Happy New Year

I am looking forward to a terrific new year and hope everyone is ready to start 2013 strong. I know I am.

We will be looking at the goals we set for ourselves during conference time, assessing our progress, and making any necessary changes, kind of like New Year's resolutions.

We will be getting back to weekly vocabulary words and Language Arts Rotations. We will be focusing, this week, on EVALUATING and AUTHOR'S PURPOSE, while reviewing CHARACTER, PLOT, and SETTING. Refer to the picture above for a "Quick Peek at the Week."

I know you will all be excited to hear that we will be continuing Math Rotations, with a few slight changes. We will be working hard to master ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS, while reviewing concepts from Topics 1-10. Please look for the assessment we completed in December (Topics 1-10) to come home, and work together on the assigned ixl topics to refresh and master the previously taught skills that need practice.

For those students who are required, or others who wish to take advantage, ANIMATION LESSONS have been assigned on enVision Math (Pearson) so you can preview the math lessons before they are taught in class. Remember to log in, look at your "TO DO LIST" and view the skill being taught the next day in class. For Monday, you may watch 11-0 and 11-1.

I hope you read the last post and are checking out the cool website about body systems because we will be beginning our new LIFE SCIENCE unit, focusing on BODY SYSTEMS.

Click here to see the post.

You will continue to focus on COLONIZATION in Social Studies and finish up working on your Colony Brochures in the computer lab. Make sure you have excellent, educational, and appropriate information. Remember your flash drives.

We will be signing up for Roving Reporter duties using our fun, new calendar so be ready to pick a date that works for you.

We would appreciate donations of glue sticks and paper towel rolls for the classroom.

THANK YOU!

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

How Your Body Works!

Want To Get a Head Start on Our Next Science Unit?

Of course you do.

Our studies will focus on body structures. We will be learning about the body systems for respiration, excretion, digestion and transport or circulation. We will study the exchange process for oxygen and carbon dioxide; and also examine how blood moves through the body. We will study the steps in the digestive system and the role various body parts and organs play in it. In addition, we will also examine the transport system of plants and the process of photosynthesis.

Visit the website below. Click on the body parts to watch movies, take quizzes, read articles, solve word finds, and do activities.

CLICK HERE

KidsHealth- How The Body Works

FOOD DRIVE

Student Council has organized Welby Way’s food drive!

Our Student Council members are coordinating a food drive with the West Valley Food Pantry to help those in need. Please bring in a nonperishable food item between Monday, December 10, and Thursday, December 13, 2012. Please check the expiration date of your item before donating. With the holidays just around the corner, this is a great way to assist those in need. Thank you, Student Council, for your thoughtfulness and organizational skills.

Our First Performance!

This morning we performed our play for the school and we ROCKED! The audience loved us and were moving and dancing the whole time!

Hard work really does pay off!

Congratulations!

Bring Your Parent To Lunch!

Tomorrow, December 6th, is Welby Way's Bring Your Parent To Lunch Day!

Come eat lunch with your child from 11:30-12:15.

Don't forget to visit the Book Fair while you are here!

Perform, Perform, Perform!

We will be performing in the Winter Sing Wednesday, December 12th at 8:30 and 1:05.
Our class play is that same evening at 7:00.
It's going to be an exciting day!

Worth Sharing!

What Can One Random Act of Kindness Do?

TRY IT

I challenge you to leave a comment below describing what you did.

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a relaxing break!

We are hard at work this week preparing for our play on December 12th at 7:00PM! 

Please practice lines, songs, and projecting your voice 

EVERY NIGHT! 

NO MORE SCRIPTS SHOULD BE NECESSARY!

The BOOK FAIR is here!

We got an opportunity to preview the Book Fair yesterday and make wish lists!

Please come by and purchase some books during Thursday's 

TAKE YOUR PARENT TO LUNCH DAY

11:30-12:15

You can bring your own lunch or Red Balls Pizza will be selling pizza right outside of the school for your convenience!

This week we will be working on addition and subtraction of fractions! Please practice at home! Try playing the fraction games we learn in class as a family!

As always, please email me with any questions!

Time of Thankfulness!

As we begin our week break for Thanksgiving, I must share how thankful I am for all of you! 

 The students did such an amazing job of conducting their conferences. The goals and the strategies they developed were reflective and mature. I am honored to be a part of helping them meet these goals! One more step toward becoming the leaders of the future! 

 A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Walker, Ms. Macauley, and Mrs. Levy for setting up our beautiful feast! We appreciate all the families who brought in delicious food and those were able to join us for this celebration!

Enjoy your time off!

REMINDERS:

Our play

MUNCHKIN MEDIATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN OZ

is Wednesday, December 12th at 7:00PM

We are in need of paper towels in the classroom.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Air Pressure...

Wyatt and Keane experiment with air pressure.

 Why does this happen?