Relax, refresh & revitalize yourself!

Enjoy your Christmas break with your friends & family! Have a Happy New Year & I will see you again in 2012!

LIFE SCIENCE UNIT TEST!!!!

Don't forget to study over your Christmas break! We'll be having a Life Science Unit Test the week that we return from Christmas break! Remember to study your study guide I gave you & use the list of things to study that I gave you on Wednesday, December 21.  

Christmas Party Items

Don't forget to bring in any goodies or donations tomorrow for the party & Ronald McDonald House. 

Lit Circle Journal due tomorrow!!!

Don't forget that your Lit Circle Journal is due tomorrow! If it is not turned in, it will be a zero for the quarter!
Remember: your group decided what pages you all were supposed to have read by tomorrow. It was everyone's responsibility to write down the reading assignment in their LCJ so that everyone knew what to read. It was also posted underneath our lunch counts on the lit circle poster by one of your group members. 

TOMORROW IS THE END OF 2ND QUARTER!

Tomorrow is the last day of the quarter, which means it is the last day grades will be taken for second quarter. Anything that is due tomorrow that is not turned in will result in a zero!

DON'T FORGET YOUR INSTRUMENTS!

Don't forget that band has a full band rehearsal tomorrow from 2:30-3:20! Don't forget your instruments & band books!!!!

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

We are reading The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire this week. This is a nonfiction tragedy detailing the events at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911. The story points out the necessity of fire safety.

Biome Diorama DUE DATE!!!

Biome dioramas are due Thursday, December 15! Tomorrow, Dec. 13 will be the last class day that I give them to work on them during class time. Whatever is not finished tomorrow in class must be finished at home & turned in by Thursday. Along with this wonderful project, students must turn in their rubric on Thursday. Students need to make sure that they are using their rubric to guide their project. It has been shown to them how to earn a 40/40 on their rubric for their diorama. Any dioramas turned in on Friday, December 16 will automatically be receiving half credit. Any dioramas turned in after Friday will result in a zero.

Science - biome dioramas

We will begin working on our biome dioramas for science this week. Please send your child in with materials to use in their diorama to help them make it look as realistic as possible. They will receive a rubric on how they will be graded on the first day of the project so they know what I'm looking for. They will need to turn this rubric in with their project as well!

Harriet Hanson - story and photos

Our story this week is a historical fiction play, "The Dangerous Life of Harriet Hanson, 10-Year Old Mill Girl."  Click here to read our story online. There are many interesting photos that go along with our story that show many of the child laborers hard at work in the early 1900's.

Canned Food Drive

Student Council has started their annual Canned Food Drive. Please send in canned goods & non-perishables to help out this worthy cause. 

SANTA'S WORKSHOP!

WE HAVE SANTA'S WORKSHOP ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH! DON'T FORGET YOUR MONEY! $$$

Reading test, don't forget!

Tomorrow is our weekly reading test over the story "Fury of Fire" in our Storyworks magazine. If your child forgets their Storyworks, they don't get to take their reading test, which will result in a zero as their grade! The children are well aware of this.

HWPP - What in the world is that???

I've decided to start giving HWPP's in science class! What in the world is that? Well, it stands for Homework Prepared Points & it's really quite simple! If your child has their homework completed & with them in class, they will receive their 1 point for being prepared! If your child does not have their homework completed OR your child does not bring it with them to class, they will receive a zero for NOT being prepared! They can earn 1 point or a zero, it is their choice. 

SHOEBOXES NEEDED BY THURSDAY

Your child will need to bring in a shoebox for science class for a diorama project we're making in class. They need to bring it in by Thursday & it needs to be a decent size shoebox...no baby or toddler shoe sized boxes!

"Fury of Fire"

This week's reading story is called "Fury of Fire" and it is in our Storyworks magazine. Click here to read the gripping nonfiction story for the week! Also check out some cool websites related to the story: Smokey the Bear and National Geographic to see some interesting information about wildfires!

LOST HOUSE KEY FOUND!!!

Today, a house key was turned into me! If you've lost your's please come see me to describe it to me!!!

Thanksgiving Homework!!!

If you didn't finish your scary story final drafts in cursive, they need to be completed over break.  You need to turn in your final draft, rough draft & graphic organizer on Monday. 

Eat lots of turkey & enjoy time with your friends & family!

Lit Circle Books

You need to have your lit circle book finished & your LCJ finished for week 4 and ready to turn in on Monday! Don't forget to bring your LCB to turn into me Monday.

Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone enjoys their time off for Thanksgiving Break!

FIELD TRIP REMINDER!!!

Tomorrow is our field trip to U.S. Bank Arena for Education in Hockey Day! Make sure you bring a snack for the field trip & money to buy your yummy pizza upon our return to school!!!

Field Trip

Don't forget your field trip permission slip & $8.00 are due Thursday, November 10! We can't wait to go to U.S. Bank Arena for Education in Hockey Day on November 15!

Lit Circles tomorrow

Don't forget, your lit circle books should be read through week 2 for tomorrow & you should have your lit circle journal ready to turn in.
*Remember if you turned your LCJ in late last week, you were supposed to look at your journal today for the prompt & write it on a separate sheet of paper for tomorrow!

Owl Pellets

We're wrapping up our owl pellet dissection & boy was it cool! Check out some cool websites about owls & online owl pellet dissection!