Week in a Peek April 8-12th

Here is what’s happening in the classroom in the upcoming week. Monday: Art Tuesday: Phy Ed Wednesday: Music Thursday: LMC Friday: Phy Ed Reading: Our theme will be “What place do plants have in the world?” Our focus question this week is “What are the stages of a plant’s life cycle?” The vocabulary words of the week are: extraordinary, haze, and disguise. Our writing focus will be a Civil War report. Spelling: These words are words with unstressed syllables along with our review and high frequency words. The pretest was given on Tuesday. We will have our Unit 6, week 3 spelling test on Friday, April 15th. Math: Students should continue to work on learning multiplication and division facts. They are also working on dividing by single and double digits. We are continuing to work on our math boxes. Students can go on IXL at home to practice their math. Science/Health: We will begin learning about the Endocrine System and diseases. Social Studies: We will be learning about the Civil War. We will be combining our report for reading with Social Studies. They are writing a civil war report about one person and one other topic. Notes: We have a clinical student coming to our classroom from UWL to learn about working with students and learning about teaching. His name is Mr. Cody Endres. He will be in the classroom from April 8th-26th in the mornings and some other full days. Early Dismissal in May: The May early dismissal day is on May 22. It states May 15 in our calendar we sent home. Last Day of School: Our last day of school is now June 6 due to the snow days. Upcoming Dates for you: -4/17/03: Early Dismissal -4/18/03-4/22/03 Safety Patrol Students to Washington DC Our PBIS goal is 35 stars. We have 28 stars on our new goal. The students have been enjoying a snack time. Here is the snack schedule I have for the month of April: April 8-12th Families with last names beginning with A-G April 15th-19th Families with last names beginning with H-P April 22nd-26th Families with last names beginning with Q-S April 29th –May 3rd Families with last names beginning with T-Z Thank you for your cooperation. Have a great day! Let me know if you have any questions. Ms. Hagen

Week in a Peek March 18-22

Here is what’s happening in the classroom in the upcoming week. Monday: Art Tuesday: Phy Ed Wednesday: Music Thursday: LMC Friday: Phy Ed Reading: Our theme will be “What place do plants have in the world?” Our focus question this week is “What can we learn by taking a closer look at plants?” The vocabulary words of the week are: examine, nutrient, and temperate. Our writing focus will be to finish the procedural essays. We will work on final drafts. Spelling: These words are words that have the final “en”, “cher”, “zher” sounds along with our review and high frequency words. The pretest was given on Monday. We will have our Unit 6, week 1 spelling test on Tuesday, March 26th. Math: Students should continue to work on learning multiplication and division facts. They are also working on double digit multiplication. We are continuing to work on our math boxes. Students can go on IXL at home to practice their math. Science: We will be working on weathering and erosion in Science. We will continue with food chemistry labs this week. Social Studies: We will be learning about the beginning of slavery and the Civil War. Notes: Please send in permission slips for the Wisconsin Dells trip if your child is on safety patrol. Easter Break: Be aware that if we have 4 snow days, we will return to school on April 2. If there are less than 4 snow days, we will return to school on April 3. Early Dismissal in May: The May early dismissal day is on May 22. It states May 15 in our calendar we sent home. Last Day of School: Our last day of school is now June 6 due to the snow days. Upcoming Dates for you: -3/12 and 3/14 Parent teacher conferences 3:30-6:30 -3/18/13, PTG meeting at 6:30 -3/20/13, Early Dismissal at 1:20 -3/29/13, No School Our PBIS goal is 35 stars. We have 20 stars on our new goal. The students have been enjoying a snack time. Here is the snack schedule I have for the month of March and beginning of April. March 18-22nd Families with last names beginning with H-P March 25-31st Families with last names beginning with Q-S April 1-5th Families with last names beginning with T-Z April 8-12th Families with last names beginning with A-G Thank you for your cooperation. Have a great day! Let me know if you have any questions. Ms. Hagen

Week in a Peek March 11-15

Here is what’s happening in the classroom in the upcoming week. Monday: PhyEd Tuesday: Music/ Parent Teacher Conferences Please check your scheduled time. Wednesday: LMC Thursday: Phy Ed/ Parent Teacher Conferences Please check your scheduled time. Friday: Phy Ed and Music Reading: Our theme will continue to be “What events have shaped America?” Our focus question this week is “How do people shape a nation?” The vocabulary words of the week are: intimidating, pioneer, emigrate, immigrant, abroad, poverty, triumph, pronounce, admire, slump. Our writing focus will be procedural essays. We will continue to work on our rough drafts and correcting them. Spelling: These words are words that come from other languages along with our review and high frequency words. The pretest was given on Monday. We will have our Unit 5, week 4 spelling test on Monday, March 18th. Math: Students should continue to work on learning multiplication and division facts. They are also working on double digit multiplication. We are continuing to work on our math boxes. Students can go on IXL at home to practice their math. Science: We will be working on plate tectonics and landforms in Science. We will continue with food chemistry labs this week. Social Studies: We will be learning about the War of 1812 and the time in history before the Civil War. Notes: Notes regarding Parent Teacher Conferences were sent home on Friday, March 1st. Please look for them and let me know if you have any challenges in attending. Spring BooK Fair is coming! Volunteers are needed to help setup, staff and break down the spring book fair. Set up will start at 3:15 on Friday, March 8. Sales days are March 12 and March 14 from 2:30 to 6:30. Pack up will start at 3:15 on March 15. Any interested volunteers can call Ms. Koll at 269-2187 or email her at lkoll@spartan.org. Upcoming Dates for you: -3/12 and 3/14 Parent teacher conferences 3:30-6:30 -3/18/13, PTG meeting at 6:30 -3/20/13, Early Dismissal at 1:20 -3/29/13, No School Last Day of School: Our last day of school is now June 6 due to the snow days. Our PBIS goal is 35 stars. We have 20 stars on our new goal. The students have been enjoying a snack time. Here is the snack schedule I have for the month of March and beginning of April. March 11-15th Families with last names beginning with A-G March 18-22nd Families with last names beginning with H-P March 25-31st Families with last names beginning with Q-S April 1-5th Families with last names beginning with T-Z Thank you for your cooperation. Have a great day! Let me know if you have any questions. Ms. Hagen

Week in a Peek March 4-8th

Here is what’s happening in the classroom in the upcoming week. Monday: Music Tuesday: LMC Wednesday: Phy Ed Thursday: Phy Ed and Music Friday: Art Reading: Our theme will continue to be “What events have shaped America?” Our focus question this week is “What did America represent to immigrants?” The vocabulary words of the week are: pronounce, admire, slump. Our writing focus will be procedural essays. We will continue to work on our rough drafts and correcting them. Spelling: These words have the endings “-ed” and “-ing” along with our review and high frequency words. The pretest was given on Friday. We will have our Unit 5, week 3 spelling test on Friday, March 8th. Math: Students should continue to work on learning multiplication and division facts. They are also working on fractions. We are continuing to work on our math boxes. Students can go on IXL at home to practice their math. Science: We will be working on plate tectonics and landforms in Science. We will do a food chemistry lab this week. Social Studies: We will be learning about the War of 1812 and the time in history before the Civil War. Notes: Notes regarding Parent Teacher Conferences were sent home on Friday, March 1st. Please look for them and let me know if you have any challenges in attending. Spring BooK Fair is coming! Volunteers are needed to help setup, staff and break down the spring book fair. Set up will start at 3:15 on Friday, March 8. Sales days are March 12 and March 14 from 2:30 to 6:30. Pack up will start at 3:15 on March 15. Any interested volunteers can call Ms. Koll at 260-2187 or email her at lkoll@spartan.org. Upcoming Dates for you: -3/12 and 3/14 Parent teacher conferences 3:30-6:30 -3/18/13, PTG meeting at 6:30 -3/20/13, Early Dismissal at 1:20 -3/29/13, No School Our PBIS goal is 35 stars. We have19 stars on our new goal. The students have been enjoying a snack time. Here is the snack schedule I have for the month of February and March March 4- 8th Families with last names beginning with T-Z March 11-15th Families with last names beginning with A-G March 18-22nd Families with last names beginning with H-P March 25-31st Families with last names beginning with Q-S Thank you for your cooperation. Have a great day! Let me know if you have any questions. Ms. Hagen

Week in a Peek Feb. 25-March 1

Popcorn Sale on Friday, February 22nd for $0.75 for Safety Patrol Here is what’s happening in the classroom in the upcoming week. Monday: LMC Tuesday: Phy Ed Wednesday: Phy Ed and Music Thursday: Art Friday: Phy Ed Reading: Our theme will continue to be “What events have shaped America?” Our focus question this week is “Why do people move to new places?” The vocabulary words of the week are: abroad, triumph, poverty. Our writing focus will be procedural essays. We will continue to work on our rough drafts and correcting them. Spelling: These words have the endings “-ed” and “-ing” along with our review and high frequency words. The pretest was given on Thursday. We will have our Unit 5, week 2 spelling test on Thursday, February28th. Math: Students should continue to work on learning multiplication and division facts. They are also working on fractions. We are continuing to work on our math boxes. Students can go on IXL at home to practice their math. Science: We will be working on plate tectonics and landforms in Science. Social Studies: We will be learning about the War of 1812 and the time in history before the Civil War. Notes: Notes regarding Parent Teacher Conferences were sent home on Thursday, February 21st. Please look for them and return to me so we can schedule the conferences. Spring BooK Fair is coming! Volunteers are needed to help setup, staff and break down the spring book fair. Set up will start at 3:15 on Friday, March 8. Sales days are March 12 and March 14 from 2:30 to 6:30. Pack up will start at 3:15 on March 15. Any interested volunteers can call Ms. Koll at 260-2187 or email her at lkoll@spartan.org. Upcoming Dates for you: -3/12 and 3/14 Parent teacher conferences 3:30-6:30 -3/18/13, PTG meeting at 6:30 -3/20/13, Early Dismissal at 1:20 -3/29/13, No School Our PBIS goal is 35 stars. We have18 stars on our new goal. The students have been enjoying a snack time. Here is the snack schedule I have for the month of February and March February 25-March 1st Families with last names beginning with Q-S March 4- 8th Families with last names beginning with T-Z March 11-15th Families with last names beginning with A-G March 18-22nd Families with last names beginning with H-P March 25-31st Families with last names beginning with Q-S Thank you for your cooperation. Have a great day! Let me know if you have any questions. Ms.Hagen

Week in a Peek Feb 11-14th

Here is what’s happening in the classroom in the upcoming week. Monday: ART Tuesday: Phy Ed Wednesday: Music (Students need recorders for music.) Thursday: LMC (Friendship Party in the afternoon) Friday: No School Reading: Our theme will continue to be “What events have shaped America?” Our focus question this week is “Why did America grow geographically?” The vocabulary words of the week are: intimidating, pioneer, emigrate, immigrant. Our writing focus will be to finish descriptive essays. We will continue to work on our final drafts. Spelling: These words have the final schwa + l sound along with our review and high frequency words. The pretest will be given on Monday. We will have our Unit 5, week 1 spelling pretest on Monday, February 11th. The regular test will be on Feb. 18th or 19th. Math: Students should continue to work on learning multiplication and division facts. They are also working on multiplying fractions and multiplying mixed numbers. We are continuing to work on our math boxes. Students can go on www.ixl.com/signin/meadowview or www.mathisfun.com at home to practice their math concepts. Science: We will continue our unit on foods and nutrition. We will also be working on Food Chemistry. Social Studies: We will continue learning about the Constitution and how it works. We will discuss who were the important people involved in writing the Constitution. Notes: The students did a great job on their Reading and Math MAPs assessment. Congratulations to them on a job well done. We will be having a Friendship Party on Thursday, February 14th. We will have a valentine exchange on that day. A class list will be sent home to help with the spelling of names. Upcoming Dates for you: -2/15/13, No School -2/18/13, PTG meeting at 6:30 -2/20/13, Early Dismissal at 1:10 Our PBIS goal is 35 stars. We have 11 stars on our new goal. The students have been enjoying a snack time. Here is the snack schedule I have for the month of February and beginning of March. February 11-14th- Families with last names beginning with A-G February 18-22nd: Families with last names beginning with H-P February 25-March 1st -Families with last names beginning with Q-S March 4th-8th - Families with last names beginning with T-Z Thank you for your cooperation. Have a great day! Let me know if you have any questions. Ms.Hagen

Week in a Peek: Feb. 4-8th

Here is what’s happening in the classroom in the upcoming week. NOTE: OUR CLASS HAS SAFETY PATROL DUTY THIS WEEK. PLEASE HAVE STUDENTS HAVE ALL WINTER GEAR INCLUDING SNOW PANTS AND BOOTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. Monday: Phy Ed Tuesday: Music (Students need recorders for music.) Wednesday: LMC Thursday: Phy Ed Friday: Phy Ed and Music Reading: Our theme will continue to be “Forces of Nature?” Our focus question this week is “How does the changing Earth affect living thing?” The vocabulary words of the week are: dormant, circulate, seep, climate, stable, devastation, diversity, ecologist, and ozone. Our writing focus will be descriptive essays. We will continue to work on our rough drafts and correcting them. Spelling: These words have the pattern VV along with our review and high frequency words. The pretest will be given on Monday. We will have our Unit 4, week 4 spelling test on Friday, February 8th. Math: Students should continue to work on learning multiplication and division facts. They are also working on fractions. We are continuing to work on our math boxes. Students can go on IXL at home to practice their math. Science: We will continue our unit on foods and nutrition. We will be learning about “My Plate”, food labels, and food safety. We had a guest speaker from the school nutrition program speak on Thursday, January 31st. Ask your child about the super foods and serving sizes. We will also be working on Food Chemistry. Social Studies: We will continue learning about the colonies road to self-government, the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Notes: The students did a great job on their Reading and Math MAPs assessment. Congratulations to them on a job well done. We will be having a Friendship Party on Thursday, February 14th. We will have a valentine exchange on that day. A class list will be sent home to help with the spelling of names. Upcoming Dates for you: -2/15/13, No School -2/18/13, PTG meeting at 6:30 -2/20/13, Early Dismissal at 1:10 Our PBIS goal is 35 stars. We have 6 stars on our new goal. The students have been enjoying a snack time. Here is the snack schedule I have for the month of February. February 4-8th: Families with last names beginning with T-Z February 11-14th- Families with last names beginning with A-G February 18-22nd: Families with last names beginning with H-P February 25-March 1st -Families with last names beginning with Q-S Thank you for your cooperation. Have a great day! Let me know if you have any questions. Ms. Hagen

Week in a Peek January 14-18th

Here is what’s happening in the classroom in the upcoming week. Monday: Phy Ed and Music (Students need recorders) Tuesday: Art Wednesday: Phy Ed Thursday: Music Friday: LMC Reading: Our theme will continue to be “Forces of Nature?” Our focus question this week is “How do destructive forces lead to the creation of something new?” and “How does the power of the water change Earth’s surface?” The vocabulary words of the week are: dormant, circulate, seep, climate, stable, devastation. Our writing focus will be descriptive essays. Spelling: We will have our Unit 4, week 1 spelling test on January 15th. These words have the pattern VCCV along with our review and high frequency words. We will have a new list on Thursday with VCV pattern. We will continue our rounds to see who will represent us in the spelling bee. Math: Students should continue to work on learning multiplication and division facts. They are also working on decimals. We are continuing to work on our math boxes. Students can go on IXL at home to practice their math. Science: We will continue our unit on foods and nutrition. We will be learning about “My Plate”, food labels, and food safety. Social Studies: We will begin learning about the colonies road to self-government leading up to the American Revolution. Notes: -We are planning another popcorn sale for safety patrol. Please send in one package of popcorn kernels that we could use for the sale if you are able to. This is not the microwave popcorn as we use a popcorn machine. Thank you for your assistance. -1/16/13 and 1/23/13, MAP assessments will be given. We will be assessing reading and math. -1/16/13, Early Dismissal at 1:10 -1/18/13 Popcorn Sale -1/24/13 Spelling Bee Day -1/25/13 No School Our PBIS goal is 30 stars. Congratulations to the students for reaching their goal on Friday, January 11th 2013. The students have been enjoying a snack time. Here is the snack schedule I have for the month of November and December. January 14-18th: Families with last names beginning with A-G January 21-24th: Families with last names beginning with H-P January 28th-February 1st Families with last names beginning with Q-S February 4-8th: Families with last names beginning with T-Z Thank you for your cooperation. Upcoming Dates for you: Have a great day! Let me know if you have any questions. Ms. Joanne Hagen and Ms. Jamie LeGros

Jan. 7-11th

Here is what’s happening in the classroom in the upcoming week. Monday: Art Tuesday: Phy Ed Wednesday: Music Thursday: LMC Friday: Phy Ed Reading: Our theme will continue to be “Forces of Nature?” Our focus question this week is “How do destructive forces lead to the creation of something new?” The vocabulary words of the week are: dormant, circulate and seep. Our writing focus will finish compare/contrast essays and start descriptive essays. Spelling: We will be using the Unit 4, week 1 words which will be pretested on Monday and tested on January 15th. These words have the pattern VCCV along with our review and high frequency words. We will begin our rounds to see who will represent us in the spelling bee. Math: Students should continue to work on learning multiplication and division facts. They are also working on decimals. We are continuing to work on our math boxes. Students can go on IXL at home to practice their math. Science: We will begin our unit on foods and nutrition. We will have the students learn about the digestive system. Social Studies: We will begin learning about the colonies road to self-government leading up to the American Revolution. Notes: -1/14/13, MAP assessment window opens and we will sign up for our time in the upcoming weeks. We will be assessing reading and math. -1/16/13, Early Dismissal at 1:10 -1/24/13 Spelling Bee Day Our PBIS goal is 30 stars. We are progressing well with 28 stars. Upcoming Dates for you: Have a great day! Let me know if you have any questions. Ms.Hagen and Ms. LeGros