Normal Schedule, Here We Come!

As you can see from the title of our class posting on Friday, we are all very excited for what tomorrow has in store for us - a normal schedule!! Not only was I feeling that last week was very hectic, but from the title 5C chose for our posting on Friday, the students were evidently feeling the same thing - that we had a very busy and disrupted week. Hopefully the fog will not be a factor this week and MISIC testing is behind us until spring, so bring on the normal schedule!

In the little bit of regular class time we had this week, we pressed on in all subject areas. In reading class, students continued to work on building their "Read to Self" stamina and were introduced to "Read with Someone". We are also continuing to work on making connections while we read. In writing, students continued working on writing their stories, paying close attention to their voice as a writer. In math, we took our unit 1 test and finished up odds and ends with the unit. This week, students will be bringing home "Unit 1 Notes to Parents". This will include a little note from me about how your student is doing in math and their mid-quarter grade. We will begin working on unit 2 in math tomorrow. In social studies, students spent time learning about Dr. Norman Borlaug and are also continuing a unit on Patriotism. In science, students are still working with erosion and from what I hear from 5C students and Mrs. Halverson, it sounds like science class gets pretty messy some days! 

Our field trip on Friday was a great learning experience for all of us. Despite the weather, we made the best of our day and huddled under each others umbrellas to try and stay dry. The day was very informative and a nice change to get out of the classroom for a day of learning. I hope some of you saw the video clip of all Crestwood Elementary 5th graders singing the Norman Borlaug rap on the news Friday night. For those of you who missed it, I happened to check You Tube this evening to see if by chance someone posted it to the site, and I found it!! I tried to include the video below, so hopefully it works! Check it out!

Don't forget, Friday is our Book-It kick-off jamboree! I am excited to have our 5C families join us for an afternoon of books and breadsticks!