Friday, November 1, 2013

Morning Ethos

Friday, November 1, 2013

Happy Friday!!

School Announcements:
- Pledge

Lunch

Beef * or Bean Taco Salad

Choice of Toppings

or

Yogurt & Muffin*

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Classroom Announcements:
You did wonderful yesterday!  I was very impressed at how you handled yourselves!  I hope you had a great Halloween.  We have library and music today.  Happy Friday!

Aspirations Video Clip:

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October 31, 2013

Morning Ethos

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween! 

Lets have a great day!

School Announcements:

- pledge

Lunch 
Mummy Dogs 
(WG Chicken Corn Dog) 
Skeleton Bone Carrots 
Eyes of Newt Olives & Tomatoes 
Vampire Smiles Apples 
Werewolf Fruit Kiwi 
Ghostly Milk 

Graveyard Cake 

Classroom Announcements:

We have a very busy day today.  I am so glad to be back.  I missed you all.  During rotation time today we will be holding pumpkin themed activities!  You will travel like MS. T time.  You start in which ever class you have for MS. T.  You have gym today.  :)

Aspirations Video Clip:






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October 25, 2013

Morning Ethos

Friday, October 25, 2013

Happy Friday!

School Announcements:

- Pledge

- Egg cartons, labels and box tops still needed

Lunch 
Chicken or Bean* Fajita 
Whole Wheat Tortilla 
Fajita Toppings 
or 
Italian Sandwich* 
(a trio of salami, ham and capicola ham with provolone cheese, lettuce and a nutless pesto on ciabatta bread) 
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 
Choice of Milk 



Classroom Announcements:
We have music and library today!  I appreciate how on-task you all were during Writer's Workshop.  Thank you for all the effort you made in math.  Remember one step at a time!  It will all come together.  I promise you.    We will continue to work on Picasso inspired pieces for art.  Happy Friday!  Lets have a great day!


Aspirations Video:

Book:  Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 

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October 24, 2013

Morning Ethos

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Good Morning

School Announcements:

- Pledge

- egg cartons

- labels and box tops- lets win the party!

Lunch 
Pepperoni Pizza Stick 
or 
Cranberry Cream Cheese Turkey Wrap* 
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 
Choice of Milk 
Whole Wheat Roll 

Quote of the Day:

Classroom Announcements:

We have gym today.  We are going to review proofing for place value.  We will continue to type our final draft of a personal narrative.  Please remember you can change the world. If it does not improve the world then don't do it.

Aspirations Video

CNN Student News

October 23, 2013

Morning Ethos

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Good Morning!

School Announcements:

-pledge

- bring in egg cartons, box tops, and labels.  

Lets win a Pizza Party!

Lunch 

Chili con Carne* 

Cinnamon Roll 

or 

Yogurt & Muffin* 

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 

Choice of Milk 

Classroom Announcements:

We have music and band today.  No Writing.  We will continue to work on Picasso inspired art.  We have a tie between two groups, lets work hard to earn points!

Aspirations Video:

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Morning Ethos

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Good Morning!

School Announcements:

- Pledge

Lunch 
Montana Pasta 
Alfredo Sauce* 
or 
Cream Cheese & Honey Bagel 
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 
Choice of Milk 
Whole Wheat Roll 

Classroom Announcements:

We have gym today.  I really enjoyed seeing your brain stretched in math yesterday.  Good job walking on the right side of the hall yesterday.

Habits of Mind:

Questioning and Posing Problems: How do you know?  Having a questioning attitude, knowing what data are needed and developing questioning strategies to produce those data and finding problems to solve.

Quote  of the Day:  

Aspiration Video:



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October 21, 2013

Morning Ethos

Monday, October 21, 2013

I hope you all had a great weekend!

School Announcements:
- Pledge
- Fire Prevention Week

Lunch 
Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla 
or 
Cream Cheese & Honey Bagel 
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 
Choice of Milk 


Classroom Announcements: 

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHA!

 We have band today.  Lets remember to practice our Habits of Mind:

Striving for Accuracy: Check for errors; Measure at least twice; Nurture a desire for exactness, fidelity & Craftsmanship.

Lets work on hallway procedures:

Always walk on the right hand side.  Always use spy talk or no talk.  Always enter the room or area you are headed to with spy talk voice levels.  Thank you for helping us do a better job!

Aspirations Video:

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October 16, 2013

Morning Ethos

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Good Morning Class!

Happy last day of the week!

School Announcements:
- Pledge

Lunch 

Baked Mozzarella Breadstick 

Marinara Dipping Sauce 

or 

Thai Noodle Salad* 

(carrots, green onion, cucumber, red & green peppers with rice noodles and a ginger lime sauce) 

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 

Choice of Milk 

Dessert of the Day 

Classroom Announcements:
We have music and band today!  Please be safe on your excursions over the 4 day weekend!


Aspirations Video Clip:


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October 15, 2013

Morning Ethos

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Good Morning!

School Announcements:

- Pledge

Lunch 

Beef* or Bean Taco Salad 

Choice of Toppings 

or 

Ham & Cheese on a Bun 

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 

Choice of Milk 

Classroom Announcements:

We have gum today.  Please use your best manners this morning.  I will be back after lunch.  

Aspirations Video:

CNN Student News

October 14, 2013

Morning Ethos

Monday, October 14, 2013

Good Morning!  

I hope you weekend was action packed!

School Announcements:

- Pledge

-  Wednesday is your last day of the week.

Lunch 

Baked Chicken Patty 

Whole Wheat Bun 

or 

Ham & Cheese on a Bun 

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 

Choice of Milk 

Classroom Announcements:

We have band today.  I will not be here tomorrow morning.  I will be back when you get back from lunch.  Remember to be a positive leader this week.  We have our first math assessment today.  

Aspirations Video:

CNN Student News

October 11, 2013

Morning Ethos

Friday, October 11, 2013

Happy Friday!

School Announcements:

-pledge

-Fun Run money due

Lunch 

Chicken Noodle Soup* 

Breadstick 

or 

Sub Sandwich 

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 

Choice of Milk 

Classroom Announcements:

We have library and music today.  It has been a great week working with you all.  Your personality really makes this classroom whole.  Please remember to turn in your math journals today and daily review from math.  Please make sure to give some positive shout-outs today. We are going to focus on positive items for the meeting. We have a class meeting today, no art.  We are waiting for clay.

Aspirations Video:

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October 10, 2013

Morning Ethos

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Good Morning Class!

School Announcements:
Get your Fun Run money!  It is due tomorrow.

Lunch 
Montana Pasta 
Spaghetti Sauce* 
or 
Spinach Salad* 
(spinach topped with egg, bacon and poppyseed dressing) 
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 
Choice of Milk 
Whole Wheat Roll 



Classroom Announcements:  
I hope you had a great end of the day playing and exploring.  Lets have a great day!  


Aspirations Video:





CNN Student News

October 9, 2013

Morning Ethos

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Good Morning!

School Announcements:
- pledge
-  Fun Run Money due Friday!
- Early out


Classroom Announcements: 
 We have music today.   I hope you are kind to someone today.
I am very grateful to those who were a positive influence in class yesterday!  :)

Please thank someone today!


Aspirations Video:




CNN Student News

Morning Ethos

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Good Morning!

School Announcements:

-Pledge

- collect your Fun Run money.  It is due Friday.

Lunch 

Hamburger or Gardenburger 

Whole Wheat Bun 

Sweet Potato Fries 

or 

Turkey & Cheese Sandwich 

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 

Choice of Milk 

Classroom Announcements:  

Remember we will be taking our first math assessment this Friday!
*  I was hoping to have a better afternoon today.  I am hoping you can practice the 

Habits of Mind:

Thinking about Thinking (Metacognition): Being aware of own thoughts, feelings, intentions and actions; Knowing what I do and say affects others; Willing to consider the impact of choices on myself and others.

Because the way some behaved yesterday afternoon did not reflect this.  :(  I sure know you can do it.  You are all born to be good leaders.

Steve Martin said: "Be so good they can't ignore you."   This is really effective.  Positive comments make the room glow!

Aspirations Video Clip:

CNN Student News

October 7, 2013

Morning Ethos

Monday, October 7, 2013

Good Morning!

School Announcements:

- Pledge

- Continue to collect Fun Run money.  Please bring in.

Lunch 
Chicken & Gravy* 
Mashed Potatoes 
or 
Turkey & Cheese Sandwich 
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar 
Choice of Milk 
Whole Wheat Roll 


Classroom Announcements:

We have band today.  I hope you all found some sunshine this weekend.  It was a pretty view from the "M"  yesterday morning.  I hope you all are rested up and ready to go for the week.  We have early out on Wednesday and pictures on Tuesday.   Please turn in your picture money to me.  Lets have a great day!

Habits of Mind:

Thinking about Thinking (Metacognition): Being aware of own thoughts, feelings, intentions and actions; Knowing what I do and say affects others; Willing to consider the impact of choices on myself and others.

Aspirations Video:

CNN Student News