Looking snazzy!

Merry Christmas from room 126!

The music performance was fantastic! I was so proud of each one! Thank you parents for making sure they were dressed so sharp! 

Next week:

Instead of the 12 days of Christmas, we will have the 4 days of Christmas~

Monday: Christmas Tree Day

Tuesday: Elf Day

Wednesday: Santa Day

Thursday: Stocking Day, spelling test, afternoon party

December 13th

Music performance is Friday at 1:30 in the gym

Students should dress up. Jeans and tee shirts are not allowed. I am excited to see this crew all fancied up at their performance! They have been working very hard on it.

• Wednesday we have Unit 3 test on fractions
• Friday is our week 11 spelling test
• Girl scouts in our classroom are doing a project for the library and need our old jeans! we have a box in our classroom to collect them. I am so proud of these girls!
• Reminder~If possible, a 2.00 donation for our party Dec.22. Send in any time. Thank you!

Thank You for attending conferences! It was great to visit with all the families and set goals for second quarter.
Last week, we had visitors from France sharing their musical talents with us. It was such a treat! Check it out here:
French Music





This week:
Spelling Test Week 10-Friday
ELA- historical stories
Math-unit 3 fractions/multiplication facts
Writer's Workshop-narrative stories
Reader's Workshop-fluency strategies, explicit vs. inference
Surprise birthday party for Evvon-Friday

November 28th-Dec.2nd

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

This week:

Math Unit #3 Fractions, IXL, Multiplication facts

Writing: Narratives

Reading: Authors Purpose and Comprehension Strategies

Spelling: Test on Friday

Middle School Block: ELA

*Conferences rescheduled to Thursday, Dec.1st

Let's have a great week!

Mrs. Wagner

Fall Break Nov. 4th-7th

Enjoy your time off and send me pictures of those big bucks you get!

Here's what we have been working on:

Math- Finished Unit 2, Start Sumdog Contest

Reading- Comprehension strategies, independent reading

Writing- Shared our Spooky Stories & started opinion writing on election project

Spelling-Tested on week 6, next we will take maintenance tests to see how we are doing

Tech Time- Ixl, Spelling and learned google slides

Middle School-Finished Art, now we have science for 10 days

Homework: Keep reading 20-30 minutes a night, IXL, Sumdog math contest, please work on multiplication facts if you do not have them memorized!

Conferences coming up Nov. 8th and Nov. 10th.

Reminders:

*Due to our short week, there will not be a spelling test until next Friday, October 28th. Students have their list 5 to start studying for it.

*Homework each week:
Reading-Read 20-30 minutes nightly
Spelling-Study your 25 words on spelling City or write them out using your list
Math- ixl.com or the free app 10 minutes nightly

* I am disappointed to see that very few students are logging in to ixl to work on their math skills. We are focusing on multiplication facts right now. Make flash cards and review them please! The reading is on the honor system. I hope it is getting done, as it is very important to read a lot to become a good reader!

Enjoy your days off together!
Thank You,
Mrs. Wagner

    Our first published piece as 5th graders!

Writer's Celebration~

    Our first published piece as 5th graders!

Room 126 Happenings

Luther Crest Trip

Can the team crack the secret code to get across?

Working on a fire and a shelter

Trying to start a fire

   Team building activity where we had to work together and communicate to get the entire group across the lake of lava!

This week is Homecoming! Football game starts at 7:00. Our class is going to dress up for the last few days.

                  Wednesday- Camouflage Day in room 126, we rotate from                       ELA to Social for middle school

                  Thursday- Pajama Day in room 126, 
                  2:00 Science Laser in the gym

                  Friday-Wear school colors, Spelling Test, 12:40 Pep Fest 
                  2:30 Homecoming Parade! You are welcome to join us!

*Please make sure your child is reading 20-30 minutes a night and doing IXL to practice math skills for 10 minutes. *Let's get those multiplication facts mastered!

Room 126

This time we have everyone!

 Monday, Sept. 19th is picture day! 

*Bring your picture form & money 

*Field trip forms due

*Book orders are due

Our field trip to Luther Crest is Thursday. We're excited to do some team building activities and outdoor learning! Dress in layers. 

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Enjoy the weekend!

2nd Week of School

Back To School Night

                                     August 30th, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

• I look forward to meeting you all! I am super excited for school to start. This journey we are on together will be amazing.

• School Starts September 6th at 8:20!

My family visited The Apostle Islands this summer

Springtime

Getting dirty in science...

Busy filling pots of dirt

           

          

Carefully adding seeds
We planted lettuce, marigolds, and pansies.

                                               Author visit inspires our writers

Author Debbie Hoven shares the process of writing and illustrating a book

We have MCA's for math April 19th-21st. Reading MCA's will be the following week, April 26th -28th. A good night of sleep and a healthy breakfast with protein helps students succeed.

PRACTICE on IXL as often as possible. Students should be doing at least 10 minutes a night.

Also, we are nearing the end of the year, please encourage your child to continue to strive for their 40 book requirement in reading. Our class plans to have a party for those who achieve this goal! I know we can ALL do this!

Valentines fun!

Our Most Creative Box winners:

Our most Valentine-y box:

Our box that was voted "most effort"

Look at this cutie we got for Valentine's Day from Brady!

We had a great day celebrating Valentine's Day!

Our Battle of the Books competition! We thank Laurie Koep for heading this up!

Everyone did great, but here's the winning team!

See you all Wednesday wearing your "wordy" shirts!

A Few More February Fun Dates...

• Friday, February 5th wear red to celebrate your healthy heart!

• Family Fun Night February 29th! You won't want to miss out on the fun literacy activities!

• Book Fair starts Feb. 29th with a back to the 60's theme. Students are encouraged to dress up that Monday. Bookfair hours are 8:30-7pm on Monday, 8:30-4 Tues.-Thurs.

• Also, we have a science and a spelling test this Friday 2-5-16

I Love to Read Festivities

Dress Dates: (Wednesdays)

2-3-16 "Snuggle up with a good book"-Pajamas or comfy clothes

2-10-16 "Dress like your favorite book character"

2-17-16 "Read a shirt day"-wear a shirt with words

2-24-16 "Train your brain day" -workout clothes

                                Activities:

Stop, Drop, & Read- times to be announced!

Dr. Seuss Birthday Read Aloud on March 2nd

Green Eggs and Ham School Lunch

Optional: Create a book box scene of your favorite book at home to display at school (see examples I sent home).

*Conferences are Feb. 17 & 18th. I hope to see you all! 

*Please see to it that your child is reading each night (20-30 minutes).

*IXL is a great place for kids to practice math skills (10 min.daily).

*Valentine's Day Party on February 12th. See the pink page that was sent home today for details.

*We are working hard, learning lots, and the days are going by so fast! I really count it a privilege to work with your children. Thanks for all you do at home to help them be successful at school! Mrs. Wagner