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
