Things are Really "Fall"ing into place in Room 19!

Fall is definitely here!  I am hopeful that everyone enjoyed a wonderful, restful Fall Break!  A lot has been happening here at C.E. and in Room 19...

• Our Explorer Unit is off and running!  Last week, students were assigned an Old World Explorer to research.  Once research is completed, each student will be creating a one to two minute speech about their explorer written from the explorer's point-of-view.  Our project timeline is as follows:
• Explorer research is due Monday, October 26th
• A rough draft of the explorer speech is due Monday, November 2nd
• The memorized speech and a SIMPLE explorer costume are due Wednesday, November 11th. 
• Speeches will be performed during our Explorer Living Museum to be held on Friday, November 13th. 
• Please see the following invitation for further details:

• Students are working really hard on using strategies to generate their personal narratives.  I am very impressed with their ability to communicate emotions on paper!  
• Students went "scuba diving" in the classroom today in search of Old World artifacts.  Ask your child about the treasures they discovered and how it relates to Old World explorers!

Mark your calendars...

• Doughnuts With Dads is tomorrow and Friday!  Dads, please be sure to come and join us anytime from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. tomorrow (last name A-L) or Friday (last name M-Z).  The Scholastic Book Fair will be open as well if you would like to stop and browse for great books!
• Red Ribbon Week is next week!  
• Wednesday, October 28^th: Spirit Day:  “Staying drug free is no sweat!”-Wear sweats or active wear
• Thursday, October 29^th:  “Give Drugs the Boot”-Wear boots to school
• Friday, October 30^th:  “Red Out”- Wear red to school
• The Ruth Lilly "Life Begins" Parent Preview Night is Tuesday, November 10th, 7 pm at Carmel Middle School for those parents interested in attending.  This is an opportunity for parents to preview the "Life Begins" program that students will be participating in this coming Spring.

Thanks, Parents, for all you do!  

               

Mark Your Calendars!

Hi, Parents,

I wanted to send a few reminders your way...

• Tomorrow is our Chapter 3 Social Studies Test.  Students did a great job reviewing in class today!  They can use their journal, book, and study guide to help them prepare.  Also, each student should have their TCI Social Studies login information stapled into their assignment notebook.  This gives them access to the textbook online as well as a review activity/game for each chapter.

•    Walk to School Day is tomorrow!  Each student who participates is invited to sign a banner in the front hallway.  What a great way to practice Habit #7, "Sharpen the Saw"!

• In an effort to work on Habit #7, "Sharpen the Saw", we decided as a class to see how many of us could catch at least 10 hours of sleep each night this week.  Several students today came in today excited that they met the challenge last night.  Please encourage your child to head to bed and catch some zzzzz's...The "rest" is up to them! :)

• Fall Picture Day is coming up on Thursday, October 8th!  Online ordering is available.

• Students who are running for Student Council need to have posters prepared and turned in by October 12th.  Speeches are due and will be given on October 15th.  

Thanks so much for all of your support!  Have a terrific evening!

So Long, September! Hello, October!

Wow!  September has flown by, and it's hard to believe that the first grading period is almost over!  The end of the nine weeks is next Friday, October 9th.  Report cards will be available online on Friday, October 16th.  Students have been working so hard this grading period, and I am really pleased with the academic progress and leadership I have seen in our classroom!

If you had been in Room 19 these last few weeks you might have seen/heard...

• Students creating posters highlighting a particular Native American Cultural Region.  Students have been working hard at researching via classroom computers and iPads a certain tribe found in several different cultural regions.  I have been thrilled with their enthusiasm and eagerness to learn as they have put their own creative spin on their group poster.  Thank you, in particular, to Mrs. Nickless who brought in Hopi and Zuni artifacts to share with our class.  We have all enjoyed looking at the beautiful jewelry, pottery, and weavings that she has shared!
• Students complimenting other students in the classroom during our Friday Leadership Meeting on demonstrating Habit 6:  Synergize--Together is Better.  Our classroom is full of kids who know how to work together to make great things happen!
• Students walking with and talking to their Kinder Buddies as we walked together to the CHS Homecoming Parade.  It was great to see our fifth graders synergizing with their buddy as they walked together and worked together to make this year's parade an enjoyable event for all.
• Students cheering as they found out the our school surpassed the PTO's fundraiser goal.  Great job, everyone!  Thanks for supporting our CE PTO, kids and staff!
• Students in Mrs. Thiel's math class creating obtuse, acute, right, and straight angles using protractors.
• Students writing about a small moment in their life as we kicked off our narrative writing unit.
• Students making final connections to our Unit 1 Literacy Unit  BIG Question,"How does where you are affect who you are?"
• Students getting pumped up about our new Literacy Unit BIG Question, "What is the power of the sun?", and coming up with some pretty fantastic connections and observations about the sun (i.e. The sun is 93 million miles away from Earth! and "All living things depend on the sun.").

Thanks for all of your continued support!  I continue to be so grateful for all of you for all that you do!  Have a fantastic weekend!!