Tomorrow will prove to be a very fun day for Cooley fifth graders! A quick morning then off to Airways for some bowling and friendly competition at the alley way! Now we can put all the skills that Mr. Petersen has taught us to work.
Halloween Time is Here! YAY! It's also Red Ribbon Week at Cooley so make some footprints worth following!
Don't forget that next Tuesday is Election Day so we will not be at school so that people can come and vote. Teachers will be going to professional development at Kettering to learn how to be better teachers. Then, on Friday, we have a half day getting out at 12:21pm so that we can use the afternoon to compile all of the grades you have earned so far and get them on your first marking period report card.
Parent-teacher conferences begin on Nov 11th and will also be held on the 15th and 17th. Your confirmation letter will come home shortly. These are student-involved so kids can come to talk about your progress!
Happy Halloween! Be safe and have lots and lots of fun!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The Piano..extra credit
Fifth Graders: would you like extra credit? Check out this touching video I have put here and then write a comment on our blog about what you think the story is telling the viewer. When I see your comment, you have the opportunity to earn 10 extra points in writing. I'm anxious to see what you think!
MEAP..check....over and out!
Well 5th graders....the MEAP is over and you were troopers throughout the two weeks! Good job everyone...I know it was a very long test but you all took your time and worked hard and with a lot of thought. You should be proud of your effort and work ethic,; I know I am proud to be your teacher.
Now it's time to move on and get to all the great learning that lies ahead this year! Put on your thinking caps and get ready go!
Now it's time to move on and get to all the great learning that lies ahead this year! Put on your thinking caps and get ready go!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
YouTube - Photosynthesis song !
YouTube - Photosynthesis song !
This might be a good song to help you remember how photosynthesis works! Try learning it and sing it to the class for extra credit!
This might be a good song to help you remember how photosynthesis works! Try learning it and sing it to the class for extra credit!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
News from the 4th week in 104
Our fourth week of school was a busy one! We took our first "No Excuse" spellling test on Monday--we found out that MANY of us need to study more over the weekend! Spellingcity.com is a good resource--remember that we looked at it on the SmartBoard this week!
We made a trip to the Nature Center to review the things we learned last year in fourth grade like ecosystems (pond and forest), solids liquids gases and properties of matter, and made lots of observations about the changes we saw there since our last visit.
I was out two mornings this week--one for school improvement and the other for training for our new social studies program. Both Ms. Bartle and I are very excited to use the new materials. There are lots of great learning opportunities with this program and we can't wait to try them out. First we learn about the Native Americans then off to learn how our country was formed. Stay tuned parents!
Upcoming events--the Fun(d) Run is this week (Tues and Wed if rainy) and not all kids have turned in their permission slip to walk to the Nature Center for it. It came home a while ago from the PTO and looked like a regular field trip permission slip. Please check to see if you still have it and send it in ASAP. The PTO appreciates your support of both funding this and joining the PTO for $5. It really helps Cooley when we are all participating and working towards a common goal!
MEAP will begin on Oct. 12. Please send your child well rested and with a good breakfast in their tummy--we want to all do our personal best this year.
We love our new SmartBoard! It is a great way to review and to also do lots of cool things in our curriculum. In fact, many of the lessons in our social studies program include its use.
Finally, we attended our first in-school field trip in our Cooley Design Center on Monday where we worked and built LEGO race cars that actually moved. We raced them and then had to problem solve our way through the dilemmas of too heavy, too light, broken pieces, accidents, and re-engineering our trials. Great learning was had by all--even the teachers!
We had another fantastic week! Our class meetings are productive and we are working out our kinks as we form our learning community. It's fun to watch the thinking come alive right in room 104!
We made a trip to the Nature Center to review the things we learned last year in fourth grade like ecosystems (pond and forest), solids liquids gases and properties of matter, and made lots of observations about the changes we saw there since our last visit.
I was out two mornings this week--one for school improvement and the other for training for our new social studies program. Both Ms. Bartle and I are very excited to use the new materials. There are lots of great learning opportunities with this program and we can't wait to try them out. First we learn about the Native Americans then off to learn how our country was formed. Stay tuned parents!
Upcoming events--the Fun(d) Run is this week (Tues and Wed if rainy) and not all kids have turned in their permission slip to walk to the Nature Center for it. It came home a while ago from the PTO and looked like a regular field trip permission slip. Please check to see if you still have it and send it in ASAP. The PTO appreciates your support of both funding this and joining the PTO for $5. It really helps Cooley when we are all participating and working towards a common goal!
MEAP will begin on Oct. 12. Please send your child well rested and with a good breakfast in their tummy--we want to all do our personal best this year.
We love our new SmartBoard! It is a great way to review and to also do lots of cool things in our curriculum. In fact, many of the lessons in our social studies program include its use.
Finally, we attended our first in-school field trip in our Cooley Design Center on Monday where we worked and built LEGO race cars that actually moved. We raced them and then had to problem solve our way through the dilemmas of too heavy, too light, broken pieces, accidents, and re-engineering our trials. Great learning was had by all--even the teachers!
We had another fantastic week! Our class meetings are productive and we are working out our kinks as we form our learning community. It's fun to watch the thinking come alive right in room 104!
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