Ms.

Wagoner’s
Peek at the Week
February – March 2011

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

28 1 2 3 4
Day 3 – Gym Day 1 – Music Day 2 – Spanish
Bring Recorders Journal Page HW Due
NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL
Visit Book Fair Multicultural Day (Conferences) (Conferences)
with Buddies
CAMP INFO Assembly
Native American activity
NIGHT
6:00-7:00pm

PATROL UPDATE IMPORTANT DATES: CAMP INFO NIGHT

The Orange team will take over duties  3/1: Camp Info. Night 6:00pm Please join us on Tuesday, March 1st from
starting on Monday, February 28. The  3/2: Multicultural Event 6:00 – 7:00pm in our school gymnasium.
last day of duty for the Orange team will  3/3 : NO SCHOOL (Conferences) A representative from Camp Widjiwagan
be Monday, March 21. Another reward  3/4: NO SCHOOL (Conferences) will be here to talk about camp and
trip for patrols will be coming up in the  3/7: Evening conferences answer any questions you may have. You
Spring.  3/11: Camp Forms due!! will also have an opportunity to fill out
 3/14: SPRING BREAK BEGINS and turn in important camp forms. We
Keep up the great work patrols!  3/21: School resumes highly encourage that you attend!

CLASS WEBSITE:
We have set up a website for all the 5th grade classes this year. Please check it out!
http://www.fifthgradeteam.weebly.com
 ROOM 114 – CLASS NEWS
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO? READ-A-THON
In math this week, we reviewed and The MIPTO is currently conducting a "Love
practiced several multiplication strategies to to read-a-thon" which began on February
use with bigger numbers. Students were 14th. Students have the chance to win
exposed to four different ways of multiplying prizes if they fill out and turn in their read-
big numbers without using a calculator. It is my a-thon calendar each week. The read-a-
goal that students will pick and use the thon ends on Monday, March 7.
strategy that works best for them.
This week we began a science unit,
titled “Variables”. With this three week focus,
we hope to give our students some important,
fundamental science knowledge that they will
build on in middle school and beyond. This
week, our class conducted experiments with ATTENTION ART LEADERS
Swingers. We learned about the terms variable Our "Art Show Planning Meeting" will be
and controlled experiment. Ask your son or on March 2 at 3:45pm in room 211. 
daughter to explain what these mean at home! Playing Battleship and practicing coordinate graphing Please make sure that at least one leader
Students have really been enjoying our from each class is attending this very
investigations so far. This has been a really nice important meeting!  We will share
change of routine for us. information about set-up, art auction
We also began a new book club this items, volunteer opportunities, children's
week. Students are reading a novel from the art, and clean-up.  The Art Show is Friday
fantasy genre that we will finish before Spring April 15th this year. Child care will be
Break. Our spelling list this week focused on available in room 106.  Please contact
words with ie and ei and also words with Gayle Chapman if you need child-care and
different endings. let her know how many children will be
Students also made final touches and attending.  We look forward to seeing you
finished their PowerPoint slide show about on March 2nd! 
their first grade buddy. Students will be able to
show you this at conferences next week. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Have a great weekend!! 
Sarah Wagoner
SPRING BREAK Working with Swingers in Science Room 114
March 14 – March18 (651) 407-7600 x1610
[email protected]