Yesterday the kids were rewarded for all their box tops with a
chocolate fondue! They consumed a TON of chocolate, and other goodies
that they dunked in the chocolate.... it think it's safe to say that
they all had their fill!
Thank you so much
parents for all the box tops! As of right now we're in the lead again
with the number of box tops... Please keep them coming! Its amazing how
much money those little buggers bring in and these days schools need
that money more than ever. Your clipping efforts are very much
appreciated.
Coke rewards !!! Holy cow parents! You are AMAZING!!!!!
With the first two $20.00 gift cards ($40.00) and a card I got for
christmas I was able to buy two hardcover "diary of a wimpy kid" books, 3
more percy jackson books. and the entire Divergent series. I HAVE now
read the first two books in this series and they amazing and hard to put
down.. however, due to a couple of scenes where the main characters are
intensely kissing, I'm going to have to insist that like the Twilight
series and the Hunger Games, that a parent note be written giving your
student permission to read these books.
We're
currently building up points for our next two gift cards... I have two
accounts that I enter points in ... so the more codes we have the faster
we can get more than one card! The kids already have a list going as to
what they want the next time I go buy books.
Lola's new name is now Leo. That was the most voted on name that is the closest to her old name.
Spelling test for this week will be on Monday again..due to the fact that I was so late getting their lists to them.
Spelling lists for this week are as follows:
List 1 square group
1. calmer
2. slimmest
3. admitted
4. denying
5. directed
6. wiser
7. grayest
8. trimming
9. excelling
10. obtaining
11. sunniest
12. trimmed
13. resulting
14. laughed
15. biccupped
16. fluffier
17. supplied
18. laughing
19. interested
20. hiccupping
21. fluffiest
List 2- diamond group
1.calmer
2. climmest
3. removed
4. denying
5. sunnier
6. wiser
7. grayest
8. trimming
9. denied
10. interesting
11. sunniest
12. trimmed
13. wisest
14. removing
15. grayer
16. calmest
17. supplied
18. slimmer
19. interested
20. supplying
List 3 - circle group
1. safest
2. quicker
3. removed
4. passed
5. sunnier
6.kinder
7. happiest
8. denied
9. interesting
10. wisest
11. removing
12. grayer
13. calmest
14. slimmer
15. supplying
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Thank you SO much parents for all the box tops and bottle caps and
coke codes you've been bringing me! We had a TON of boxtops come in
yesterday, and some awesome person even put 2 zip lock bags FULL of coke
bottle caps on my desk! Awesome!
Ski trip is this Friday. Mrs. Buell should be (or probably already) sent out a mass email regarding times etc.
The spelling test over this weeks words won't be until Monday the 16th due to the shortened week.
The lists are as follows:
List 1 - Square group
1. prerecorded
2. preamble
3. present
4. receive
5. reflect
6. refract
7. coauthors
8. recharge
9. reverberate
10. postwar
11. rejoin
12. coexist
13. preface
14. redirect
15. reform
16. prepaid
17. co-anchor
18. recuperate
19. reenter
20. reclaim
21. Post meridiem
List 2. Diamond Group
1. prerecorded
2. reappear
3. postscript
4. cooperate
5. prehistoric
6. posttest
7. coauthors
8. recharge
9. precaution
10. postwar
11. rejoin
12. coexist
13. prefix
14. coworker
15. reform
16. prepaid
17. refresh
18. postdate
19. reenter
20. reclaim
List 3- Circle group
1. rewrite
2. reappear
3. postscript
4. cooperate
5. prehistoric
6. posttest
7. reheart
8. recover
9. precaution
10. preview
11. pretest
12. prefix
13. coworker
14. refresh
All 5th grade students have a test over the Forces and Motion unit this Thursday, January 12th.
We have been been talking about the test and reviewing for this test since last week. They also knew that there was a test coming up before Break.
Students have been given a study sheet that lets them know what is on the test. Answers can be found in their orange science books as well as on all of their returned warm up sheets.
Test will be multiple choice with two essay questions and will cover the following:
Balanced and unbalanced forces
Contact and non contact forces
How forces acting on an object cause it to be unbalanced or balanced
Calculating the speed of an object using the formula distance divided by time.
Averaging numbers to get an average time or speed
What a point of reference is
What a force is
How you can tell if an object has moved (seeing it doesn't count!)
The two forces that can slow down a moving object ( Gravity and friction)
That friction is a contact force and that gravity, magnetism and electrical fields are non contact forces
The differences between linear and non linear motion
15. postdate
Ski trip is this Friday. Mrs. Buell should be (or probably already) sent out a mass email regarding times etc.
The spelling test over this weeks words won't be until Monday the 16th due to the shortened week.
The lists are as follows:
List 1 - Square group
1. prerecorded
2. preamble
3. present
4. receive
5. reflect
6. refract
7. coauthors
8. recharge
9. reverberate
10. postwar
11. rejoin
12. coexist
13. preface
14. redirect
15. reform
16. prepaid
17. co-anchor
18. recuperate
19. reenter
20. reclaim
21. Post meridiem
List 2. Diamond Group
1. prerecorded
2. reappear
3. postscript
4. cooperate
5. prehistoric
6. posttest
7. coauthors
8. recharge
9. precaution
10. postwar
11. rejoin
12. coexist
13. prefix
14. coworker
15. reform
16. prepaid
17. refresh
18. postdate
19. reenter
20. reclaim
List 3- Circle group
1. rewrite
2. reappear
3. postscript
4. cooperate
5. prehistoric
6. posttest
7. reheart
8. recover
9. precaution
10. preview
11. pretest
12. prefix
13. coworker
14. refresh
Science Test
All 5th grade students have a test over the Forces and Motion unit this Thursday, January 12th.
We have been been talking about the test and reviewing for this test since last week. They also knew that there was a test coming up before Break.
Students have been given a study sheet that lets them know what is on the test. Answers can be found in their orange science books as well as on all of their returned warm up sheets.
Test will be multiple choice with two essay questions and will cover the following:
Balanced and unbalanced forces
Contact and non contact forces
How forces acting on an object cause it to be unbalanced or balanced
Calculating the speed of an object using the formula distance divided by time.
Averaging numbers to get an average time or speed
What a point of reference is
What a force is
How you can tell if an object has moved (seeing it doesn't count!)
The two forces that can slow down a moving object ( Gravity and friction)
That friction is a contact force and that gravity, magnetism and electrical fields are non contact forces
The differences between linear and non linear motion
15. postdate
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Welcome to 2014!
Wow! What a LOOOOONG break! Looking at some of your kiddos this
morning I'd swear that many of them have grown in the past three weeks!
Couple of things....
First... the spelling list that we HAD been studying 3 weeks ago that we were supposed to test on that Friday 3 weeks ago? Yeah... I think at this point it would be cruel and unusual punishment to try to test them on something THAT long ago. So! Next week we'll start with Lesson 15 and go from there.
Dibels testing is next week. This is the test where they read as many words per minute out loud as they can, and then they have to recall at least 3 important facts and details in order.
Please practice having your student read a short article to you (for exactly one minute) and then have them "retell" the passage to you. They should always start off with "This story/article is about..." Facts need to be in order (beginning/ middle / end) or they will lose points. The retell (in my opinion) is more important than how many words they can read aloud.
Copy paper supplies are running seriously short. In fact, the school is down to the last 3 cases of paper ... which basically means that each teacher now has only two packs of paper to last them the rest of the year. ( Hilarious I know...!) I know budgets are tight right now due to the fact that we all have holiday bills to pay.... but if you happen to win the lottery (even those scratch offs can pay off!) please pick up some printer paper for our room and school. All donations of paper will be greatly appreciated!
The ski trip is still scheduled for January 17th.. We just need to pray for weather ABOVE 0 degrees! I got a couple of forms today... but I still have a few that need to come in. If you need more forms, let me know and I can either email them to you or send home a hard copy.
Email me at tsadowski@vicksburgschools.org or text me at 269-501-3969.
And finally.. keep those box tops and coke bottle rewards caps coming! I was able to get another $20.00 Barnes and Noble gift card over break with reward points.... The kids have been asking for the "Divergent" series.. so I think that one is next on the list.
Hope you all had a great break!
Couple of things....
First... the spelling list that we HAD been studying 3 weeks ago that we were supposed to test on that Friday 3 weeks ago? Yeah... I think at this point it would be cruel and unusual punishment to try to test them on something THAT long ago. So! Next week we'll start with Lesson 15 and go from there.
Dibels testing is next week. This is the test where they read as many words per minute out loud as they can, and then they have to recall at least 3 important facts and details in order.
Please practice having your student read a short article to you (for exactly one minute) and then have them "retell" the passage to you. They should always start off with "This story/article is about..." Facts need to be in order (beginning/ middle / end) or they will lose points. The retell (in my opinion) is more important than how many words they can read aloud.
Copy paper supplies are running seriously short. In fact, the school is down to the last 3 cases of paper ... which basically means that each teacher now has only two packs of paper to last them the rest of the year. ( Hilarious I know...!) I know budgets are tight right now due to the fact that we all have holiday bills to pay.... but if you happen to win the lottery (even those scratch offs can pay off!) please pick up some printer paper for our room and school. All donations of paper will be greatly appreciated!
The ski trip is still scheduled for January 17th.. We just need to pray for weather ABOVE 0 degrees! I got a couple of forms today... but I still have a few that need to come in. If you need more forms, let me know and I can either email them to you or send home a hard copy.
Email me at tsadowski@vicksburgschools.org or text me at 269-501-3969.
And finally.. keep those box tops and coke bottle rewards caps coming! I was able to get another $20.00 Barnes and Noble gift card over break with reward points.... The kids have been asking for the "Divergent" series.. so I think that one is next on the list.
Hope you all had a great break!
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Classroom update 12/12/13
Sorry so late with the update... crazy busy week!
Penguin Patch shopping for family gifts is today and tomorrow. Our time is today, but kids who forgot money today can go back and shop tomorrow afternoon as well.
Ski trip forms will be coming home today or tomorrow. We'd like to have everything signed and returned by next Wednesday, December 18th. Parents who ARE skiing, please fill out all appropriate forms. The liability release is for your child. Please make sure you sign this for them.
Parents who are NOT skiing and who just want to go and hangout and watch in the lodge need not fill out any forms other than to indicate that you are going but not skiing.
There will be an email coming today from Mrs Buell with more details, as well information about an upcoming social studies test.
As of today, MOST of our class is already at 100% of their A.R. goals for this marking period. Wahooooooo! Great job parents pushing them to read at home. Any student who is not yet at their 50% goal (this was due last Monday) will have an email sent home to you today.
Coke Rewards: If you or your family consume coke products ( I personally am an addict!) and you DON'T redeem the rewards under the caps or inside the box cases, would you mind terribly if you saved and brought them to me?? Every 1400 points earned allows me to get a $20.00 gift card to Barnes and Noble which allows me to buy books for the classroom. Its a bit of work but HEY! Free money is free money! Just rinse the caps and stick them in a plastic bag. Codes are inside the boxes the cans come in... usually at the end designed to be opened. Just cut those out and send those in the same way you would box tops.
I actually used one of the coke rewards gift cards last night at barnes and noble.. a lot of the kids have really gotten into the Percy Jackson Series, So with my educator discount AND the coke rewards $20.00 certificate I was able to buy 4 new Percy Jackson books. I had some pretty happy Peeps this morning! (Love love love buying books at barnes and noble!)
Spelling lists for this week are as follows:
Square group- List 1
1. inform
2. ornament
3. experience
4. pioneer
5. ignore
6. warmth
7. ordinary
8. therefore
9. volunteer
10. florist
11. corporal
12. sincere
13. boardwalk
14. weary
15. pier
16. fortune
17. career
18. pierce
19. formal
20. eerie
21. ordinance
List 2 - Diamond group
1. inform
2. ornament
3. disappear
4. pioneer
5. important
6. warmth
7. serious
8. forever
9. reward
10. appear
11. perform
12. force
13. peer
14. weary
15. pier
16. fortune
17. career
18. pierce
19. formal
20. enormous
List 3 circle group
1. sort
2. record
3. disappear
4. near
5. important
6. forest
7. serious
8. forever
9. reward
10. appear
11. perform
12. force
13. peer
14. cheer
15. enormous
Penguin Patch shopping for family gifts is today and tomorrow. Our time is today, but kids who forgot money today can go back and shop tomorrow afternoon as well.
Ski trip forms will be coming home today or tomorrow. We'd like to have everything signed and returned by next Wednesday, December 18th. Parents who ARE skiing, please fill out all appropriate forms. The liability release is for your child. Please make sure you sign this for them.
Parents who are NOT skiing and who just want to go and hangout and watch in the lodge need not fill out any forms other than to indicate that you are going but not skiing.
There will be an email coming today from Mrs Buell with more details, as well information about an upcoming social studies test.
As of today, MOST of our class is already at 100% of their A.R. goals for this marking period. Wahooooooo! Great job parents pushing them to read at home. Any student who is not yet at their 50% goal (this was due last Monday) will have an email sent home to you today.
Coke Rewards: If you or your family consume coke products ( I personally am an addict!) and you DON'T redeem the rewards under the caps or inside the box cases, would you mind terribly if you saved and brought them to me?? Every 1400 points earned allows me to get a $20.00 gift card to Barnes and Noble which allows me to buy books for the classroom. Its a bit of work but HEY! Free money is free money! Just rinse the caps and stick them in a plastic bag. Codes are inside the boxes the cans come in... usually at the end designed to be opened. Just cut those out and send those in the same way you would box tops.
I actually used one of the coke rewards gift cards last night at barnes and noble.. a lot of the kids have really gotten into the Percy Jackson Series, So with my educator discount AND the coke rewards $20.00 certificate I was able to buy 4 new Percy Jackson books. I had some pretty happy Peeps this morning! (Love love love buying books at barnes and noble!)
Spelling lists for this week are as follows:
Square group- List 1
1. inform
2. ornament
3. experience
4. pioneer
5. ignore
6. warmth
7. ordinary
8. therefore
9. volunteer
10. florist
11. corporal
12. sincere
13. boardwalk
14. weary
15. pier
16. fortune
17. career
18. pierce
19. formal
20. eerie
21. ordinance
List 2 - Diamond group
1. inform
2. ornament
3. disappear
4. pioneer
5. important
6. warmth
7. serious
8. forever
9. reward
10. appear
11. perform
12. force
13. peer
14. weary
15. pier
16. fortune
17. career
18. pierce
19. formal
20. enormous
List 3 circle group
1. sort
2. record
3. disappear
4. near
5. important
6. forest
7. serious
8. forever
9. reward
10. appear
11. perform
12. force
13. peer
14. cheer
15. enormous
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Week of December 2nd
Next week Thursday, at 2:45, our class will be visiting the "Penguin
Patch". A small store set up so that the kids can buy small gifts for
their family members. If you would like them to shop, please make sure
to send money with them on this day.
Don't forget to check out our blog mrssadowski.blogspot.com for important updates for our class, A.R. due dates, etc.
Also visit the class website at sl5thgradenews.weebly.com for due dates and upcoming assignments for math and social studies.
This week's spelling list is a review list so everyone has the same list. The list is as follows:
1. period
2. periodic
3. metal
4. metallic
5. final
6. normal
7. general
8. angle
9. remember
10. common
11. motor
12. governor
13. deserve
14. further
15. purpose
16. service
17. farther
18. article
19. guard
20. repair
Don't forget to check out our blog mrssadowski.blogspot.com for important updates for our class, A.R. due dates, etc.
Also visit the class website at sl5thgradenews.weebly.com for due dates and upcoming assignments for math and social studies.
This week's spelling list is a review list so everyone has the same list. The list is as follows:
1. period
2. periodic
3. metal
4. metallic
5. final
6. normal
7. general
8. angle
9. remember
10. common
11. motor
12. governor
13. deserve
14. further
15. purpose
16. service
17. farther
18. article
19. guard
20. repair
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Generous Hands, Calendary, and Spell Lists 11/12/13
Generous Hands, Calendar, and Spelling Lists
Don't forget! Tomorrow our class will be walking to Generous Hands ( next to Subway in Vicksburg) Please be sure your student is dressed appropriately for the weather including a warm coat, hat, gloves/mittens, and good walking shoes/boots. We will depart for there around 1:15.... which should get us there by 1:30. Parents are welcome to join if you want to see your kids "giving back" via community service.
I'll have my camera...and will send them out as soon as I can.
November Calendar of Events
13-Mrs. Sadowski's class to Generous Hands to pack Friday packs
15 - Mix and Match Spirit Day
19-25% Day for AR
19-Lacrosse parent informational meeting at the Middle School cafeteria 6:30. Chance to win $20 discount on registration fee.
21-Picture Retake day
28 & 29- Thanksgiving vacation. Enjoy time with your family.
December Calendar of Events
6th-50% Day for AR19-5th Grade Holiday party 2:00
20-Pajamas and slippers Spirit Day
21-January 5 Holiday Break--Enjoy time with your family
Spell Lists for each week are also posted on the classroom blog : mrssadowski.blogspot.com If you can't print from here, go there, cut and copy your list and then paste the spell words on a word document.
List 1 square group
1. rehearse
2. perfume
3. murmur
4. swerve
5. external
6. circulate
7. hurdles
8. stirrups
9. furnish
10. internal
11. alert
12. birthmark
13. girth
14. worrisome
15. burnt
16. survey
17. operation
18. effort
19. squirrel
20. converse
21. dirty
List 2- Diamond group
1. rehearse
2.perfume
3. murmur
4. worth
5. external
6. circulate
7. service
8. disturb
9. world
10. internal
11. alert
12. search
13. further
14. current
15. burnt
16. worst
17. purpose
18. deserve
19. squirrel
20. conserve
List 3 - Circle group
1. verb
2. thirst
3. person
4. worth
5. herd
6. burst
7. service
8. disturb
9. world
10. search
11. further
12. current
13. worst
14. purpose
15. deserve
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
11/6/13 update
There is a lot of "stuff" coming up in this next week, starting with this Friday.
Remember that the 5th grade square dance is this Friday afternoon in the cafeteria. Kids are welcome to get "duded" up with hats, boots and western wear for our fun occasion.
Monday is Veterans day. The 5th grade students traditionally walk down to the small park on the other side of Family Fare to take part in the Veterans day Memorial. I have no idea what the weather will be like that day, but we will be attending! Please make sure you watch the weather and have your student dress appropriately for whatever the weather may be that day.
Monday is also early release day. Students will be excused to go home at 1:35.
Wednesday afternoon, our class will be walking to "Generous Hands" on the other side of subway to do a little community service by learning about the backpack program and helping to do some packing.
Again... the weather for next week is still uncertain... so make sure that you child dresses appropriately for THAT day too. We will leave here approximately 1:15. If you would like to walk with us or join us, you are more than welcome!
Spelling lists for this week are as follows:
List 1- Square group
1. citizen
2. profession
3. companion
4. suspicion
5. cinnamon
6. mention
7. elevator
8. senator
9. mission
10. specimen
11. escalator
12. latter
13. differ
14. bother
15. permission
16. copper
17. mirror
18. emotion
19. onion
20. diameter
21. carbon
List 2- Diamond group
1. citizen
2. profession
3. companion
4. governor
5. solution
6. mention
7. common
8. senator
9. mission
10. section
11. million
12. oven
13. differ
14. bother
15. mayor
16. copper
17. dozen
18. motor
19. onion
20. remember
List 3- Circle group
1. water
2. tractor
3. thicken
4. governor
5. solution
6. major
7. common
8. lighten
9. section
10. million
11. oven
12. mayor
13. dozen
14. motor
15. remember
Remember that the 5th grade square dance is this Friday afternoon in the cafeteria. Kids are welcome to get "duded" up with hats, boots and western wear for our fun occasion.
Monday is Veterans day. The 5th grade students traditionally walk down to the small park on the other side of Family Fare to take part in the Veterans day Memorial. I have no idea what the weather will be like that day, but we will be attending! Please make sure you watch the weather and have your student dress appropriately for whatever the weather may be that day.
Monday is also early release day. Students will be excused to go home at 1:35.
Wednesday afternoon, our class will be walking to "Generous Hands" on the other side of subway to do a little community service by learning about the backpack program and helping to do some packing.
Again... the weather for next week is still uncertain... so make sure that you child dresses appropriately for THAT day too. We will leave here approximately 1:15. If you would like to walk with us or join us, you are more than welcome!
Spelling lists for this week are as follows:
List 1- Square group
1. citizen
2. profession
3. companion
4. suspicion
5. cinnamon
6. mention
7. elevator
8. senator
9. mission
10. specimen
11. escalator
12. latter
13. differ
14. bother
15. permission
16. copper
17. mirror
18. emotion
19. onion
20. diameter
21. carbon
List 2- Diamond group
1. citizen
2. profession
3. companion
4. governor
5. solution
6. mention
7. common
8. senator
9. mission
10. section
11. million
12. oven
13. differ
14. bother
15. mayor
16. copper
17. dozen
18. motor
19. onion
20. remember
List 3- Circle group
1. water
2. tractor
3. thicken
4. governor
5. solution
6. major
7. common
8. lighten
9. section
10. million
11. oven
12. mayor
13. dozen
14. motor
15. remember
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