Thursday, May 28

Our last field trip of the year will be next Tuesday, June 2 to visit our pen pals at Badger School. If you have not already sent in the $1.20 for the city bus fare, please do so as soon as possible. Also, Lunch to Go forms were sent home today for students who asked for one. Those must be returned by tomorrow so that lunches can be ordered.

Reading - Read 15 to 20 minutes. May reading minutes will be due on Monday.

Reading groups - all work will be due on Thursday, June 4
Hiding Out - pages 268 - 284, questions on page 287
Beetles - Chapters 13 - 16, one question under INTERPRET on green card
any question on purple card
Misty - Chapters 14 - 18, one question under INTERPRET on green card
any question on purple card
Cricket - Chapters 13 - 15, one question under INTERPRET on green card
any question on purple card

Math - Chapter 8 review, test will be on Monday.

Tuesday, May 26

A reminder letter went home today regarding the Brewer field trip tomorrow. Highlights are: be at school by 7:30, have someone here to pick up at 5:00 and bring a lunch.

There will not be spelling this week due to the holiday and the field trip.

Language Arts - Unusual story

Reading - Read 15 to 20 minutes
Reading groups Thursday
Jaguarundi - page 238 - 257, questions on page 265
Beetles - Chapter 12, one question under INTERPRET on green card
any question on purple card
Misty - Chapter 13, one question under INTERPRET on green card
any question on purple card
Cricket - Chapter 12, one question under INTERPREST on green card
any question on purple card

Math - page 259

Friday, May 22

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend. Your child was given extra time to complete their homework today, so if they have to finish anything it is due to not using time wisely.

Reading - read 15 to 20 minutes
Reading groups meet on Tuesday see Thursday for specifics

Math - Math page 258

Japanese - Family Tree project due Tuesday

Thursday, May 21

Our classroom now has a SMART board. Students have been having fun exploring what it can do.

A reminder note has been sent home regarding the Brewers Game. Your child will need to be at school by 7:30. We will be taking attendance at 7:30 and boarding the bus. As with the Madision Field Trip we can not wait for anyone. Chaperones are asked to meet in Mr. Viotto's room at 7:20 on Wednesday to go over criteria for the trip. We will be returning at 5:00, so please have arrangements made for your child to get home.

"Lunch to Go' forms are due tomorrow for the Brewers Game or your child will need to bring a lunch. Guidelines for what is allowed in the park have been sent home again today.

Language Arts - End of the Year Story.

Reading - Read 15 - 20 minutes
Reading Groups will meet on Tuesday
Beetles - Chapter 10/11 - Pick one question under EVALUATE on green card
Pick any question on purple card
Misty - Chapter 11/12 - Pick one question under EVALUATE on green card
Pick any question on purple card
Cricket - Chapter 11 - Pick one question under EVALUATE on green card
Pick any question on purple card
Be Kind ... - pages 473 - 490, questions 1-3 on page 495

Math - page 249

Japanese - Family Tree project due on Tuesday

Tuesday, May 19

The Harmony Cafe trip went well. They forgot to have a microphone available to use but each student got a chance to read their poems and riding the city bus was a new experience for most. Remember the Harmony Cafe is open to the public, so if you would like to share the experience of playing board games away from home, listening to music or going to a unique place for a treat or meal, please go to the Harmony Cafe. They have a website on the internet and are located on College Ave.

Please check your child's backpack and/or take home folder for many important pieces of information. Today there were notes sent home about our pen pal field trip taking place on Tuesday, June 2. There is a description from the Milwaukee Brewers Security indicating what will be allowed in the stadium and what will not. Also students who requested a "Lunch To Go" form for the Brewers game were given one - they need to be returned by Friday, so those lunches can be ordered. If your child did not receive a form and you would like one, please let me know ASAP.

Any student who would like to try out for Band next year needs to have their permission form turned in by tomorrow.

Monday, May 18

Tomorrow is Harmony Cafe!!!

Language Arts - Worksheet Plurals 4

Reading - Read 15 - 20 minutes
Reading groups Thursday

Math - Page 244

Japanese - begin Family Tree project.

Friday, May 15

Tuesday, May 19 will be our trip to the Harmony Cafe. You have already paid for this trip in March, so the only money that needs to be sent is any spending money for treats, if you wish. We will be arriving back to school after hot lunch is served, so if you have not already ordered a "Lunch To Go" you will need to send a lunch with your child.

Reading - Read 15-20 minutes
Reading groups on Thursday

Thursday, May 14

Tomorrow is Track and Field day. We will be wearing our Cougar Shirts to the meet, so if your child has one, please have them wear it.

Language Arts - Final copy of water story. MUST be in cursive

Read - 15 to 20 minutes

Spelling - Study for test
Practice Test
Draw, Write and Color

Math - page 241

Wednesday, May 13

Language Arts - Plural Worksheet 3

Reading - Read 15 to 20 minutes
Reading groups Thursday

Spelling - Study for test
Crossword Sort

Math - page 235

Tuesday, May 12

The Track and Field Meet has been postponed until FRIDAY due to the forecast of rain tomorrow.

Forms went home today to students who were interested in purchasing a "Lunch to Go." The forms need to be brought back by Thursday, if you would like to purchase one.

Language Arts - Literature Letter

Reading - Read 15 to 20 minutes
Reading groups meet on Thursday.
Teammates - Read pages 186 - 202, questions on page 207
***ALL OTHER GROUPS, one question under Evaluate from purple card, any question on green card
Beetles - Chapter 9
Misty - Chapter 10
Cricket - Chapter 10


Spelling - study for test

Math - page 230

Science - study for digestion quiz that will be tomorrow.

Monday, May 11

A letter was sent home about the specifics for our rescheduled field trip to the Harmony Cafe on Tuesday, May 19.

There will be a decision made tomorrow afternoon concerning the City Wide Track Meet. Mr. Dahm is watching the weather closely to decide if the Track Meet will be held on Wednesday or Friday of this week.

There will be an elementary band concert tomorrow afternoon. After the concert Mr. DiPietro (the band teacher) will be discussing with the fourth graders band opportunities for next year.

Lanuage Arts - Plurals/Possessive Pre-test

Reading - Read 15 to 20 minutes
Reading Groups meet Tuesday

Spelling - Study for Test
Desk Sort

Science - Worksheet

Math - have Unit 7 test signed by parent and brought back tomorrow

Social Studies -have slides 7 and 8 complete for "Choose Your Own Adventure" story

Japanese - worksheet

Friday, May 8

To all the mother's reading this blog - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Our Harmony Cafe field trip has tentatively been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 19. We will board the city bus at 9:26. I will send a letter home next week with a more specific schedule once I get confirmation from Harmony Cafe.

Reading - Read 15 to 20 minutes
Reading groups on Tuesday - see yesterday's blog for specifics

Math - page 228 and 229

Thursday, May 7

Language Arts - Brainstorming and Rough Draft for Water Story
Brainstorm ten to fifteen types of water and the choose one to write about
Paragraph 1 - How the water is used
Paragraph 2 - Where you find it
Paragraph 3 - What it looks like

Reading - Read 15 to 20 minutes
Reading Groups - 1 question under ANALYZE on yellow card, any question on orange
card
DUE TUESDAY
Beetles - Chapter 7 and 8
Misty - Chapter 9
Cricket - Chapter 9
Bunnicula - Chapter 9

Math - Study for test tomorrow - each student has a review sheet to study from

Wednesday, May 6

Next Wednesday, May 13 will be the City Wide Track Meet (rain date Friday, May 15). Please join us at Calder Stadium from 9 - 11 if you are able.

I am in the process of rescheduling our Harmony Cafe field trip. They have moved to a larger location on College Ave in Appleton (where the Pilgrim Cafe used to be) and are in the process of setting up the kitchen. We should be able to go in the next few weeks.

For this year we have had pen pals from Badger Elementary School in Appleton. On Tuesday, June 2 we will be taking the city bus to Badger Elementary School to meet our pen pals. More information will come as the trip nears.

Reading - Read 15-20 minutes
Reading groups meet Thursday - please see Tuesday's blog for specifics

Math - page 227
Review Sheet (given yesterday)

Social Studies - final copy of the Indian Story
Slides 7 and 8 for "Choose Your Own Adventure Story" due Tuesday

Book Orders for your last time due Friday

Monday, May 4

Wednesday is our field trip to the Grignon Mansion in Kaukauna. This is an outdoor field trip and we go rain or shine, so please have your child dress for the weather. If your child did not order a school "Lunch to Go" they will need to bring a bag lunch as we will be eating at the mansion - weather permitting. If it rains we will need to eat in our classroom but this will be before our lunch time so hot lunch will not be an option for your child on this day. A letter went home today from the mansion staff explaining what your child can look forward to.

Due to an assembly Tuesday afternoon and the field trip Wednesday, we will NOT have spelling this week.

If you child has not already turned in their April reading minutes, please have them do so ASAP. Any child who has not turned one in , needs to use their recess time reading either until I receive the April minutes or they have read 400 minutes with me.

Friday is the due date of our last book order of the year.

Language Arts - Homonyms 1 worksheet

Reading - Read 15 to 20 minutes
Groups meet Tuesday, except Beetles who will meet Thursday. Please see last
Thursdays blog with more specifics

Math - Worksheet 319

Social Studies - have slides 5 and 6 of "Choose Your Own Adventure" complete for tomorrow

Japanese - worksheet