Fall Party

Fall Party

Oct. 29th

Today we had our fall party. I will post pictures soon!

There is no homework over this long weekend.

A reminder that there is no school next Tuesday as well. See you on Monday!

Oct. 28th

Today we again had election activities in each classroom. We also had our Oct. incentive-the students with less than 5 initials got to play board games in the commons.

Tomorrow is our Fall Party. We will be having our party starting around 12:00. We will be painting pumpkins and gourds and eating treats. We have Art class at 1:15, so that will be when we stop the party!

Students can wear fall colors/halloween shirts etc, but no costumes.

Homework:

Social Studies: Finish pages 42, 43, and 57 in your map packets.

Other: Baby photos due tomorrow
Oct. Book -it due tomorrow
UNICEF due Monday

I am also looking for the tops off of ice cream buckets. I will be using them for a craft in Dec. If you eat ice cream out of buckets, please wash the covers and send them to school! Thanks for the help!

October 27th

Please ask your child if they have scissors. I have so many students who do not have scissors!!!! I do not know what happened, but they need them!!!!

We have also having so many problems with talking in class and not following directions. I really appreciate the students who are trying to stay on task! Please talk about this with your child to see what they can do to improve.

Today we got to divide each 5th grade class into 3 groups, and then those groups went to different rooms to do an election activity. We will be rotating tomorrow and Wed. as well.

Wednesday is a Friday schedule, so there will be no Band this week.

Homework:

ILA:Finish final draft of Halloween/Fall story (most kids handed this in on time)

Social Studies: Hand in Floor Plan (most students handed this in on time)

Spelling: We made a fun list this week. It is stapled in their agendas. I will give the test on Wed. for fun.

Other:
Incentive tomorrow-bring a board game and a snack
Baby photos
UNICEF

October 23rd

Sorry about the later posting-I tried at the end of the day but Blogspot was down for maintenance.

Today we finished up our reading unit with an essay type test. Some of the groups have movies that go with their books, so I had each group tell the class why they should pick their movie to watch. Then we had a vote. How to Eat Fried Worms won. I rented it and we will watch it tomorrow after lunch. Your child can bring a snack/drink to class for that event.

Homework:

Math: We have a test tomorrow, so I sent home a study guide. The answers are in the back. Have your child do it like a test, and then check the answers. If their answers are off, please try and help them practice.

Social Studies: We are going to study map skills. If you have any interesting maps etc that I can display in the room, send them with your child.

Other: Popcorn $
Baby photos due next week
UNICEF boxes

Cameron Moreland

I watched the 5:00 news and Cameron showed our sign on air! I knew he would!!!

October 21st

Today we had Cameron Moreland from NBC 26 come to speak to the 5th grade about his job as a meteorologist. He will be mentioning BDM at the 5 o'clock news. If anybody wants to tape the news and bring it in, I will show it tomorrow.

Tomorrow I will have a substitute. I hope that the class is on their best behavior. Tomorrow is also the first day of full band rehearsal. That means that all band students are to bring their instruments in. People who have a Thursday lesson can just leave their instrument at school Wed. night.

Homework:

Reading: Finish book by Thursday

Math: finish Studylink 2.7 and pg 50 in Math journal if they weren't finished for today. Also, students can practice how to multiply the way parents were taught in school. I am trying to teach them this way to prepare them for Maplewood.

Spelling: Please study your words!!!!

Spanish: Finish coloring, writing on, cutting out, and gluing on paper the birthday cake by tomorrow.

Other: Full band tomorrow
Funset $ due if you want wristbands for next Thurs. night (a green note was sent home tonight.)
Baby Photos

October 20th

Happy Monday! Today we had Guidance class and Library with Mrs. Peterson. Mrs. Peterson showed a refresher course on how to use the library computers to look up books. She also got to show off our two new computers in the library that can be used to make imovies! Our book order came in today also.

Homework:

Reading: finish pages for today. No log entry is required. We are finishing up our books this week.

Math: finish SL 2.7 if you didn't finish it in class. Then finish pg 50 in the Math Journal. They need to use the partial products way of multiplying. I told students to bring home a Student Reference Book if they thought they would get confused.

Other: pumpkins for next Wed.
Baby photos due Oct. 29th
Book It due Oct 29th

October 17th

Today our class had Art, and we finished our read-aloud book Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat. It was a good one! This week Feather was our Teacher's Pet-thanks for all of the help. Autumn is next week's Teacher's Pet. We also got to go in the computer lab twice today to finish up our cell powerpoint presentations! The class worked really hard.

Homework:

Reading: Read pages for Friday-no Reader's Log, I collected them today.

ILA/Writing: We started a Halloween/Fall story rough draft this week. Your child needs to finish this story RD so we can edit it next week. It can be a made-up story.

Other: Library on Monday-don't forget your books!
Baby photos due Oct. 29th
UNICEF boxes due Oct. 29th

Have a great weekend!!!

October 16th

Sorry that I forgot to post yesterday!!!

Today the students had Phy Ed and Music. We also wrote some messages for Mr. Gillespie for Boss's Day.

Reading: Finish pages and do a Reading Log entry. I will be collecting Reading Logs tomorrow. They should have 4 entries, 3-4 sentences long each.

Math: Studylinks 2.1-2.6 should be finished by Friday. Most students handed in the packets today.

Science: Study the Cell Study Guide for the test tomorrow.

Other: Baby Photos
Popcorn $
UNICEF $

Conferences tonight-check the Thursday Fridge Note for times.

October 14th

Today we had our first "Shaping Character" assembly. It is like what Eagles Honors used to be but we are only going to give out awards quarterly. Our first character trait to focus on will be respect. Please discuss the idea of respect with your child at home.

Homework:

Reading: Finish Reading Log entry from today

Spelling: Study your words

Science: Study your microscope sheet for quiz on Friday

Other: Pumpkins for tomorrow
Band

October 13th

Today we had guidance. Ask your child what activity Mrs. Hess did with the class. We also got to go to the library and check out books. Thanks for the help checking out books Alex S., Rachel, and Brittany!

Homework:

Reading: Read pages for Monday. Then respond in your Reading Log about a character. Describe the character and what their role is in your story so far.

We did an entry last week about their favorite part of the book so far. If your child hasn't done that entry yet, please have them catch up.

Other: Baby photos due Oct. 29th
Book-It due Oct 29th
Pumpkins for pals by Wed.

Remember to check out Mrs. Peterson's blog!!! I put the address on a post over the weekend.

BDM Library's Blog!

Mrs. Peterson left a comment on a post that said that the BDM Library has a blog too! Check it out!

http://bdmbook.blogspot

Patrols/Chorus

Chorus 2008-2009
Patrols 2008-2009

October 10th

Today we had Art. I also took the patrols and chorus pictures for the yearbook.

Homework:

Reading: Read your pages for today at home. You do not have to write a response.

Other: Baby Photos due Oct. 29th
Book It due Oct 29th
pumpkins and carving knives due Wed.(a note was sent home with your child today about this)

October 9th

Today the class had Phy Ed and Music classes. Tomorrow is Friday!!!

Homework:

Reading: fill out your reading log. Today's topic is your favorite part of your book so far, and why. We will be talking about what makes a complete entry in your Reading Log.

Math: finish pages 36-37 in your Math Journal and do Studylink 2.4

Other: Baby Photos due Oct 29th
Book orders due tomorrow
Sign and return conference slips
Popcorn Friday

Kindergarten Pals

Hunter and Feather hanging with their pals at the park.
The whole Pals Posse!

Alex's and Alyssa's pal looks lovingly towards them!

Kindergarten Mentro/

October 8th

Today we got to look at water under the microscope from Little Lake Butte Des Morts and a pond. (Thanks Hunter and Luke!) We saw small clumps of algae and other plant type things.
We also had an assembly to say goodbye to Marge from the Menasha Library. She is moving to another job, and met with our kindergarten pals.

Homework:

Math: SL 2.3 and Mathboxes 2.3

Spelling: Study

Science: Study micrscope worksheet in preparation for a quiz next week.

Reading: Read the pages on your calendar.

Other: Baby photos
Book order due Fri.
Conference slips signed and returned(if you can't make it at the time I chose, write me a note on the slip!)

October 7th

Today the class had Phy. Ed. and Music. We also started our Spelling for the week.

Homework:

Math: Studylink 2.2

Spelling: Students have a large sheet of white paper. They need to write a sentence for each Spelling word and then draw a picture to go with the sentence. This is due Wednesday.

Study words

ILA: Some students have to finish a personal narrative and then write 3 new leads for their story. Most students finished this in class.

Other: Baby photos for the yearbook
Book order due Friday

Recess

Brittany, Autumn, and Rachel having fun at recess!

Microscope Fun

Alex M. and Mitchell using the compound microscopes, which have electric lights.

Nate and Justin working at the older, mirror powered microscopes.

October 3rd

Happy Birthday Chris!! (On Saturday)

Today we got to use the microscopes in Science class to look at plant and animal cells. If your child didn't get a turn, they will get to on Monday. We also watched a neat video made by Alex H. starring Hunter, Noah, and himself.

In the computer lab we got to look up and save photos that we will be using in a powerpoint presentation about cells.

Homework:

Math: Get test signed and return by Monday.

Other: Book Order due Friday, Oct. 10th
Baby photos for yearbook due by Oct. 29th
Book-It due by Oct. 29th

Have a Great Weekend!

October 2nd

Today we went over our Math test and it needs to be signed and returned by Monday. We also got our school pictures!!! If your child doesn't like them, they can get them retaken. Just save the photos and send them with your child on retake day.

I had a lot of kids that didn't have their Science microscope worksheet done this morning. I had many excuses again-forgot it at home, forgot it at school, had church etc.... The worksheet would have taken 5 minutes to do....Please make sure your child does their homework and puts it back in their backpack. If they forget an assignment, you can always call me or have them make up a worksheet to at least show me they put some effort in.

Homework:

Math: Get test signed and return by Monday.

Writing: Final copy of Personal Narrative due tomorrow.

Other: Book Order due October 10th
Book-It due by Oct 29th
Baby photos for yearbook due by Oct 29th(a note was sent home for this tonight)

Oct. 1st

Happy Birthday Isaiah!!!!

Today we had a lot happening. We took our first Math test-I will send those home soon to be signed. Then we had a special computer time with Mr. Staehler where he taught us more about Powerpoint so we can use it to do a slide show on cells later on. Finally, we had a fire drill. The class was quiet as we walked out of the building. I appreciate it.

Homework:

Reading: Finish the reading for today on your calendar and write a summary and a connection from text to self. (We had about 15 minutes work time for this in class today).

Writing: Finish your personal narrative (story that has happened to you). We have had class time to work on this. The rough draft needs to be done for tomorrow so we can start peer editing. Please look at your child's personal narrative-and sign it so I know you saw it. You do not need to make corrections.

Spelling: Study

Science: Fill in microscope worksheet.

Other:
Fundraiser money due tomorrow.

Book It starts in October!!!!

Book-It is a program that is run by Pizza Hut. It goes from Oct.-March. This is how I run it:

1. Your child reads any chapter book during the month-it can be a book they read at school in silent reading, or at home.

2. Your child writes a letter to the author of that book using the correct letter format (Date, Greeting, Body, Closing). In this letter your child may tell the author what they enjoyed about the book, what they didn’t enjoy, questions they have about the book, or questions they have about the author’s personal life.

3. Your child will hand in the letter to me by the last day of the month. I will send the letter to the author, and give your child a coupon for a free personal pizza (It expires one month from when I write it out).



Your child does not have to do this, it is just for fun. I will try and remind kids about it, but mostly it is up to them to do it and hand it in.