Post #33

April 23-27. 2017

Mrs. Thoreson's and our crew during the Community Crew on Success and Failure. We shared the balloon drop
initiative with a slideshow, the devices, results, reflections and a short video. Our crews did an amazing job and the older buddies took great care of the younger buddies. See pics and thank you to Mr. Stanco for many of them. 

Henry, Nadia and Kaiden were one group of pledgers
this week. They also helped with the announcements.
See pics. 

A shout out to Petra for earning a XtraMath
certificate. 

Eliza, Aiko, Mary Jane and Nadia wear hats
in support of Somalia. (I'm sorry I mentioned
the incorrect cause in last week's blog.)
See pics. 

Angela and Geoffrey help Owen celebrate
his birthday. See pic. 

Aiko uses chopsticks during a "Success and Failure" activity.
We debriefed why this activity was easier for some
and were reminded that practice has a lot to do with it.
See pics. 

A crumpled piece of paper is like someone who has had
their feelings hurt. We were reminded that we can not
make the piece of paper the same again. We can work on
being kind and empathetic and trying to repair harm.
Sometimes issues are hard to forget. A snowball fight
and throwing those "issues" in the recycling bin can
help. See pics. 

Daphne helps a HarborChase resident make a book mark.
Our crew read poems and made bookmarks with the residents.
Thank you to Mr. Forray, Mr. Hammerlund, Mrs. Rosenberg
and Mrs. Talley for chaperoning our trip. See pics. 

Mr. Hughes demonstrates an instrument
during the band and orchestra preview with
Mrs. Nolan. Rookies will have an opportunity
to try all of the orchestra instruments this
week and see all of the band instruments
next week. Rookies can wait to turn in
their instrument sheets until after the
demonstrations. See pic. 

Miya playing in the SIS Orchestra concert at Atwater
last week. All families are invited to Kidz 'n Konzert
on Sunday, May 7th at Atwater. 3:00-3:45: instrument petting
zoo, face painting and crafts. 4:00-4:30-SIS Orchestra concert.
Bring a blanket or sit on chairs. $5.00 per family.
 See pics from the SIS Orchestra concert.
Thank you to Mr. Stanco
(his camera is a lot better than my phone.)

Tristan, Eliza and Henry reading a "Cranky Poodle" poem
before we sang it to the tune of "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
See pics. 

Angela and Finn working on their May Day basket recipes.
See pics. 

Owen, J.P. and Liam at the Scholastic Book Fair. Thank you
to Mrs. Mackowski and all of the volunteers. See pics. 

Henry shares how he solves a problem in math. 

Owen, Cleo and Ryan play Salute! in math. They worked on
factors, missing factors and products. See pics. 

Louis and Jacoby play "Roll a Square" in math which
focuses on Square Numbers. See pics. 

Angela leads "Fives Shakes."

Go Noodle. 

Daphne leads us in Mindfulness. See pics. 

Other Activities this week:

time to work on Advanced Learning opportunities, Word Master Challenge, new seating arrangement, watched book fair DVD, practiced for Community Crew, wrote Publishing Center stories. reflected on AWIM case study, recess with popsicles for finishing Forward testing, started reading Polo's Mother, `

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 : XtraMath 3 times

3. HarborChase:   We have two more dates to visit HarborChase this year. Thank you so much!

Friday, May 19th (10:00 am-12:00 pm.)    (Ben Christiansen, Anna DeWeerdt, Jen Rosenberg, and Erin Guest)

4.  HarborChase Music Recital: Friday, May 19th: Please turn in slip by Friday, May 12th (We have a few students playing and a few more practicing during recess (they sound great!) 

5 Sunday, May 7th-Kidz 'n Konzert: Atwater:3:00-3:45 pm -Preconcert Festivities (instrument petting zoo, face painting, crafts) and SIS Concert 4:00-4:30 pm-$5.00 per family-bring a blanket or chairs will be available 


6. Discovery World field trip: Monday, May 15th-Please bring a disposable bag lunch and drink


7.  Sendik's bags: If you have any large Sendik's bags that you're not using, we'll take them. We use them to hold art smocks for the year.



8. End-of-the-year books: Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Levick for offering to bind the crew's books!



9: Crew Garden plot: We will be planting our crew garden plot when it stays warmer at night-looking forward to it! Are there any families that would like to share the watering and weeding of the garden plot through the summer? In the past, three families have shared and you can pick whatever is available. Last summer, the lettuce grew very well!  Thank you to Mrs. McLellan and Mrs. Griffin for offering to take care of the garden. We could still use one more family to help out, too!

Calendar:

Monday, May 1-Reading log, Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due, Atwater's Got Talent Rehearsal 3:30-5:30 pm (cafe)

Tuesday, May 2 band lessons and lunch rehearsal

Wednesday, May 3- Atwater's Got Talent Rehearsal (Finale only)-2:20-5:20 (cafe)

Thursday, May 4 -orchestra lessons, Atwater's Got Talent Dress Rehearsal 3:30-5:30 (cafe)

Friday, May 5-Atwater's Got Talent (7:00-9:00 pm) cafe

Sunday, May 7th-Kidz 'n Konzert: Atwater:3:00-3:45 pm -Preconcert Festivities (instrument petting zoo, face painting, crafts) and SIS Concert 4:00-4:30 pm-$5.00 per family-bring a blanket or chairs will be available 

Monday, May 8 -Reading log, Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due, Discovery World permission slip due

Tuesday, May 9- band lessons and lunch rehearsal

Wednesday, May 10-  

Thursday, May 11- Orchestra

Friday, May 12-Ms. Sakai will not be at school (personal day), HarborChase Music recital slip due

Monday, May 15-reading log and Thurs. bag and XtraMath due, Discovery World field trip-please bring a bag lunch and drink

Tuesday, May 16- band lessons and lunch rehearsal, Authentic Learning Showcase-SHS Arena (6:30-8:30 pm)

Wednesday, May 17-

Thursday, May 18-Orchestra lessons, PrinciPals

Friday, May 19- HarborChase music recital: 10:00-12:00 pm 

It was a little rainy but hopefully the rain will taper off for our May Day basket delivery!

Thank you for reading,

Deb

Post #32

April 18-21, 2017

The crew earned the Golden Spoon for being so neat and working hard on "Leave no Trace" in the cafe. 

Geoffrey, Owen and J.P. helped out in the cafe after lunch
this week. They cleaned tables and swept floors. 

Aiko, Eliza and Cleo represented our crew at PrinciPals
with Mrs. Russick after they talked to our crew about
Success and Failure. 

Great job, Tristan, for earning a
XtraMath certificate!

Way to go, Mary Jane, for earning a
XtraMath certificate!

Petra, Mary Jane and Henry demonstrate the High 5 greeting
in the fishbowl.  We also focused on Success and Failure. 

Liam and Petra listen during "Me Too" to
see if they have also done the same thing.

See pics. 

Henry, Nancy, Angela and Mae play Fraction Stomp
in math. See pics. 

Finn reads a poem to our crew. Students learned
about poetry, chose and practiced poems to
read to the HarborChase residents. Some crew
members wanted to read a poem to the crew.
See pics. 

Nadia, Levi and Auguste discuss reflection questions for AWIM.
The crew brainstormed words to use on their reflections and
balanced the boat to discuss questions before writing their
individual ones. See pics.

Finn and his K-4 buddy create a May basket that they will deliver
to Shorewood residents on May 1st. See pics. 

Go Noodle. See pics. 

Angela leads us in Mindfulness. See pic. 

Relaxation before Forward Testing. See pics. 

Other Activities this week:

UWM desk study, Forward Exam, practice tornado drill, reading Scholastic News about Earth Day, discussing what we're sharing at the Community Crew, lots of time to read and write, time to work on Advanced Learning opportunities

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 : XtraMath 3 times


3. Tuesday, April 24-book fair -classroom book fair visit-students may bring money to visit the book fair with the crew, the book fair will be open other times of the week. 

4. HarborChase:   We have two more dates to visit HarborChase this year. Thank you so much!

Wednesday, April 26th (10:00-12:00 pm)  (Susan Forray, Patrick Hammerlund, Jen Rosenberg and Carrie Talley)

Friday, May 19th (10:00 am-12:00 pm.)    (Ben Christiansen, Anna DeWeerdt, Jen Rosenberg, and Erin Guest)

5.  HarborChase Music Recital: Friday, May 19th: Please turn in slip by Friday, May 12th



6. Friday, April 28-Hat Day Spirit Day-Bring $1.00 this week to buy a sticker to wear a hat on Friday. All money goes to raise money for Lymphoma. 

7. Word Masters:  The Word Master challenge is on 4/27. 

8 Sunday, May 7th-Kidz 'n Konzert: Atwater:3:00-3:45 pm -Preconcert Festivities (instrument petting zoo, face painting, crafts) and SIS Concert 4:00-4:30 pm-$5.00 per family-bring a blanket or chairs will be available 




9.  Sendik's bags: If you have any large Sendik's bags that you're not using, we'll take them. We use them to hold art smocks for the year.



10. End-of-the-year books: The crew will make their end of the year books filled with memories and pictures in late May. If you would like to help bind the books on Tuesday, June 6 or Wed., June 7th, please let me know. It can be shared by two people-total of two hours for the project! Thank you!



11: Crew Garden plot: We will be planting our crew garden plot when it stays warmer at night-looking forward to it! Are there any families that would like to share the watering and weeding of the garden plot through the summer? In the past, three families have shared and you can pick whatever is available. Last summer, the lettuce grew very well!  Thank you!

Calendar:

Monday, April 24-reading log and Thurs. bag and XtraMath due, Atwater Book Fair

Tuesday, April 25- band lessons and lunch rehearsal, Crew trip to Atwater Book Fair

Wednesday, April 26- Atwater Book Fair,  HarborChase Field trip-10:00-12:00 pm

Thursday, April 27-Orchestra lessons, Atwater Book Fair, Word Master Challenge

Friday, April 28- Atwater Book Fair, Atwater's Got Talent Rehearsal 3:30-5:30 pm (cafe), Spirit Day-Hat Day-bring $1.00 to wear a hat on Friday 

Monday, May 1-Reading log, Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due, Atwater's Got Talent Rehearsal 3:30-5:30 pm (cafe)

Tuesday, May 2 band lessons and lunch rehearsal

Wednesday, May 3- Atwater's Got Talent Rehearsal (Finale only)-2:20-5:20 (cafe)

Thursday, May 4 -orchestra lessons, Atwater's Got Talent Dress Rehearsal 3:30-5:30 (cafe)

Friday, May 5-Atwater's Got Talent (7:00-9:00 pm) cafe

Sunday, May 7th-Kidz 'n Konzert: Atwater:3:00-3:45 pm -Preconcert Festivities (instrument petting zoo, face painting, crafts) and SIS Concert 4:00-4:30 pm-$5.00 per family-bring a blanket or chairs will be available 

Monday, May 8 -Reading log, Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due

Tuesday, May 9- band lessons and lunch rehearsal

Wednesday, May 10-  

Thursday, May 11- Orchestra

Friday, May 12-

I hope you enjoyed the beautiful weekend!

Thank you for reading,

Deb

Post #31

April 10-13, 2017

A shout out to Owen for earning a XtraMath
certificate!

A shout out to Daphne for earning a XtraMath
certificate!

Cleo and Aiko help Nadia celebrate her birthday! See pic.

Thank you to Mr. DeWeerdt for being a Mystery
Reader. He read from Shark in School by Patricia Reilly
Giff. Jaws joined him, too! See pic. 

Kaiden and Aiko are in the EL fishbowl to teach us a greeting. 

Mary Jane, Masha and Jacoby figure out a paper challenge
for a "Success and Failure" activity. See pics. 

Owen, Auguste, Mrs. Johnson, Henry and Nancy play mum
ball for Fun Thursday. See pics. 

Eliza and Petra work with their buddies on the "Success
and Failure" balloon drop activity. All teams  had 15 minutes
to work together to create a device to project their balloon.
Then, we went outside to test their devices from the kindergarten
playground.  This was a great activity for success and failure.
Thank you to all the crew members that brought in materials. We will share our experience at Community Crew. 

See pics. 

Auguste, Daphne, Owen and Mary Jane completed sentences
about a certain topic with saying only one word at a time.
See pics. 

     The crew also worked on Publishing Center stories, Word Masters and thank you cards to all of the Johnson Control volunteers and Mr. Knight. The crew also continued to revise and edit their inventor writing. They also wrote third trimester goals, including behavior goals.

    

    In math, the crew is working on multiplication strategies and fractions. 

Geoffrey leads us in Mindfulness. See pics.

Brain Break-see pic. 

J.P. leads Seven Shakes. 

Henry plays an instrument in music class. See pics. 

 

Other Activities this week:

wearing belts for desk study, surveys and observations with desk study, UWM students individual desk surveys, finishing May baskets for HarborChase

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 : XtraMath 3 times

3. HarborChase:   We have two more dates to visit HarborChase this year. Thank you so much!

Wednesday, April 26th (10:00-12:00 pm)  (Susan Forray, Patrick Hammerlund, Jen Rosenberg and Carrie Talley)

Friday, May 19th (10:00 am-12:00 pm.)    (Ben Christiansen, Anna DeWeerdt, Jen Rosenberg, and Erin Guest)

4.  HarborChase Music Recital: Friday, May 19th: Please turn in slip by Friday, May 12th

5. Forward Testing practice:Wed., April 19th.  We are taking the last part of Forward Testing on language arts and reading. If you would like to see what it is like or your child would like to practice, s/he can go to this link on my webpage and choose Forward Testing.  We have practiced or will practice in school but it's ok to do this more than once. :)

http://www.two4kids.net/room210review/Quick_Links_for_kids%21.html

6. Word Masters:  The Word Master challenge is on 4/27. 

7. Sunday, May 7th-Kidz 'n Konzert: Atwater:3:00-3:45 pm -Preconcert Festivities (instrument petting zoo, face painting, crafts) and SIS Concert 4:00-4:30 pm-$5.00 per family-bring a blanket or chairs will be available 




8.  Sendik's bags: If you have any large Sendik's bags that you're not using, we'll take them. We use them to hold art smocks for the year.



9. End-of-the-year books: The crew will make their end of the year books filled with memories and pictures in late May. If you would like to help bind the books on Tuesday, June 6 or Wed., June 7th, please let me know. It can be shared by two people-total of two hours for the project! Thank you!



10: Crew Garden plot: We will be planting our crew garden plot when it stays warmer at night-looking forward to it! Are there any families that would like to share the watering and weeding of the garden plot through the summer? In the past, three families have shared and you can pick whatever is available. Last summer, the lettuce grew very well!  Thank you!

Calendar:

Monday, April 17-No School-Inservice Day for teachers

Tuesday, April 18- band lessons and lunch rehearsal,  reading log, XtraMath and Thursday bag due, Atwater's Got Talent Tryouts (3:30-5:30 pm) music room

Wednesday, April 19-  Forward Testing 8:45-9:45 am, Atwater's Got Talent Try outs (2:20-4:00 pm) music room

Thursday, April 20- Orchestra, PrinciPals (Eliza, Cleo and Aiko), ACE Family Night: Milwaukee Brass 5--6:30-7:30 pm in the cafe

Friday, April 21- Ms Sakai at a Professional Development: Earth Day Water Journey for Educators

Monday, April 24-reading log and Thurs. bag and XtraMath due, Atwater Book Fair

Tuesday, April 25- band lessons and lunch rehearsal, Atwater Book Fair

Wednesday, April 26- Atwater Book Fair,  HarborChase Field trip-10:00-12:00 pm

Thursday, April 27-Orchestra lessons, Atwater Book Fair, Word Master Challenge

Friday, April 28- Atwater Book Fair, Atwater's Got Talent Rehearsal 3:30-5:30 pm (cafe)

Monday, May 1-Reading log, Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due, Atwater's Got Talent Rehearsal 3:30-5:30 pm (cafe)

Tuesday, May 2 band lessons and lunch rehearsal

Wednesday, May 3- Atwater's Got Talent Rehearsal (Finale only)-2:20-5:20 (cafe)

Thursday, May 4 -orchestra lessons, Atwater's Got Talent Dress Rehearsal 3:30-5:30 (cafe)

Friday, May 5-Atwater's Got Talent (7:00-9:00 pm) cafe

Sunday, May 7th-Kidz 'n Konzert: Atwater:3:00-3:45 pm -Preconcert Festivities (instrument petting zoo, face painting, crafts) and SIS Concert 4:00-4:30 pm-$5.00 per family-bring a blanket or chairs will be available 

I hope you enjoyed the beautiful weekend!

Thank you for reading,

Deb