Coming Home For Christmas Break!

Coming home with your students today should be a PILE of passed back papers from science. Due to the fact that some kids have it one week... and another group has it another, its been challenging trying to remember what papers to keep until this group is done.... and what to pass back after they've ALL finally had science. If your student took their science tests two weeks ago ( thanks to last weeks snow days) they are getting their back today. If you child just took their test today, they won't get it back until after christmas break.

Over the Holiday Break

A number of students had to miss out on a fun movie this afternoon due to the fact that they were no where near their 50% goal. Some only had 5%.... which at this age, just should not be! All students need to be reading a minimum of 30 minutes a night to improve their reading skill... accelerated reader rewards are nice... but if they are not reading, they are truly getting farther and farther behind their peers who are. Please have them continue this over the holiday break.

Have a great holiday, and stay safe!

Christmas Party

The fifth grade Christmas party is on Thursday, December 17th from 1:30 to 2:30 in the Cafeteria. All of the kids can bring a treat to pass. Even though we will all be together, they do not have to bring more than 30 of their treat. We think that there will be enough variety to go around. The kids will actually be playing in stations, creating holiday art in one.... snowflakes in others... and eating at another so they are not all eating at the same time.

Last Day before X-Mas Break

On the last day of school before Christmas break we will have our regular morning switch schedule. For a chunk of the afternoon, after we clean up the room and our lockers our for christmas break, I would like to have a "Read In." Kids can bring blankets and pillows, and of course, their books. We will read and get caught up on accelerated reader tests.

Important Dates

On December 15 of next week we will be walking to the Generous hands building to deliver our socks. Please make sure you're child is appropriately dressed for walking in the snow.

December 17th - Party

December 18th - 50% day and Pajama and Slipper Day

December 19th - Jan. 3rd Winter Break

January 4th School Resumes - Welcome to 2010!

January 18th 75% day

January 28th 5th Grade Ski Trip + 100% A.R. goal day. Info for skiing coming soon.

January 29th Records Day... NO school for students.

February 1st and 4th Conferences 5:30 - 8:15

Homework

Science Homework for this week is 1) The moon book. 2) Pages 17 - 19 ( Wed. + Thurs) and a science test on Friday over the earth's tilt, the seasons, and the phases of the moon.

Math sheet is due Thursday, Spelling words should be coming home each night to be studied as should the term cards. And as always.... READ!

December 2nd 2009

Hope you all had a great ThanksGiving!

This week's homework is a math sheet, science book pages 17 + 18 plus their moon books, spelling words and of course practicing those term cards! Math sheets and science items are due on Thursday. Spelling test is on Friday. And did you kids have science this week? Did they ask you what Syzygy means? (Yes.. it is actually a word!) If they haven't, ask them to tell you what it means. For parents who's kids have science NEXT week, you can ask them on Tuesday night, but not before! We won't have gotten to it until then!

School Budget Meeting

The Superintendent and the Assistant Superintendent of Vicksburg Community Schools will be holding a meeting in the Sunset Lake Library on Monday night at 7:00 p.m. I encourage all parents in the district to attend this meeting. The middle school meeting was poorly attending and since then the admin. is under the impression that Vicksburg parents really have no interest in what is cut and what is not. Based on the conversations I have had with many of you when you have asked me what I know ( I don't know much yet....our meeting is tomorrow morning) I know that this is far from the truth. Please take the time to fill out the survey on the district website and plan on attending the meeting. This is your school for your kids.... your opinions should count more than ours!

Class Reward Party

The fifth grade reward party for Sadowski's class is this Friday. Kids are allowed to wear their pajamas, bring electronic games, ipods etc., as well as blankets and pillows. All blankets and toys will be kept in their lockers until the reward party at 1:30. Please remember that I am not responsible for broken or missing anything and use that when deciding whether or not they can or cannot bring something.

Christmas Donations!

So far we have received over 30 pairs of socks from our class alone! That is awesome! Keep the socks coming so the generous hands kids will have warm toes for Christmas! Remember that we walk to the Generous Hands building on December 15th... Make sure the kids dress for walking and warmth!