BRRR!!

Winter weather is here! Just a reminder that your student has to be wearing snowpants, boots, hats, and gloves beginning Monday! If they are not dressed for the winter weather, they will be asked to stand on the wall. I hope your Thanksgiving was a great one! We are already looking ahead to Deck the Halls. We'll be working on our projects this week!

AJ Hawk pays BDM a visit!!

We have been busy!! Pumpkin Craziness!

We are done with WKCE testing so next week we will resume our regular schedule.

I have attached a link I found through Barlow Planetarium. It's to an astronomy magazine and a link to the 'night sky' as it would look tonight. Your child might need some help using parts of it, but it's pretty cool and helps to find constellations that might be seen at night. Also, we are at the start of the Leonids Meteor Shower which is a great time to see shooting stars!!

http://www.astronomy.com/stardome.aspx

http://www.astronomy.com/

NFL Play 60

Ok, so tomorrow is the big day! AJ Hawk arrives at BDM around 9:30 AM to present us with our grant check and to talk to us about staying healthy! Great to see a Packer Player so soon after a big victory!

It's October Already!

We have quickly arrived at October. The students have just finished a geometry unit which focuses on geometric figures and area and perimeter of polygons. We are moving into addition and subtraction of whole numbers next. We have finished our first piece of writing (describing a special object) and are publishing it in the computer lab. We have begun to meet with reading groups, where children focus on the specific comprehension/decoding skills of the individuals in each group. We are looking forward to Heckrodt next week. It will be a lot of fun! Be looking for your conference notes this week.

Happy Fall!

Friday, September 17th

I can't believe it's the weekend already! Are you going to watch some football. Neenah plays Menasha, the Packers play the Bills, and Badgers play the Sun Devils. Hmmm - over the weekend be sure to get outside and run around. Play some football yourselves. When you're inside, spend some time reading. If you're having trouble finding books, be sure to run to the library!

This next week, we will begin our character ed program, starting off with responsibility. Your child can develop skills in this area by organizing when they do their homework, bringing you their agendas, making sure they have everything they need for school and extra curricular activities.

Be sure to go over those science flashcards!!

It's the middle of the week already! We have been busy learning about the order of operations in math. I know you all learned the old - Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally. Well, in fourth grade in Wisconsin we use: Packers ( ) , Must Defend X /, And Score + -. We have also been busy learning about the planets, their order, comparing the inner and outer planets, the asteroid belt that divides them, and the natural satellites in our solar system. Your child should have brought home some flashcards to study the vocabulary for this unit. I have encouraged the kids to spend time with them each night.

Many students began orchestra this week. They are so excited about their instruments.

Keep checking the blog for updates! Any questions! Give me a call.

Room 219

What a beautiful weekend! The weather was great and the football season started. This week we will continue our study of the Solar System. Your child will be bringing home flashcards this week. These cards contain vocabulary for our science unit. When we have our test, which will be sometime next week, these words will be on the test. Please go over the flashcards at home at least once every night. Continue to practice math facts at home too! Rocket math is cruising right along. We have taken some pictures of the kids so that we can finish up their synonym poems. They turned out great!