January 29th

Today we met with our kindergarten pals and helped them make paper bag snowmen. It was fun! Then we had our Jan. Incentive. Students with less than 5 initials on their initial card sould choose to watch "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," or play board games with friends.

Homework:

Science: start to gather up materials for your Science Fair project. Bring them in by Wed. of next week.

Other:
Book order due on Friday, Feb. 5th.
Report card folders, and any sheets that needed a signature due ASAP!
Have a great weekend!!!!

January 27th

Today we wrote thank you letters to Professor Gizmo! He was so fun to have at BDM! I added the link to his website onto my blog. Tonight is Culver's night for BDM. Go there between 4:30 and 7:30 and a portion of the proceeds will go to our school. Then go home and play a game with your family, fill out the yellow slip, and return to school.

Remember that Thursday is an 11 am dismissal!

Homework:

Spelling: Study words-test tomorrow

Reading: Time for Kids worksheet

Other: Culver's night 4:30-7:30
BINGO night tomorrow in commons at 5-bring a bag lunch for your family to eat.

Professor Gizmo

January 26th

We had Professor Gizmo visit today and do experiments with air pressure. I will post photos and videos from it tonight.

Homework:

Social Studies: Current Events

Spelling: Correct your sentences tonight

Other: Soda Pups presentation at Menasha Library 6:30-get there early for parking etc!

Open Gym 2010

January 25th

It is Turn Off TV Week!

Tonight's activity is open gym from 5:30-7 at BDM! You need to have an adult there with you.

Congrats to Josh and Alex E. who got responsibility awards at our school assembly today. Keep up the great work-you are great role models for everyone!

Homework:

Spelling: Study list

ILA: bring in magazine ads

Other: return blue guidance slip
Open gym 5:30-7
Don't watch TV or play video games!

January 21st

Today we talked about the advertising techniques of testamonial and bandwagon. A testimonial is when a celebrity or expert endorses a product. I bet you will see one of these on TV tonight! Bandwagon is when the ad makes you feel like you are the only one who doesn't have the product yet and you want to join in. In computer lab today the students started to make their own advertisement for a fictional product using some of the advertising techniques we have learned about.

Homework:

Reading: read poem and get signed.

Math: make sure you are all caught up to Math homework and remembering through 3.17

Other:
11 am dismissal tomorrow
full band
guidance note
$4 for Science presentation

Fan page on Facebook!

I made a fan page on Facebook for our class. If you are on Facebook, with the permission of your parents, feel free to become a fan. You can comment on things that are going on, and I will post information on it as well. You can even get to this blog by using a link on the info tab on that page.

Pictures From the Bake Sale

January 20th

Today we talked about the advertising techniques of Name Calling and Glittering Generalities. Name calling is when one product "bad mouths" another to convince you to buy theirs. We watched a bunch of the mc vs. pc commercials online because they are a great example of name calling. Glittering Generalities are when a prduct uses general positive words that really don't mean much such as "pure and natural."

Also-our final money count for our bake sale fundraiser was $330! Thanks to all of you who donated items or money to the cause!

Homework:

Spelling: Study for test tomorrow

Math: finish 3.16

Other: blue guidance slip signed and returned by Friday
$4 for Science-I sent notes to be signed and returned to those who have not paid yet
Band lessons for Thursday.

January 19th

Today we talked about two advertising techniques. One is loaded words. This is when an advertisement uses words that make you think about feelings etc-for example, "family", "secure", "free". Then we talked about transference. This involves using images or phrases that make you think a certain way. Maybe a logo with a crown on it makes you think it is better since it reminds you of a king or a queen. Look for these techniques in commercials when you watch TV tonight.

Homework:

Spelling: Study and finish Spelling sentences. If I handed back your sentences, correct the errors

Spanish: Finish the number review worksheet in cursive for tomorrow

Math: make sure you are finished up to homework and remembering 3.15

Social Studies: Current events due tomorrow

Other:
$4 for Science presentation
Winter gear
money for bake sale (we raised $226 today!!!!)

January 18th

Today we continued talking about persuasion. We looked at different products and decided who the target audience was for each.

Homework:

Math: Homework and remembering 3.15

Spelling: Study

Science:Pennies

Other:
$4 for Science presentation due Friday
Wear winter gear
Bring items for bake sale tomorrow
items are 25 cents each

January 15th

Today our kindergarten pals came to our classroom to watch a short video about Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It was neat to have them on our turf fir the first time:)

Homework:

Science: pennies and aluminum foil needed-bring Monday!

Other:
$4 for Science presentation due the 22nd

make sure to have all of your winter gear-I will be starting to notify parents if a child does not have it all

bake sale to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti is on Tuesday-all donated treats must be individually wrapped in ziploc bags.

January 14th

At the end of the day we talked about the earthquake that happened in Haiti on Wed. Mrs. Fugar had a great idea to have a 4th and 5th grade bake sale to raise money to send to help the people affected by the earthquake.

The bake sale will be next Tuesday, Jan. 19th. If you would like to donate a goodie for the sale, just make sure to put each treat in a seperate ziploc bag so it can be easily sold. Each bag will be 25cents. Items will be sold during lunch. If you don't want a goodie, think about just donating some change to the cause. If we have extra food we will sell it again on Wednesday.

Homework:

ILA: Read you poem to a parent and get it signed.

Math: Math time test note signed.

Spelling: finish Spelling sentences if you didn't hand them in.

Other:
popcorn money
Band tomorrow
book orders due tomorrow
$4 for Professor Gizmo due next Friday

January 12th

Today the class had a substitute in the afternoon while I met with the other 5th grade teachers to plan our persuasion unit. Students got an extra recess time for completing more quizzes on Bookadventure.com.

Talaysha and Alex S. also got their calendars where their drawings are printed. They were the only two BDM students to win this competition. Congratulations girls! enjoy the pictures and video of this event.

Homework:

Spelling-study

Social Studies: current events due tomorrow

Math: Homework and remembering 3.13

Other: Book order due Friday
$4 due Jan. 22nd

Pictures of the winners

Talaysha and Alex's drawings won a contest and are now published in the Neenah/Menasha Fire Safety Calendar! Great job girls!

Talaysha and Alex S. are winners!!!!

January 11th

Today in Science we talked about how a golf ball can be more than a balloon (density, weight) and how a balloon was be more than a golf ball (volume, buoyant). Then we tested our skills is telling what different matters are like by figuring out what was in the mystery matter boxes.

Homework:

Math: finish Math Remembering 3.12, get Math time test note signed and return to school ASAP-it is late!

Other:
$4 for Progessor Gizmo due the 22nd
book order due this Friday

January 8th

Today we went on a nice winter walk with our kindergarten pals in the afternoon. It was nice and sunny!

Homework:

Reading: Project is due Monday. Make sure that your project tells us the main idea of your story. We will be presenting the projects in class on Monday.

Writing: New Year's resolutions were handed in today. If you aren't done, you can finish it over the weekend, or during recess next week.

Math: make sure you finished 3.10, I added a calculator riddle link to my links at the right hand side of the blog.

Other:
book orders due Friday, Jan. 15th
$4 due for Science presentation due Jan. 22nd

January 7th

Homework:

Reading: final work day on projects tomorrow-no poem today

Math: get time test note signed and return by Monday

Other: full band tomorrow
book order due Jan. 15th
$4 for Science presentation due 22nd

January 6th

Today we worked a bit more on our reading projects in class. Ask your child if they need any supplies to finish it. We also have been journaling about debate topics in preparation for our persuasion unit. Today we wrote the pros and cons of allowing cell phones in schools.

Homework:

Math: homework and remembering 3.10 due tomorrow

Reading: get supplies for project

Other: book order due Jan 15th-online if possible!

January 5th

Today we had our December Incentive. The last week of December was just way too busy to fit it in. We had an open gym time after Spanish class. Students with 5 or more initials, or late work, stayed in the detention room. We started a new intial card today for January.

Homework:



other:
Book order due Jan. 15th-order online if you can!
Maplewood Music notes due ASAP!

Mini-Sub Show on PBS-correction

The NOVA show on the Japanese Mini-Subs is actually on tonight-January 5th-on PBS at 7pm. Sorry for the confusion!

January 4th

Happy New Year!!!!! We had a great first day back. We all shared stories of our adventures over break.

Homework:

Math: Do homework and remembering 3.9 for tomorrow

Writing: finish the new year's resoultion packet-all but the back blank page.

Reading: Get supplies for your book project- we will start working on it tomorrow!

Other: Maplewood Music note is due tomorrow!!!!!!