November Update

 The Month of November

By: Lily (with some additions from Mrs. Kangas) 

MATH

In his unit we are learning how to multiply 

fractions. We know how to multiply a fraction by a whole number, a fraction by a fraction, and a fraction by a mixed number. 

READING

                                                          

We just finished learning about signposts and on your child's reading log they have to fill in whtat signposts they notice in their chapter books.  They must then explain what signpost and part of their book made them think. ALSO! Our class has just finished our Adventure unit and finally our  read aloud Hatchet. Mrs. Kangas brought in some dehydrated food for us to try since the main character, Brian, in the book ate some towards the end.  We had beef stew and an ice cream sandwich! 

WRITING

               

We have started Reader's Responses in class! A Reader's Response is a journal between Mrs. Kangas and your child about the book they are reading. The students in our class are required to do this. If your child uses their time wisely in class it will not be homework. The due dates are:

Monday: Bennett, Kelsi, Stephanie, Brady

Tuesday: Makaila, Aria, Quaron, Mateos, Samantha

Wednesday: Chloe, Javion, EJ, Latasha, Kayla 

Thursday: Mackenzie, Vincent, Lily, Paul

Friday: Adam, Wynter, Rece, Ajiona

Here are Mrs. Kangas' expectations for our Reader's Responses and her example. 

                              

Leadership- The 7 habits:

We have spent this month learning how to "Begin with the End in Mind" We talked about how important setting goals are for our selves, but even more important is making a plan to reach our goals.

Social Studies

In social studies we are starting our Latin America projects with Mrs. Daily!

School Events

This month we had our HoHot Night, Fuddruckers Night, Movie Night, and Culture Night and they were all very successful! And also don't forget about the 2 day break from school!

And Also

A November Note

Hi Everyone,
I hope you are enjoying our classroom blog.  I am loving what my classroom bloggers are posting for us (I, of course, preview their work before I officially post it).

Here is our November Newsletter.  It will come home tomorrow with my students as well, but I wanted to share an electronic version with you.

It's the end of October already!

This October We Are Learning... 
Written by Aria and Lily (5th graders in Mrs. Kangas' class_

Math

 We are learning how to add, subtract, and compare decimals.

Reading

In reading we are learning how to summarize and log our reading on our reading logs. 
We also reached a new record! 23 out of 25 reading logs were turned in complete this week!

Writing

For writing, we are learning how to use dialog and add more powerful words to our adventure stories.
We have also learned when to put new paragraphs in our stories.

Social Studies

We just presented our territory or province slide shows about Canada. 
On Tuesday Nov. 3rd we are going to Mrs. Daily's classroom to learn about Latin America 

And also

We have a new teacher Mrs. Kangas (Miss.Cornell) 
Well, not really new. Just a new name. 

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WE LOVE YOU MRS. KANGAS!!!

HERITAGE HILL 

Field trip Monday November 2nd after our long 4 day weekend Thursday - Sunday

   HAPPY 

 HALLOWEEN!!!

This Weeks Learning Experience

     This week we are learning...

Blog Post by: Aria and Lily 

Math: We are learning about adding, subtracting, and estimating fractions. Finish your unit test and hope to get a good grade!

Reading: We are learning about adventure books. We are also reading a book called Hatchet. And also turn in those reading logs COMPLETELY FILLED OUT.  All you have to do is have your parent/guardian sign it but don't forget the most important part... READ!!!  The back side is simple your thinking anyway all you have to do is write down your thinking.  Read read read because we also have a 40 book challenge with lots of fun field trips!

Writing:   We are writing our draft for our adventure stories. Also how to use punctuation in our story's and not just how to use them but how to use them correctly. 

Leadership - The 7 habits:  We are learning about proactive and reactive and how we want to fulfill the duty of being proactive.

 Growth mindset:  We are learning about our minds and to know how the brain helps us everyday  

  

       

                                                       And also...

Canada Link

We are starting to study Canada in Social Studies.  Students will be using this website to do a little individual research on the Chromebooks on Friday.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/canada/#canada-playing-hockey.jpg

If any families have a connection to Canada, please share with me! I am looking for fun, interactive, hands on ways to teach this unit.

Thank you,
Miss Cornell

WE WON!

That's right! 
Our classroom won the color war yesterday! Students were asked to wear blue for spirit week and every single student did. We were rewarded with an ice cream treat at the end of they day.  

Way to show your school spirit!
Tomorrow is crazy hair/hat day. 
Friday is Blue and Orange day. 

Parents, 
Be on the look out for some important mail coming home this week: 

• Conference request form
• Classroom newsletter

Please read and return necessary items.  

**Special note about conferences: 

With conferences fast approaching, I wanted to let you know of a change to my conference schedule.  I will be getting married that Saturday and will be taking Friday, October 16^th off.  I will also be leaving right after school on Thursday, October 15^th to finalize some items.  With this, I will be hosting my conferences Monday, October 12^th, Tuesday, October 13^th, and Wednesday, October 14^th.  You will see this change on the form attached.  If you have two or more children at Badger, please select the Monday or Tuesday option for your conference, as the other teachers in the building will not have conferences on Wednesday, just me. 

If you have any questions, please call or email me.

Important Dates and Information

Hello Families,

By now, you should have received a packet of information about our upcoming Civil War reenactment on Friday, May 1st. In this packet was; the permission slip, information letter with the student's regiment, an informational pamphlet stating the events of the day, and a sheet explaining how to write a Civil War letter.

There have been a handful of students that have turned in their permission slip and fee ($6.00) already! I have a reminder on the agenda board that will stay up all week to help students bring the signed form back with the money.

The other most important piece of information that came home was about a Civil War letter.  Each family was asked to have someone write a letter to their "soldier" that they will open the day of the reenactment.  A parent, grandparent, or sibling can write the letter.  The informational page in the packet gives ideas about what to include in the letter.  The day of the reenactment, there will be a "mail call" station that all students visit.  At that time, each student will be given the letter from their family member(s).  If a student does not have a litter from their family, they will receive one written from a student at Badger.
**But as I'm sure you can guess...it would be more exciting to read a letter that someone from your family wrote.

Please complete the Civil War letter for your child, put it in an envelope with just their name, and return it to school by Monday, April 27th! 

Upcoming dates:

Thursday, April 23 = MAP Reading Test (9:45am)

Friday, April 24 = MAP Math Test (9:00am)

                               Movie Night at Badger

Monday, April 27 = Civil War letter from family due

Friday, May 1 = Civil War Reenactment at Erb Park (all day)