Post #24

February 14-17, 2017

A shout out to the crew for earning the Golden Spoon last week
 for being kind to one another at lunch time. 

A shout out to  Daphne and Henry for having their art work
displayed at the Shorewood District Art Show from Feb. 22-
April 5th. The opening reception is at the Shorewood Public
Library on Feb. 22nd from 6-8 pm. 

A shout out to the BOB team, The Three Reading Emojis,
comprised of Adelais, Andrina and Mary Jane. Their
first competition went great! Thank you to Mrs. Brown
and Mr. Nodolsky for leading the competitions. 

Way to go Geoffrey, for earning an
XtraMath certificate.

Great job, Angela, for earning an
XtraMath certificate!

Ashley and Lochlan talked with our crew
about helping the homeless at Joy House
and Milwaukee Rescue Mission. Our traits
this month are caring and empathy. If you
have any children's pj's or pants or men's
gloves, they are collecting until Feb. 22nd.
Thank you!

Our Vets talked about time management and how they
worked on their science fair poster to Mr. W's crew and
our Rookies. They also answered questions about the
posters. 

Cleo and Liam role played  how our crew
could answer adults when they are disappointed
with the answer. See pic. 

Aiko, Kaiden and Petra teach our crew a greeting! See pics. 

Owen, Aiko, Auguste and J.P. enjoy a special Valentine's
Day treat from Mrs. Johnson. See pics. 

Tristan, Angela, Mary Jane and Daphne play a modified
game of  Four on the Couch." See pics. 

AWIM Case Study: How does form affect
function? Geoffrey, Owen and Levi test
their JetToy on a ramp to see if it goes
smooth and straight for at least three meters.
See pics. 

Masha, Nancy, Mary Jane and Kaiden reflect on their JetToy's
results and write information in their packet. They will
use this information on upcoming lessons. See pics. 

Liam, Auguste and Jacoby build a balloon powered motor and
add it to their JetToy. See pics. 

Cleo, Nadia and Angela test their balloon powered JetToy.
With Mrs. Malloy, the crews are researching inventors and
inventions with a focus on diverse people and women.

Owen and Tristan test their balloon powered JetToy to see
if it runs straight and smooth for at least five meters.
See pics. 

Henry and Angela work to revise and edit each other's stories
in Computer Lab.  See pics. 

Eliza puts up a sticky note on the line plot
graph to show how long her shoe is. See pic. 

Petra, Cleo and Eliza use mass weights to find items that weigh
a certain mass. The math crew also measured items using
a ruler, yardstick and tape measure. See pics. 

Levi leads the crew in a Brain Break. 

Finn leads us  in Mindfulness. See pics. 

Nadia, Jacoby, Nancy and Liam practice reading Dr. Seuss
books (reading to their buddies on Monday) and drinking
hot chocolate with marshmallows. See pics. 

Other events this week:


band and orchestra students continue to have lunch rehearsal and leave a little early for lunch,  band rehearsal in the pm and Band-O-Rama, Rookies Junior Art Docents

Notes for Parents

1.   Reading Log : Reading Logs are due totaled on Monday.   Please ask your child to total his/her minutes before s/he brings it to school.

2.  XtraMath :  practice 3 times a week

3.  Conference Sign-Up:  Here is the Spring Conference Schedule for Thursday, March 9th and Friday, March 10th.  Here is the Atwater Link address for conferences.

http://tinyurl.com/atwaterlink

The students do not have school on either day (the district calendar says differently.)

4 . No School and Conference Dates: There is no school for students on Thursday, March 9th and Friday, March 10th.  The district calendar says differently. Your child is leading the conference so please plan to have your child join us. 

5. Box Tops: If you have any Box Tops, please send them in. We are collecting them! Thank you!

6. Advanced Learning Dept. info:

 Word Masters (if your child chose to participate)

The new lists are in manila envelopes. I thought it would be easier to keep them in those. Your child should also add the "word posters" from the previous challenge to the envelope as those words are used again. There is a new word study sheet this time and extras are available in the classroom. Your child will have some time to work on it in class and the rest should be completed at home. Envelopes should be kept in your child's binder. They also received a crossword puzzle. 

The competition is Tuesday, Feb. 21.

https://quizlet.com/ADVLEARNING

7.  Science Fair: new date is Thursday, March 23rd from 6:30-7:30 pm.  **** 6:30-7:30 pm is a new time.****

 Vets:  will not complete science fair projects. Our entire crew will participate in the "A World of Motion" case study (like last year but more in depth and will include more reading and writing.)  

Rookies:  will participate in the case study and will also complete science posters.

Rookies:Posters are due on 3/13

The science fair posters will be on display during the science fair.

8.  Spirit Day: Friday, Feb. 24th: Flashback Friday Spirit Day: 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's

9.  Joy House and Milwaukee Rescue Mission: Mrs. Malloy's crew is collecting gently used kid's pants, kid's pj's and men's gloves. They are accepting contributions until Feb. 22nd. Thank you!

10.  Battle of the Books (BOB) Battles: 2/23, 3/2 and 3/6

https://quizlet.com/ADVLEARNING

11. HarborChase:   We have four more dates to visit HarborChase this year. Please let me know if you'd like to join us! Thank you so much!

Monday, February 27th (10:00 am -12:00  pm)

Friday, March 17th (10:00 am-12:00 pm)

Wednesday, April 26th (10:00-12:00 pm)

Friday, May 19th (10:00 am-12:00 pm.)    

12. Dinosaurs and Boxes:   Monday, March 6th-Please save boxes that could be used for dinosaurs to make with our K-4 buddies. The box should be able to fit inside a large grocery bag. Thank you!

Calendar:

Monday, February 20-Reading log, Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due

Tuesday, February 21- band lessons and lunch rehearsal, Word Master Competition

Wednesday, February 22-Last day to donate children's PJ's and pants and men's gloves

Thursday, February 23- Orchestra Lessons and lunch rehearsal. PrinciPals: J.P., Owen M. Geoffrey, BOB Competition, Vets: Spanish Homework due
Friday, February 24- Flashback Friday Spirit Day

Monday, February 27-reading log, XtraMath 3 times and Thursday bag due, HarborChase-10:00-12:00 pm

Tuesday, February 28-  band lessons 

Wednesday, March 1-

Thursday, March 2-  orchestra lessons and lunch rehearsal, BOB Competition

Friday, March 3-  No School-Record Keeping and Planning day for Teachers

Monday,March 6-reading log, XtraMath 3 times and Thurs. bag due, BOB Competition

Tuesday, March 7- band lessons and rehearsal

Wednesday, March 8- 
Thursday, March 9- No School all day for students-Conferences begin at 12:30 pm
Friday, March 10- No School all day for students-Conferences begin at 7:30 am

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I walked in Harrington Beach State Park and it was amazing!


Thank you,

Deb