10-27-10

We had our first character education assembly today. The theme was Respect. Congratulations to Jy'Kira and Martina who both won awards!

We had fun watching a movie and decorating pumpkins this afternoon. Thank you all for donating the yummy snacks and the craft supplies! It is much appreciated!

Homework:

Lang Arts:Get poem signed, it is optional this week for extra credit.

Other: Have a great 4 day weekend! Remember that We have school Monday Nov. 1st, but then do not have school on Tuesday because of teacher meetings.

Conferences-on Monday:

3:30-Ben
3:50-Heather
4:10-Devin
4:50-Emily
5:10-Alex. R
5:30-Haleigh
5:50-Madalyn
6:10-Olivia
6:30-Gabbie

Please let me know if you cannot make it.

AJ Hawk's Visit

10-26-10

Today we had our Packer Assembly. It was very exciting! We are so proud that our school won this contest!!!! Check out postcrescent.com for pictures and watch the news tonight.

Tomorrow is busy. We will be having our Oct. incentive from 9:50-10:50 in the commons. You may bring board or card games to play with friends. You may also bring a drink and a snack if you would like.

Then we will be watching the Movie Marmaduke after lunch and sharing our party treats. After that we will decorate our small pumpkins and gourds. Remember to bring in a snack if you signed up-you can bring in one even if you didn't sign up.

Homework:

Social Studies: Do not bring in current events, we do not have time.
Other: UNICEF and baby photos due tomorrow!

Pumpkin Carving With Our Kindergarten Pals

10-25-10

Remember to wear Packer clothing or green, yellow, and white tomorrow for the Packer assembly! We spent a lot of time today hanging up decorations for the event tomorrow. I appreciate all of the help!

Homework:

Other:
Wear Packer gear tomorrow
Baby photos due Wed.
UNICEF boxes due Wed.
Small pumpkin/gourd for party Wed., and snack if you signed up to bring one.
Board game and snack for Wed incentive

10-22-10

Today we carved pumpkins with our kindergarten pals. I will be posting pictures soon. Thanks to all of you who donated pumpkins!!!!!! We worked on writing thank you letters to Professor Kroening who volunteered his time on Tuesday in his microscope lab at UW-Fox Valley Center. We will be revising these letters and writing our final copies next week.

Homework:

Lang. Arts: finish microscope thank you letter for Monday (we worked on them in class)

Math: finish hwk and remem. 2.2

Other:
Wear packer items or green, white , and gold clothing on Tuesday for our Assembly
Baby photos due next Wed.
UNICEF boxes due next Wed.
Small pumpkin to decorate in class due Wed.

10-21-10

We do not have a Poem today because of conferences. We also are not having a Spelling test because of the busy week. I will be revisiting the list the week after teacher's convention.

Here are the conferences tonight:

3:30 Isaac
3:50 Selena
4:30 Alex L.
4:50 Jy'Kira
5:10 Aaron
5:30 Martina
5:50 Riley
6:10 Jasmine
6:50 Tanner

If you cannot make it to your time, please email me at school teggek@mjsd.k12.wi.us, or call the front office at 967-1900

Homework:

Math:finish Homework and Remembering 2.2

Other:
pumpkins for carving due tomorrow
small pumpkins for decorating due next Wed.

Junior Achievement with Mrs. Eickelberg

Our Trip to UW-Fox Valley

10-19-10

Today we went on our trip to UW-Fox Valley Center to make slides of our cheek cells and use their microscopes. I will post videos and pictures soon! The class did a great job.

We also had our first Junior Achievement lesson. Our JA person is actually my sister. She works at Thrivent and will come to our class about 6 times in the next few months.

Homework:

Social Studies: Current events due tomorrow

Spelling: Study

Other:
baby photos
UNICEF boxes

10-18-10

I got a new class pet over the weekend. Her name is Squeaker, and she is a "Dumbo Rat." They are named that because their a bred to have bigger ears. I will post a photo on my blog soon!

When your student is Teacher's Pet, they will have the chance to take Squeaker home for the weekend. I will also have notes go home over longer holidays for people to take her home as well. I will definitely need someone to take Squeaker home over the summer since I have so many of my own pets at my house, and I am due to have a new baby in May, so that will take up most of my time this summer! If you are interested in taking her home over the summer, just let me know so I can plan ahead.

I always am in need of bedding for her cage, so if you ever want to donate some to the class, just bring it in!

Homework:
Spelling: Study words

Reading: finish book if you didn't already

Social Studies: Bring in your signed study guide if you forgot to bring it in today.

Other:
Field trip tomorrow-we are leaving at 12:15, so be here at 12 if you want to come along. Bring your $4 if you haven't yet.

Baby photo due Oct 27th

UNICEF boxes due Oct. 27th

Bring in carving pumpkins for Friday Pals if you can donate one!!!

10-15-10

I added a new link to the links on the right. It is called the Comic Creator. We got a chance to play around with this site for about 20 minutes this morning. We will be studying comics starting next week. You can still bring in examples of comics to class in the form of cartoons in the paper, ones you find on the internet, or books to share.

Homework:

Social Studies: Study your explorer study guide in preparation for the quiz on Tuesday. Get it signed and return it on Monday.

Other:
$4 for Tuesday's field trip
conference slips
baby photos

10-14-10

Today some football players from Menasha High School came during lunch to give out autographs because homecoming is this weekend! It was neat for the kids, and also for me, because I had most of them in class a long time ago :)

Homework:

Lang. Arts: Get poem signed for tomorrow

Reading: Finish pages in your book

Other:
*empty Thursday folder and get it signed.
*sign conference slips-I sent home new ones to the students who haven't returned them yet.
*$4 for our field trip due tomorrow
*Baby photos
*picture retakes tomorrow
*wear blue and white in honor of Menasha homecoming!!!

10-13-10

Today we took a Math test on Unit 1. We will be going over the answers tomorrow and I will keep them for conferences.

Homework:

Lang. Arts: Bring in examples of comics; books, comic strips etc.

Spelling: study for your test tomorrow and finish spelling pictures if you did not finish them in class.

Reading: finish pages for your group

Other:
$4 for field trip due Friday
conference slips due Friday
Baby photos
PTO meeting tomorrow (Thursday)

10-12-10

Today we went to the computer lab to practice out typing skills.

Homework:

Lang. Arts: Bring in examples of comics to share with the class.(this is ongoing for the next few days and not required.)

Reading: Read your pages in your group book.

Math: Study pages 53 and 54 in your Math journals in preparation for our test tomorrow.

Social Studies: Get a current event. Please use a full sheet of paper if you choose to write it out, not a small scrap. If you are doing the weather, please include more than just the high temperature.

Spelling: Study

Other:
Baby photo
Book order due tomorrow
$4 for field trip due Friday
Signed conference slip due Friday

10-11-10

We are going on a fun field trip to a microscope lab at the UW-Fox Valley next Tuesday. The cost is $4. Please turn in this fee by Friday. If you cannot afford it, please write me a note. If you would like to come along on the trip we will have room on the bus.

Please return conference slips signed ASAP! If you can't make that time, please write me a note on the slip giving me an idea of when you can meet.

Homework:

Reading: finish the pages you need to read for your group

Spelling: study your words

Other:
Book order due Wed.
$4 for trip due Friday
Baby photos due Oct 27th
conference slips due by Friday

10-7-10

Today we found out wonderful news! Our school won a contest we entered put on by the NFL! Not only does our school recieve a $10,000 grant, but some money for sporting good supplies, and a visit from a Packer player!!!! We are soooo excited! Thanks to Sandy Forster and Dina Mitchell for all of their hard work taking photos and filling out the paperwork that went with the contest!

Conference slips went home tonight. Please take a look and see if that date and time will work for you. If so, sign and return the bottom of the slip as soon as you can! If the date and time do not work, or you would like a seperate conference for some reason, keep in mind I will have to do it before school someday because my entire conference schedule is full with all of my students. We will figure it out!

Homework:

Lang Arts: have your child read this week's poem to you and sign it for tomorrow.

Other:
Baby photo due Oct 27th
Book Order due Oct 13th
Popcorn Friday tomorrow-25 cents a bag
sign and return conference slip
sign and return Thursday folder
Mrs. Henckel is our substitute for tomorrow while I am at a meeting.

10-6-10

We pratcied lining up and walking in the hallway quietly yesterday because of some problems with being loud after lunch recess. Our line basic rules for the hallway are face forward, mouth closed, hands at your side. After practicing yesterday very well, I would have hoped for quiet today in the hallway to go to lunch, but it did not happen. We will continue to use some of our recess time for practice.

Homework:

Spelling: study for tomorrow's test.

Spanish: finish your number sheet if you did not finish in class work time.

Math: finish homework and remembering 1.8 if you didn't do it last night

Writing: finish your final draft personal narrative if you did not finish during work time in the past two days.

Other: baby photo due Oct. 27th
Book order due Oct 13th

10-5-10

Today our class had a handwashing presentation. A note and a bar of soap were sent home with each student. It is a very important topic especially now that cold and flu season is around the corner!!

Homework:

Math: homework and remembering 1.8 due tomorrow

Spelling: Study words

Social Studies: current events

Other:

Baby photos due Oct. 27th
Book order due Oct. 13th

10-4-10

Today we had our first 5th grade incentive of the year. For students who had less than 5 initials on their incentive card they got to watch a movie in the LMC in the afternoon. Some students with missing or late work had to stay behind until it was finished. If your child had 5 or more initials I will save their card and go over it with you at parent conferences.

Homework:

Spelling:
Study words. They are all entered on Spelling City-login and password teggek, teggek
Finish your 5 cursive sentences. Have an adult help you correct them so you don't have to spend part of recess working on the corrections.

Other: Book order due Oct. 13th. The code to enter online if it is your first time ordering that way is in a post from last week.

10-1-10

I am sorry for the lapse in posts. I totally forgot that I had an in-district meeting yesterday, so I was all out of sorts. Thankfully our substitute was Mrs. Bayer who taught 5th grade with me last year, so she knew what to do :) Today I am in school doing reading testing, so Mrs. Bayer is with the kids again. Thanks Mrs. Bayer! She told me the kids really did a nice job for her yesterday, and I really appreciate it!

Homework:

Writing: if you didn't finish your Hatchet alternate ending rough draft, that is due Monday.

Reading: Your child wrote a cinquain poem about the book Hatchet. Have them read it to you and you can sign it for Monday

Other:
Oct book order due Oct. 13th. Ordering online gives the classroom more money for books. Take the link to your left and enter this code to start: GTNGK. then you can make your own username and password. If you send an order to school, please do a check rather than cash-the check can be made out to Scholastic Books.

yearbook baby photos due at the end of October.