Greetings to one and all,
Happy December! I am sure that everyone is realizing that this month came quickly. We have had a busy November schedule that included the WKCE state testing and watching a performance at the high school of the musical “The Wiz”.
This month leads off with practices for the music concert. We will have our concert on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 7 pm. Students should sit with the parents until they are called to go line up. You will be able to enjoy a wonderful concert. They are doing well in their practices. Each student does need to bring a flashlight to use during the performance.
Congratulations to Emma for being the winner for the Hometown Hero Essay contest. Good work to the whole class on their essays.
Congratulations to the class on being the MAPE winner for the 1st quarter. The students have been earning scores of 4 or 5 in music, art and phy. ed. Keep up the good work. They will be having a treat for their work.
We will be MAP testing the week of December 6th for Math and Reading. They will have two days.
Thank you to those who sent a treat for the class to share. If you have an opportunity to send in a treat for the students, please do so. Some choices are crackers, pretzels, animal cookies, or other snacks.
We as a class have been talking about giving and have decided to sponsor a child who is 8 years old for the holiday. What that means is that we will provide gifts for the boy. His list includes Pants or jeans, size 10 (adjustable strap in the waist. Mom says they have them at Wal-Mart), shirts and sweat shirts, size 10, matchbox cars and trucks, waterproof mittens and a stocking cap and boy's underwear. Please don’t be afraid to look through things you have at home. Gently used or new items are great. We will wrap the gifts here at school and get them to him for the holiday. If you have any wrapping paper you would like to donate, that would be nice. If you would like to provide a cash donation, I would be willing to go get the items for this project. We need to have the items here at school by the 13th of December so they can be delivered to the group on the 15th. Thank you for your support in this project in showing how to give to another person in this season of sharing.
Our class will be having a class party on Tuesday, December 21st. I will be letting parents know who signed up for providing a treat. More information will follow.
In reading, we are reading the book Rascal by Wisconsin author Sterling North who was from Edgerton, WI. It is a true story about his time with a pet raccoon in the time period of 1918. You may hear the students come with questions about the time period. In Math, we are working on problem solving with larger numbers. Please continue to practice the math facts. This really is helpful. A website that we are currently using for review is www.mathisfun.com. In science, we have been learning about our vision and using microscopes. The Revolutionary war is being studied in Social Studies.
Please keep checking the assignment notebooks. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at jhagen@spartan.org, by a note, or call 269-2187.
Have a delightful December!
Happy Holidays to all!
Ms. Joanne Hagen
Grade 5 Teacher
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
November News
Greetings:
Congratulations to the class for winning the MAPE award for the first quarter. They have been doing a terrific job.
Congratulations to the class for participating in the Hometown Hero Essay Contest and to Emma for being the representative from our class to present her essay. She has a nice trophy to show for it.
We are in the midst of WKCE state testing. We have completed the reading section and this week with take the math sections.
We will have early release on November 17th. We will be off on November 25 and 26th.
Our class is going to start reading a book called RASCAL by Sterling North. He is a Wisconsin author from Edgerton.
We will have safety patrol the week of November 29-December 3rd.
Have a great week!
Ms. Hagen
Congratulations to the class for winning the MAPE award for the first quarter. They have been doing a terrific job.
Congratulations to the class for participating in the Hometown Hero Essay Contest and to Emma for being the representative from our class to present her essay. She has a nice trophy to show for it.
We are in the midst of WKCE state testing. We have completed the reading section and this week with take the math sections.
We will have early release on November 17th. We will be off on November 25 and 26th.
Our class is going to start reading a book called RASCAL by Sterling North. He is a Wisconsin author from Edgerton.
We will have safety patrol the week of November 29-December 3rd.
Have a great week!
Ms. Hagen
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Early September News
Greetings,
The school year has started off very well. The students are getting into the routine of school. I see that they are excited to learn and want to do their best. Students are enjoying the opportunity to switch classes for Social Studies. The transition has been going very well. Our study hall time has been decreased at this point since we have started our keyboarding class.
We have some important upcoming events:
Picture Day is Friday, September 10th
Early Release Day, Wednesday, September 15th
Book Orders are due Monday, September 13th
Our class has been busy with doing some assessments for the beginning of the year. We have now completed the Spelling pretest. We will be working on their writing prompt in the next couple of weeks.
As a reminder, please have your child continue to work on their math facts.
Students will be reciting the pledge on Tuesdays for the 1st semester. They sign up for their opportunity.
Many students are enjoying sharing snacks at milk break time. If you would like to send in a box of crackers, bag of pretzels, or other snack for the class to share, please feel free to send one in for the class.
We will be discussing more about safety patrol on Friday, September 10th. If you have questions, please let me know.
Have a great week!
Ms. Hagen
The school year has started off very well. The students are getting into the routine of school. I see that they are excited to learn and want to do their best. Students are enjoying the opportunity to switch classes for Social Studies. The transition has been going very well. Our study hall time has been decreased at this point since we have started our keyboarding class.
We have some important upcoming events:
Picture Day is Friday, September 10th
Early Release Day, Wednesday, September 15th
Book Orders are due Monday, September 13th
Our class has been busy with doing some assessments for the beginning of the year. We have now completed the Spelling pretest. We will be working on their writing prompt in the next couple of weeks.
As a reminder, please have your child continue to work on their math facts.
Students will be reciting the pledge on Tuesdays for the 1st semester. They sign up for their opportunity.
Many students are enjoying sharing snacks at milk break time. If you would like to send in a box of crackers, bag of pretzels, or other snack for the class to share, please feel free to send one in for the class.
We will be discussing more about safety patrol on Friday, September 10th. If you have questions, please let me know.
Have a great week!
Ms. Hagen
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
August News
Hello All,
Welcome to a new school year!
I hope you all had a terrific summer. It seemed to go very fast. I was busy taking two classes this summer. One was called the "Supervision of Student Teachers" and the other was "Teaching Students with Autism". Both gave me a great deal of information to use in my teaching.
During this summer, I took trips up north to see some friends and family. I also attended several weddings and reunions. I will be interested to hear what the students did this summer.
Open House is on Thursday evening August 26th. I hope to see a lot of students and parents in attendance. The first day of school is on September 1st.
I am looking forward to another great school year at Meadowview Intermediate.
Watch for another posting in the near future.
Welcome to a new school year!
I hope you all had a terrific summer. It seemed to go very fast. I was busy taking two classes this summer. One was called the "Supervision of Student Teachers" and the other was "Teaching Students with Autism". Both gave me a great deal of information to use in my teaching.
During this summer, I took trips up north to see some friends and family. I also attended several weddings and reunions. I will be interested to hear what the students did this summer.
Open House is on Thursday evening August 26th. I hope to see a lot of students and parents in attendance. The first day of school is on September 1st.
I am looking forward to another great school year at Meadowview Intermediate.
Watch for another posting in the near future.
Have a great school year!
Ms. Hagen
Friday, April 30, 2010
April News
Hello All,
It is hard to believe that it is the end of April. We have been very busy in the last month with many activities.
In reading, we are reading about the history of Wisconsin Disasters. You can ask the students about the following disasters: Tornado at New Richmond, Wisconsin Railroad Disasters, Fire at Peshtigo, Fire at the Newhall House in Milwaukee and the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster to name a few. They had many questions and surprises while they were reading. We also were working on the book called Head for the Hills, The Johnstown Flood.
In Math, we are working on long division. This is a reminder to keep practicing their multiplication and division facts to help with the process.
Science has been focused on legal and illegal drugs and how they affect the body. Students have also been practicing how to say no to some pressures that may sometime come their way. We will begin a unit on animals and biomes.
World War II has been the topic in Social Studies.
We were lucky to have a clinical student from UW-La Crosse. His name was Mr. Schellenger otherwise called Mr. S. The students and I really enjoyed having him join our class for 3 weeks. He learned a great deal about the students and the curriculum that they are learning.
Guest speakers have been appearing at school. We have had a visit from Miss Wisconsin. A Y0-Yo Specialist also came and spent two days teaching the students the techniques of the Yo-Yo and the principles of motion.
We have had a visit from the Middle School Counselor to talk about 6th grade. Watch for forms to come home about picking classes for your child next year.
Some of the students went to Washington D.C. trip for safety patrol. They seemed very tired on their return but they thought it was a good trip. The students who stayed back at school worked hard but also went to a movie "How to Train your Dragon"
We look forward to a busy month of May!
Have a great week!
Ms. Hagen
It is hard to believe that it is the end of April. We have been very busy in the last month with many activities.
In reading, we are reading about the history of Wisconsin Disasters. You can ask the students about the following disasters: Tornado at New Richmond, Wisconsin Railroad Disasters, Fire at Peshtigo, Fire at the Newhall House in Milwaukee and the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster to name a few. They had many questions and surprises while they were reading. We also were working on the book called Head for the Hills, The Johnstown Flood.
In Math, we are working on long division. This is a reminder to keep practicing their multiplication and division facts to help with the process.
Science has been focused on legal and illegal drugs and how they affect the body. Students have also been practicing how to say no to some pressures that may sometime come their way. We will begin a unit on animals and biomes.
World War II has been the topic in Social Studies.
We were lucky to have a clinical student from UW-La Crosse. His name was Mr. Schellenger otherwise called Mr. S. The students and I really enjoyed having him join our class for 3 weeks. He learned a great deal about the students and the curriculum that they are learning.
Guest speakers have been appearing at school. We have had a visit from Miss Wisconsin. A Y0-Yo Specialist also came and spent two days teaching the students the techniques of the Yo-Yo and the principles of motion.
We have had a visit from the Middle School Counselor to talk about 6th grade. Watch for forms to come home about picking classes for your child next year.
Some of the students went to Washington D.C. trip for safety patrol. They seemed very tired on their return but they thought it was a good trip. The students who stayed back at school worked hard but also went to a movie "How to Train your Dragon"
We look forward to a busy month of May!
Have a great week!
Ms. Hagen
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Spring News
Hello All,
Bring on the nice spring weather! This week is celebrating going into spring and give winter the boot! Tuesday is Caribbean day with flip flops and spring colors. Wednesday will be Wacky Wednesday on March 17th. We celebrate school spirit day on Friday with red and gold colors.
We are busy working in the classroom on space projects for Reading. The students are enjoying working on the computers for their project. They are very imaginative in their projects. In Math, students are working on multiplication 3-digit by 2-digit and 3-digit by 3-digit numbers. Please have your child practice their multiplication facts.
During Science, we are doing experiments with Food Chemistry. They are trying to see which liquids and foods are considered to have starch, glucose, and protein. We are also being the unit on animals. For Social Studies, we are now working on the time past the Civil War. The students were studying the Civil War.
We have finished the MAPs testing for this winter and have written our Winter writing prompts.
Thank you to all who attended parent-teacher conferences. It is always interesting to see how much the students have grown by this time of year.
An assembly will be held on Wednesday, March 17th with the Climb Theater.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Have a great week!
Ms. Hagen
Bring on the nice spring weather! This week is celebrating going into spring and give winter the boot! Tuesday is Caribbean day with flip flops and spring colors. Wednesday will be Wacky Wednesday on March 17th. We celebrate school spirit day on Friday with red and gold colors.
We are busy working in the classroom on space projects for Reading. The students are enjoying working on the computers for their project. They are very imaginative in their projects. In Math, students are working on multiplication 3-digit by 2-digit and 3-digit by 3-digit numbers. Please have your child practice their multiplication facts.
During Science, we are doing experiments with Food Chemistry. They are trying to see which liquids and foods are considered to have starch, glucose, and protein. We are also being the unit on animals. For Social Studies, we are now working on the time past the Civil War. The students were studying the Civil War.
We have finished the MAPs testing for this winter and have written our Winter writing prompts.
Thank you to all who attended parent-teacher conferences. It is always interesting to see how much the students have grown by this time of year.
An assembly will be held on Wednesday, March 17th with the Climb Theater.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Have a great week!
Ms. Hagen
Friday, February 5, 2010
Greetings
Hello All,
We are in the midst of MAPS testing for Reading and Math. The students are doing well and trying to do their best. We are reading books for lit circles such as "Tale of Despeareax", "No Talking", "Loser", "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" and "Crispin". In Science we are studying Foods and Nutrition. We will be studying some on the Winter Olympics in February.
We will be having the Reading Olympics starting February 12th.
Our next Safety Patrol will be the week of February 22nd.
Our Friendship Party will be on Friday, February 12th.
As a reminder, there will be no school on Friday, February 19th.
Have a great week!
Ms. Hagen
We are in the midst of MAPS testing for Reading and Math. The students are doing well and trying to do their best. We are reading books for lit circles such as "Tale of Despeareax", "No Talking", "Loser", "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" and "Crispin". In Science we are studying Foods and Nutrition. We will be studying some on the Winter Olympics in February.
We will be having the Reading Olympics starting February 12th.
Our next Safety Patrol will be the week of February 22nd.
Our Friendship Party will be on Friday, February 12th.
As a reminder, there will be no school on Friday, February 19th.
Have a great week!
Ms. Hagen
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