A few more reminders...

Well, I just got a phone call from Mrs. Sovereign and school will be delayed 2 hours for tomorrow. So, there goes my hope for a normal day, but hopefully we can at least have school! I forgot to remind you of a few things in my last post that I want to make sure you know just in case we don't have school tomorrow.

• Math Test - I have postponed the math test until Monday, February 15, so you have a little more time to study! :)
• Social Studies Test - I am not sure what Mrs. Halverson's plan is for this, but be prepared for possibly having it tomorrow or Thursday
• Box Social - We will still have our box social on Thursday. Remember to bring a decorated box with one drink in a plastic bottle, one healthy snack and one junky snack. (No homemade treats or peanut products.)

I think that's it for now... I hope to see you tomorrow!

Conference Craziness!!

Well, 5C... Here we go again. Another snow day! I know you are all enjoying your day off of school, so remember that when we are making all of these days up in May! Our missed day today puts our last day of school as the last Friday of May, so keep your fingers crossed for no more snow days, or we will be going to school in June!

I'm hoping that as you read this blog, you already know about the school's plan to reschedule conferences, but in case you aren't aware, here it is. The plan is to have a 3 hr. early dismissal on Thursday, February 11th. Then, conferences will be held from 12:30-8:00 pm. Some of you are already scheduled for your conference on Thursday, so you are welcome to come at your scheduled time. But, many of you were scheduled for Monday. So here are your options:

1. Have your parents send a note, call me (at home or at school) or email me the time your family would like to come in for your conference. It would be helpful to know what families are able to come on Thursday, but is not totally necessary.

2. Just come! Come anytime on Thursday between 12:30-8:00 that works for you and your family. Since our conferences are student-led, we can have more than one conference going on at a time. There are plenty of spots in the room for you and your family to have a quiet and private conference.

So, my contact information is on the side of the blog if you would like to contact me to tell me the approximate time you will be coming for your conference. Otherwise, we can just wait and see who all comes on Thursday night.

Hopefully I will see you all tomorrow and we will have one day of normalcy before our 3 hr. early out on Thursday. Enjoy the rest of your day off!

See ya!

Mega Big-elow Friday!

It has been a very busy and interesting week in 5C! The highlights would definitely be the return of Mathew and the arrival of Brittany. Welcome to our 5C family! I will post more about our exciting (and full!!) week in school later this weekend. So, for now enjoy the comments 5C students had about their week! The title of our post this week was chosen by Dawson. (P.S. Miss Bigelow, we hope you are checking in on us? We left you some messages!)

Today is our mega party and it is going to be awesome! Mathew came back! We are learning about inferencing in reading. - Abbey

We have a new student named Brittany! I miss Miss Bigelow! - Katie

After the mega party I am going to Nathan's house. How's it going Miss Bigelow? In homeroom we are doing a box social with the whole 5th grade! In writing I am still editing my story. In social studies we are learning about colonial life when people are helping each other out. - Trevor

After school I'm going to Decorah to get a new game. In P.E. we are doing Jump Rope for Heart- Chaise

I forgot to do my homework! - Cameron - (Mrs. Kuhn says AHHHH!) But, I got it done here.

My whole family is getting sick. In writing we are doing "A Change of Heart" activity about perspectives. - Haley S.

Super Bowl is this Sunday! - Austin

We have had a crazy week. - Haley M.

We are learning about colonial life in Social Studies. Hi Miss Bigelow! I had a solo for our music concert. I'm not getting the best grades in math. - Dawson

We have a test in Science today over the bones, muscles, and cells. In math we are still studying fractions with the best teacher! :) We have student-led conferences coming up. - Spencer

I came from Waterville, Elysain, Morristown MN. - Brittany

Today is the mega party. - Dalton

I hope 5C does a good job on their science tests today! - Nathan

Mrs. Kuhn + Miss Bigelow = ROCKIN' TEACHERS!!!!

Finally back to school...boo hoo

It's the end of a very long week, but I'm glad we are finally getting back into the routine of school. Here are some random thoughts of 5C students. The title of our post was chosen by Haley S.

I am going to a Vikings game this Sunday against the Cowboys. The girls play tonight vs. Waukon, for the second of four times. I'm three levels away from winning Bloxorz. - Austin

Wishing my brother a Happy Birthday! - Dalton

Chaise is coming over on Saturday and leaving on Sunday. - Cameron

I'm going over to Cameron's house and we are going to ambush his brother with nerf guns. - Chaise

It's my grandma's birthday on Sunday and I am going to my friend's house for her birthday party on Saturday. - Katie

I'm going to a friend's house for a birthday party on Saturday. - Lilly

We're having a sledding party this weekend. - Haley M.

I lost a tooth today. Tomorrow I have a cousin coming from Boscable, WI and we are going to play DS for most of the time he is here. - Logan

Yesterday Donavyn chucked an eraser at my nose and made it bleed. - Dawson

We have a basketball scrimmage tomorrow. - Trevor

We have a student teacher from Luther! - Spencer

I like our new teacher, Miss Bigelow! - Nathan

Welcome Back...Take Two!

Well 5C, this may possibly be the longest winter break in history! :) I hope you all enjoyed your extra couple of days off. I'm sure many of you used your extra days to play with Christmas gifts..right Cameron? I enjoyed the day we spent together last Wednesday - believe it or not, teachers miss their kids over long breaks like that! I know...we MUST be crazy! I had fun spending the entire day with you and listening to all of the exciting things that happened in our lives over break and hearing about all of the wonderful gifts you gave and received. I'm glad we had the chance to spend the whole day as a homeroom! But, now it's back to reality and back to normal...well, not totally normal, but pretty close!

Hopefully some of you remember me telling you last Wednesday that our music schedule will be changing this week because of rehearsals for the program. Mrs. Holten would like to have class with ALL 5th graders at the same time this month so you sound the best you possibly can when you perform for all of your family and friends. So, we have had to do a little tweaking with our schedule to get this new music time to fit into our schedule. We will talk more about the details when I see you tomorrow, but for now just keep in mind that you will have BOTH P.E. and music tomorrow!

I hope that you all told your families about the special new member of our 5C family?!? Miss Bigelow is an elementary education student from Luther College who will be spending the month of January with us. I got a chance to talk with her on Wednesday after school and she is very excited to be with us this month! She had a great day with us and was excited about returning! Thanks 5C for being so welcoming towards her! Remember, she will not be with us tomorrow. We will see her again on Tuesday.

I am very excited to get back to school and back to work this week. It sounds like we are in for a warmer, snow-free week, so that is a plus! We will be starting new units of study in all classes, so that is something for you to look forward to as well. Enjoy your last few hours of this extra, extra long break! See you tomorrow

Hope Everyone Got a Good Grade on the Test

Tonight I am dancing at the basketball game. - Katie ( this time I'm not going to lose my pants) :)

We finally had a full week of school! - Abbey

We just took a social studies test today. - Haley M.

Tomorrow is Jaxon's birthday! :) - Lilly

Tonight I have to work for Mrs. Holten. Not Cool. My mom signed me up. - Spencer

We have two tests on Monday. - Haley S.

I broke my pen and it went all over my planner. - Jordan

My brother thought the aliens built the pyramids. - Mathew

I have to work at the Beat It Buzz night. - Austin

I'm reading New Moon. - Trevor

I'm reading a cool book called "Halo". - Dawson

My last day of school is Wednesday! - Mathew :(

A Blizzard on Tuesday!

It has been a long time since our last class post. Even though we are very close to our Christmas break from school, we are still very busy in class. From book clubs to publishing our second quarter writing pieces, to division to explorers - there is never a dull moment in fifth grade. Here are 5C's thoughts and comments about the last few weeks of school. The title of our post today was chosen by Jordan.

We are doing a poster for social studies. My explorer is Samuel de Champlain. - Austin

My mentee is from Mrs. Franzen's class. My explorer is Marco Polo. - Katie

I'm researching Louis Jolliet. Jordan's explorer is my partner. - Cameron

Leif Eriksson is awesome! Erik the Red is my explorer's father. - Dawson

Today there is a 3 hour early out because of the snow! My explorer is Julien Dubuque. - Logan

I'm researching Vasco Da Gama. My explorer is stern. - Dalton

My mentee is in Mrs. Easler's class. My explorer is Bartolomeu Dias. - Haley S.

My mentee is shy. I colored a beautiful picture in the lab. My explorer is Jacques Cartier - Nathan

My person is Vasco Nunez de Balboa. - Haley M.

My person is Meriweather Lewis. - Mathew

We might have a snow day tomorrow! - Chaise

My person is Erik the Red. Trevor's explorer was eaten by Indians. - Abbey

My explorer is Amerigo Vespucci. - Spencer

My person is Jacques Marquette. - Jordan

My person is Giovanni De Verrazzanno. - Trevor

Mrs. Kuhn rocks! - All of 5C