November 26, 2013

Morning Ethos

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Good Morning Class!

Happy Birthday Claire!

School Announcements:

-pledge
-box tops and labels- lets win again!


Classroom Announcements:
We have gym at 2:30pm for the trimester.  We will continue working on our narratives all week, create a blog and learning  how to use Google docs. We will be planning a turkey dinner today as well! I look forward to a great day with you!


Aspirations Video:
Values

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November 21, 2013

Morning Ethos

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Happy Thursday!

School Announcements:

- pledge

-box tops and labels

Lunch

New Orleans Chicken

Brown Rice

or

Cheese & Crackers

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Whole Wheat Roll

Quote of the Day:

Classroom Announcements:

We have gym today.  We will be typing narratives today and working with comparing decimals.  I hope you all enjoy your day off tomorrow.  I hope you build a snowman for me!  :)

Habit of Mind:  Striving for Accuracy

Aspirations Video:

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November 20, 2013

Morning Ethos

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Good Morning Class!

School Announcements:
- pledge
- box tops and labels
-conferences start tonight- good luck :)


Classroom Announcement:
We have music and instruments today.  We will have our last 35 minutes to prepare for conferences.  Lets have a great day!

Habit of Mind:  Striving for accuracy

Aspirations Video:




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November 19, 2013

Morning Ethos

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Good Morning Class!

School Announcements:

- Pledge

- donations of clothing being accepted

Lunch

Homemade Chicken Noodle

Soup* w/ Breadstick

or

Turkey & Cheese Sandwich

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Dessert of the Day

Classroom Announcements:

We have gym today.  We will be editing and typing our original narratives today.  We are working on expanded form today in math.  We will be switching into groups.  :)   We will set up blogs next Monday and post both narrative pieces.  

Habits of Mind for the Week:

Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision:  Strive to be clear when speaking and writing; Strive to be accurate when speaking and writing; Avoid generalizations, distortions, minimizations, deletions and plagiarisms when speaking, and writing.

Looking for students who display this!

Aspirations Video:

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November 18, 2013

Morning Ethos

Monday, November 18, 2013

Good Morning!

Happy Belated Birthday to Jake!

School Announcements:

- book fair

-boxtops and labels needed

- conferences

Lunch
Beef *or Bean* Taco
Whole Wheat Tortilla
or
Turkey & Cheese Sandwich
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Quote of the Day:

Classroom Announcements:

Welcome back!  I hope you had a great weekend.  We have band today.  Remember that our band time switches next Monday.  We will be going at 2:30pm on Monday and Wednesday.  We will be revising our narratives and setting up our blog for English.  We will continue with expanded form in math.  We will continue getting ready for conferences today too!

Congrats to the team of the week!

Aspiration Video:

Change the World

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November 15, 2013

Morning Ethos

Friday, November 15, 2013

Happy Friday!

School Announcements:
-pledge
-egg cartons due

Lunch

Cook’s Choice

or

Turkey & Cranberry Cream

Cheese Wrap

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Classroom Announcements:

We have library and music today.  We will continue to get ready for conferences today.  Lets work hard today!  I am still looking for students using their Habits of Mind!

Habit of Mind for the Week: Responding with Wonderment and Awe

Aspirations Video Clip:



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November 14, 2013

Morning Ethos

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Good Morning!

School Announcements:

- pledge

-boxtops, labels, egg cartons

Lunch

Savory Chicken Drumstick

Roasted Potatoes

or

Pasta Salad

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Whole Wheat Roll

Classroom Announcements:

We have gym today and garden work at 12:10pm.  We had a great day yesterday.  Lets have a great day today!

Aspiration Video Clip:  Confidence to take action!

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November 13, 2013

Morning Ethos

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Good Morning!

School Announcements:
- pledge
-boxtops, labels, egg cartons

Lunch

Cheetah Cheddar Mac &

Cheese*

Whole Wheat Roll

or

Cottage Cheese & Fruit

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Dessert of the Day

Classroom Announcements:

We have band and music today.  Tomorrow we will be helping out in the garden from 12:10-12:55.  Math will be review today and hopefully we will be moving on to the next lessons.  :)Thank you for being patient and open-minded about becoming skilled in the metric system.  Lets have a great day!

Aspirations Video:

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November 12, 2013

Morning Ethos

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Good Morning!

School Announcements:

-pledge
-box tops, labels, egg cartons
- need to make thank you cards for yesterdays speakers (Anyone want to head this up for our class?)


Lunch

Baked Chicken Nuggets

French Fries

or

Cream Cheese & Honey

Bagel

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Classroom Announcements:

We have gym today.  We will continue to draft our original narrative today.  The rough draft is due Monday.  Thank you for being so respectful yesterday during our presentation.  

Habits of Mind - Weekly Focus

Responding with Wondering and Awe:

Have fun figuring it out! Finding the world is awesome and mysterious. Being intrigued with phenomena and beauty. Being passionate.  

Student recognition next week!

Aspirations video:

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November 11. 2013

Morning Ethos

Monday, November 11. 2013

Good Morning

Veteran's Day

Have you thanked a veteran lately?

School Announcements:

-Pledge

-Egg cartons, labels and box tops

Lunch
Meatball Sub
or
Cream Cheese & Honey
Bagel
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Classroom Announcements:

I hope you had a great weekend. 

We have guest speakers from 2:00-2:45 today for Veteran's Day.  Lets remember what it means to be good listeners.  Remember to hold your questions until they are done speaking.  Eyes should be on the speaker.  Lets have a great day!

Congratulations Group of the Week:  We're Not Unicorns

*Everyone keep up the hard work

Habits of Mind - Weekly Focus

Responding with Wondering and Awe:

Have fun figuring it out! Finding the world is awesome and mysterious. Being intrigued with phenomena and beauty. Being passionate.  

Looking for students who possess this habit.  Recognitions coming next week!

Aspirations Video Clips:



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November 8, 2013

Morning Ethos

Friday, November 8, 2013

Happy Friday!

School Announcements:

-pledge

-egg cartons

- labels and box tops

Lunch

Montana Pasta Marinara

or

Hummus & Pita Chips

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Whole Wheat Roll

Classroom Announcements:
 We have music and library today.  We will continue on with place values and the metric system.  Next week we will be wrapping up on the drafting of our original narrative.  We will begin to prepare for our student-led conferences the week after.  :)  Lets have a great day!

Aspiration Video:


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November 7, 2013

Morning Ethos

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Good Morning!  Lets have a great day!

School Announcements:

-pledge

-box tops and labels

-egg cartons

Lunch

Chili Con Carne*

Cinnamon Roll

or

Cottage Cheese & Fruit

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Classroom Announcements:

We have gym today.  We will dive back into the metric system.  I have a few tricks for you!  :)  Class meeting will be Friday.  We will be looking at another artist next week!  Conferences are coming very quickly.

Aspirations Video Clip:  

Curiosity & Creativity

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November 6, 2013

Morning Ethos

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Good Morning!

School Announcements:
- Pledge
-Egg Cartons
-Box tops and labels
-Book Fair week of November 18th
- Conferences week of November 18th
- early out today

Lunch

Chicken or Bean Fajita*

Whole Wheat Tortilla

or

Popeye Salad

(Spinach, egg, bacon &

poppyseed dressing)

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Classroom Announcements:

We have band today from 12:00-12:45 and Music from 1:00 to 1:30.  I hope you had a great time with your service learning project yesterday!  Keep up the hard work!  

Aspirations Video Clip:



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November 4, 2013

Morning Ethos

Monday, November 4, 2013

Good Morning 5th grade!

Happy Belated Birthday Kody!

School Announcements:

- Conference forms due today

- Conference are the week of November 18th

- Book fair week of November 18th

- Keep bringing in egg cartons and labels

Lunch

Chicken and Gravy*

Mashed Potatoes

or

Ham & Cheese on a Bun

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Choice of Milk

Whole Wheat Roll

Classroom Announcements:

I hope you had a great weekend.  We have band today.  We will be working on creating a perfect original narrative.  I hope to see you write very original stories!  Lets have a great week!

Aspirations Video Clip:

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