Nail Soup by  Eric Maderra.  See pics. 

Mary Jane and Daphne are creating their own recipe for
Stone Soup. Students also created an art work of their
Stone Soup. See pics. 

Rowan and Jacoby are problem solving together in math.
See pics. 

Owen, Angela, Mae, Geoffrey and Louis find the mass of
different objects during Math Workshop. See pics. 

Owen, Tristan, J.P., Henry, Levi, Petra, Masha, Kaiden
and Eliza  prepare for our Buddy Crew meeting next week.
Our crew has two groups and wil each lead a buddy crew.
The crew divided responsibilities for the crew meeting
and practiced a lot. See pics. 

Levi and Geoffrey, along with Owen and Jacoby practice
two dice games that they will teach their K-4 buddies.
See pics. 

Our closing Crews focused on the visiting French students and
the prorgress on planning for the buddy crew meetings.
frustration and grappling turned into easier and fun.

Levi leads us in Mindfulness. See pics. 

Liam adds his vegetable to our Stone Soup. Everyone brought
a vegetable of his/her choice to add to our soup.
Thank you to Mrs. Johnson for helping! I sent you the recipe
for our Stone Soup which includes how much of each vegetable
was in it.  Thank you everyone for contributing to our delicious
soup! See pics. 

Auguste, Tristan, Owen and J.P. enjoy our Fall party. We
ate the Stone Soup and crackers earlier due to specials in
the afternoon. We also watched two versions of Stone Soup.
Our afternoon treats were apple juice pouches, apples,
pears, caramel dip and homemade yummy strawberry galettes
made by Lora Caton.  Thank you to Auguste, Jacoby,
Eliza, Masha, Petra and  Levi for supplying party treats.
See pics. 

Our K-4 Buddies visited us with their wonderful costumes.
See pics. 

Other Activities:

Wrote an invite to parents for
Open Housea and worked on SS maps
Lots of reading and writing around Stone
Soup

Notes for Parents:

1.  Reading Logs: Reading Logs are due totaled on Monday.  The minimum amount of days is five and students should read at least 140 minutes.  Please ask them to total their minutes before they bring it to school on Monday. An example reading log is in the Parent Orientation booklet. 

2.  XtraMath:  Mrs. Malloy's and Ms. Sakai's crew-Please practice Xtramath three times (three different days) each week. The week runs Mon.-Sun.

3.   Vets-Junior Art Docent trip-Tuesday, Nov. 1st

4. Urban Ecology Field Trip-Thursday, Nov. 3rd-Please dress for the weather-we will be outside part of the time

5.  Open House: Thursday, November 3, 2016 from 6:00-7:00 pm. Please come to school so your child can show you what s/he has been working on!


6. Rookies-Junior Art Docent-If you are interested in joining, please look for the note and permission slip in the Thurs. bag. We talked about it. :) The permission slip is due on Thurs., Nov. 3rd. 

7.  Word Masters:  Your child should have brought home his/her Word Master packet home with a note attached with important information and dates. Your child will have some time to work on the "word posters" at school and may also work on them at home. Some students are working spltting the words up so I'll give them time to teach the words to each other. Their packet should be kept in their binder so they can work on it at school.  The practice is on Wed., Nov. 2nd during Guided Study. The challenge is on Nov. 28th during Guided Study.

8. Picture Retake Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8th: If you would like a retake  or didn't have a picture taken at Picture Day, Picture Re-take day will be Tuesday, Nov. 8th. If you already purchased a package, your child will need to bring the complete photo-package to have the picture re-taken and a new photo-package printed at no cost.   

9. Veteran's Day Assembly: Thurs., Nov. 10th at 1:45 pm.  Please see the note that was in the Thurs. bag with important information, especially about honoring Veterans at the assembly. Please also consider donating to the "Dollar for Honor Fundraiser" to send a Veteran on an Honor Flight.

10 . No School and Conference Dates: There is no school for students on Thursday, March 9th and Friday, March 10th.  The district calendar says differently. 


11.  Wednesday Meeting: We meet every Wed. for Professional Development after the students leave. Last week, we discussed how the Common Core math Standards relate to our progress report, what is going well in math and what is challenging.

12. Inservice Day last Friday: We spent the day with an enthusiastic speaker, Dr. Paula Kluth,          about inclusion in the classroom. It was a worthwhile day and I learned a lot. I also enjoyed lunch with staff that I don't often see for more than a couple of minutes a day. 

Calendar:

Monday, October 31-Reading log, Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due

Tuesday, November 1- band lessons, Vets: Junior Art Docents to art museum

Wednesday, November 2- Word Masters practice

Thursday, November 3- Orchestra lessons, Rookies-Juionr Art Docent perm. slip due, Urban Ecology field trip am, Open House: 6-7 pm

Friday, November 4-

Monday, November 7-Reading log, XtraMath 3 times and Thurs. bag due

Tuesday, November 8-  band lessons, Picture Retake

Wednesday, November 9- 

Thursday, November 10-  orchestra lessons, Vets: Latino Arts  Spanish field trip (9:00-12:00 pm), Veteran's Assembly-1:45 pm

Friday,November 11-

Monday, November 14-Reading log, XtraMath three times and Thurs. bag due

Tuesday, November 15- band lessons

Wednesday, November 16-BOB check in

Thursday, Novermber 17- orchestra lessons, PrinciPals

Friday, November 18- Rookies-Junior Art Docents to art museum

Have a wonderful weekend,

Deb

Blog #8

October 17-21, 2016

Our Crew on Spirit Day-Twin Day!  See pics. 

Liam, Finn and Auguste represented our crew at
the PrinciPal meeting with Mrs. Russick. The Guiding
Principle was The Responsibility for Learning. They also took
notes duirng our Crew meeting to share at PrinciPals and
reported about the meeting. See pics. 

Nadia and Kaiden help Eliza celebrate her birthday!

Congratulations, Masha for earning an XtraMath certificate!

 

Your hard work shows with this XtraMath certificate, Angela!

Way to go, Levi, for earning an XtraMath certificate!

Congratulations, Geoffrey!  Speedy math facts with XtraMath!

Awesome job on XtraMath, Owen!

Kaiden and Masha show our crew a new greeting! Thank
you to Mrs. Johonson for leading crew when there was a
guest teacher this week!  We discussed using a "social filter"
amd "personal responsibility." The crew also voted on
Fall party treats to accompany the Stone Soup. 

The crew is practicing "High Five" in French to prepare
for the French high school students that are visitng next
week.  

Mrs. Wells-Sperry explains the Word Master poster to
Henry, Jacoby, Eliza, Geoffrey and Owen. Please see
note in Notes for Parents. See pics. 

Ms. Sakai read Bone Button Borscht by
A. Davis , a version of Stone Soup.  We
discussed characters, setting, type of food
made and the message. Students
chose their top three versions out of six and will read them with the French students. One version is also the French version. 

Students are working on Daily Oral Language, editing and revising writing.








     Students filled out a boxing or circle protocol (their choice) about the history
of America. Ms. Sakai read a book chosen
by Mrs. Russick called We Are America
by Walter Dean Myers to prepare students
for the upcoming Veteran's Assembly. During the story students filled in the next box or circle with what they learned. 


Ms. Sakai's Math Crew started Math Workshop.
Mrs. Malloy's Math Crew reviewed and assessed.

Auguste, Tristan, Owen and J.P. determine if minerals are
metallic or nonmetallic in a luster lab. Students also worked
on ABC science research. Students also watched a video
called A Rock is Lively. See pics. 

Petra leads us in Mindfulness. See pics. 

Nadia helps her K-4 buddy make a bat puppet. See pics.
Thank you to Amy Thoreson for the photos! 

The Rookies enjoyed a wonderful trip to the Milwaukee
Art Museum to learn about the five senses in art. A shout out
to the Rookies as their behavior was stellar at the museum!
Thank you to Ms. Johnson and Mrs. Talley for chaperoning
the trip!  See a video below. See pics.

Notes for Parents:

1.  Reading Logs: Reading Logs are due totaled on Monday.  The minimum amount of days is five and students should read at least 140 minutes.  Please ask them to total their minutes before they bring it to school on Monday. An example reading log is in the Parent Orientation booklet. 

2.  XtraMath:  Mrs. Malloy's and Ms. Sakai's crew-Please practice Xtramath three times (three different days) each week. The week runs Mon.-Sun.

3.   Urban Ecology Field Trip:  permission slip due on 10/27

4.  Open House: Thursday, November 3, 2016 from 6:00-7:00 pm. Please come to school so your child can show you what s/he has been working on!

5.  Word Masters:  Your child should have brought home his/her Word Master packet on Friday with a note attached with important information and dates. Your child will have some time to work on the "word posters" at school and may also work on them at home. Some students are working spltting the words up so I'll give them time to teach the words to each other. Their packet should be kept in their binder so they can work on it at school.  The practice is on Wed., Nov. 2nd during Guided Study. The challenge is on Nov. 28th during Guided Study.

6.  Fall Party and Stone Soup: Thursday, Oct. 27: Please see the Stone Soup letter in last Thusday's bag. Your child will bring in one item to add to the Stone Soup. Please adhere to the measurements on the letter. Thank you!

7. Fall Party treats: Mrs. Travanty has emailed you if you are contributing to the Fall party. Thank you to Auguste, Jacoby, Eliza, Masha, Petra and Levi!

8. Picture Retake Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8th: If you would like a retake  or didn't have a picture taken at Picture Day, Picture Re-take day will be Tuesday, Nov. 8th. If you already purchased a package, your child will need to bring the complete photo-package to have the picture re-taken and a new photo-package printed at no cost.   

9.  Classroom website: www.two4kids.net/Room210review: Access to our classroom website. There is also a Quicklinks for kids where they can access Connect Ed, the Library website, Senor Becker's website and others. 

10.  Infinite Campus:  You have been given access to correct or update your child's information on Infinite Campus through the Parent Portal. You may also add nicknames or preferred names for your child. 

11 . No School and Conference Dates: There is also no school for students on Thursday, March 9th and Friday, March 10th.  The district calendar says differently. 

12.  Finding book levels: If students aren't sure about book levels, they need to search Scholastic Book Wizard, choose Guided Reading A-Z, then type in the name of their book. They saw this used in class and there is a computer in class for them to do this, also, (before the log is due on Mon.) You may also download the Book Wizard app and scan the back of the book for the level.

13. Urban Ecology Field Trip-Thursday, Nov. 3rd-Please dress for the weather-we will be outside part of the time

Calendar:

Monday, October 24-Reading log, XtraMath three times and Thurs. bag due

Tuesday, October 25- band lessons

Wednesday, October 26-

Thursday, October 27- orchestra lessons, Fall Party,  Stone Soup vegetable due, Urban Ecology perm slip due, Monster Mash

Friday, October 28- No School-District Inservice for teachers

Monday, October 31-Reading log, Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due

Tuesday, November 1- band lessons, Vets: Junior Art Docents to art museum

Wednesday, November 2- Word Masters practice

Thursday, November 3- Orchestra lessons, Urban Ecology field trip am, Open House: 6-7 pm

Friday, November 4-

Monday, November 7-Reading log, XtraMath 3 times and Thurs. bag due

Tuesday, November 8-  band lessons, Picture Retake

Wednesday, November 9- 

Thursday, November 10-  orchestra lessons, Vets: Latino Arts  Spanish field trip (9:00-12:00 pm)

Friday,November 11-

If you're ever up in the Grafton area, Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve is beautiful! The view to Lake Michigan is amazing! 


Have a wonderful weekend,

Deb

Blog #7

October 10-12, 2016

Fall 

Cleo and Daphne help Angela celebrate her birthday!
See pics. 

Nadia and Finn help Petra celebrate her birthday! The girls
birthdays are on the same day!
 See pics. 

Liam and Daphne show the crew a greeting! The crew
wrote goals for third trimester and  self assessed
themselves. 

Owen leads Bippity Boppity Boo. We also played
"Telephone" and discussed how responsibility relates
to both activities. See pics. 

Rowan, Mae, Eliza and Masha find the mass of different
objets using a balance scale. Other math crew students
complete group problem solving problems. See pics. 

Eliza, Owen, Finn and Aiko observe the luster of different
objects to prepare for the luster lab. Luster can be metallic
or nonmetallic (includes: glass, pearly, greasy, etc.) See pics. 

Geoffrey uses ConnectedEd to practice math skills. Our crew
has also used the MacAirs in the classroom. See pics. 

Go Noodle! See pics. 

Masha rings the chime during Mindfulness. See pics. 

Notes for Parents:

Thank you so much for joining me at conferences last week!  I thoroughly enjoyed meeting with each of you and sharing about your child. One of my favorite parts is hearing all of your stories about your child! 

1.  Reading Logs: Reading Logs are due totaled on Monday.  The minimum amount of days is five and students should read at least 140 minutes.  Please ask them to total their minutes before they bring it to school on Monday. An example reading log is in the Parent Orientation booklet. 

2.  XtraMath:  Mrs. Malloy's and Ms. Sakai's crew-Please practice Xtramath three times (three different days) each week. The week runs Mon.-Sun.

3.  Science Fossil:  Due Wed., 10/19- Reminder slips will go home on Monday.

4.  Spirit Day-Twin Day is on Friday, Oct. 21- If you want to be twins with Mrs. Malloy and me, wear jeans/blue pants and a black shirt 

5. Spanish Field Trip to Latino Arts- Vets only-permission slip due 10/20

6.  Urban Ecology Field Trip:  permission slip due on 10/27

7. Picture Retake Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8th: If you would like a retake  or didn't have a picture taken at Picture Day, Picture Re-take day will be Tuesday, Nov. 8th. If  you already purchased a package, your child will need to bring the complete photo-package to have the picture re-taken and a new photo-package printed at no cost.   

8.  Classroom website: www.two4kids.net/Room210review: Access to our classroom website. There is also a Quicklinks for kids where they can access Connect Ed, the Library website, Senor Becker's website and others. 

9.  Infinite Campus:  You have been given access to correct or update your child's information on Infinite Campus through the Parent Portal. You may also add nicknames or preferred names for your child. 

10.  Crayola Photo/Video Release Form: Please turn in the form that I sent via email on Monday. I will also send you a paper copy on Monday if you'd prefer. Thank you!

11 . No School and Conference Dates: There is also no school for students on Thursday, March 9th and Friday, March 10th.  The district calendar says differently. 

12.  Finding book levels: If students aren't sure about book levels, they need to search Scholastic Book Wizard, choose Guided Reading A-Z, then type in the name of their book. They saw this used in class and there is a computer in class for them to do this, also, (before the log is due on Mon.) You may also download the Book Wizard app and scan the back of the book for the level.

13.  Guest Teacher:  There will be a guest teacher with the crew on Monday, Oct. 17th (all day) and Wed., Oct. 19th in the am only.  On Monday, I'm meeting with the third grade teachers from ATW and LB to delve into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS.)  We will begin to see how our current science units align with the standards.  On Wednesday, the ATW Crew Committee is meeting to discuss next steps for Crew.  

Calendar:

Monday, October 17-Reading log, XtraMath 3 times and Thurs. bag due. Ms. Sakai will have a guest teacher all day so she can meet with other third grade teachers for district curriculum science work

Tuesday, October 18-  band lessons

Wednesday, October 19- Ms. Sakai has a guest teacher for the am only so she can meet with the ATW Crew Committee, fossil due 

Thursday, October 20-  orchestra lessons, Vets-Spanish perm. slips due, PrinciPals: Auguste, Liam and Finn, BOB book club on The Thief Lord

Friday, October 21-Third Grade Milwaukee Art Museum trip 12:15-2:15 pm (we will eat lunch at school before we leave and Ms. Sakai will be with the Rookies-chaperones: Carrie Talley and Nada Johnson) Vets will be with Mrs. Malloy, Spirit Day

Monday, October 24-Reading log, XtraMath three times and Thurs. bag due

Tuesday, October 25- band lessons

Wednesday, October 26-

Thursday, October 27- orchestra lessons, Fall Party, Urban Ecology perm slip due

Friday, October 28- No School-District Inservice for teachers

Monday, October 31-Reading log , Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due

Tuesday, November 1- band lessons, Vet Junior Art Docents to art museum

Wednesday, November 2- 

Thursday, November 3- Orchestra lessons, Urban Ecology field trip am

Friday, November 4-

My parents are visiting this weekend.  My mom and I shopped at the Port Washington Farmer's Market, apple picked and walked in a bird observatory near my house. I love Fall!

Thank you so much for your support and have a wonderful weekend, 

Deb