Happy last school day in April!
We had fantastic and fun day!
Students continued utilizing model strategies to effectively model and solve multi-step word problems involving mixed units. I love how they want to keep going, even when time has expired.
We began working to prepare for our historical figures campaign. Students inquired into the qualities of a good slogan and examined and rated an campaign advertisement that was deemed successful. We are excitedly preparing to create campaign ads and slogans for our historical candidates to run for President. Ask your child to tell you more!
I gave misinformation to the students regarding field day shirts this afternoon. Students WILL need to send in a plain white shirt for field day. Please have those to school no later than Wednesday. We will need to decorate them before tie dying on Friday.
IMPORTANT CHANGE: The Variety Show has been moved from F.AVE to Decatur High School, due to air conditioning issues. Doors open at 1:15. The first set of performances will begin at 2:00. See you tomorrow!
Have a spectacular weekend!
Friday, April 29, 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Thursday, April 28th
We had a wonderfully busy day!
Congratulations to Jake!!! He is our class elected Superstar of the Month for March (we're a little behind :)). We are so proud of you!!
Students inquired into communicating like a scientists. They utilized their fingerprints to describe and illustrate effectively. They were able to compare their fingerprint with others and work to determine a good way of sharing our data.
We inquired further into responsible ways we can use our beliefs to influence others. Students analyzed political cartoons from the Women's Suffrage Movement. The explored the symbols and words represented in the cartoons, and inferred which side the cartoon may represent (Suff or Anti), providing evidence to support their inferences. Check out the cartoons below!
Students worked to develop reasons to support their I believe thesis. They worked to think about others and how their thesis may help them or what others could learn from this belief. Ask your child to tell you more!
Important:
Each student will need to send in a plain white shirt to use for field day. The goal is to have all of our shirts here by next Thursday. We have parent volunteers coming next Friday to help our class tie dye our shirts. Thank you!!
Congratulations to Jake!!! He is our class elected Superstar of the Month for March (we're a little behind :)). We are so proud of you!!
We inquired further into responsible ways we can use our beliefs to influence others. Students analyzed political cartoons from the Women's Suffrage Movement. The explored the symbols and words represented in the cartoons, and inferred which side the cartoon may represent (Suff or Anti), providing evidence to support their inferences. Check out the cartoons below!
Students worked to develop reasons to support their I believe thesis. They worked to think about others and how their thesis may help them or what others could learn from this belief. Ask your child to tell you more!
Important:
Each student will need to send in a plain white shirt to use for field day. The goal is to have all of our shirts here by next Thursday. We have parent volunteers coming next Friday to help our class tie dye our shirts. Thank you!!
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Tuesday, April 26th
It was a busy day on The Ave!
We were thrilled to get back to our normal routine. Students utilized math stations to continue conversions using addition and subtraction of standard units.
The caterpillars have been more active and had some changes, just in one day! Ask your child to tell you about the new things that they noticed today!
We inquired into the purposeful use of vocabulary in Susan B. Anthony's speech On Women's Right to Suffrage. Students worked to underline textual evidence and craft responses to questions in their own words.
We are excited to get started planning for F.AVE Field Day! Students received a letter from Coach Hallman today, detailing important information and time lines for this fun even! We even selected our country! Ask your child to tell you more!
We were also very excited to receive our Gold Champions Banner for our donations to Pennies for Patients today! Way to go Superstars!!
If you are interested in making lanterns for the upcoming lantern parade, click the link below for more information about coming to classes with Mrs. Dunbar and Mrs. Radford her at F.AVE! It's FREE!!!
Have a great night!!!
Monday, April 25, 2016
Monday, April 25th
Happy Monday!
We completed our GMAS testing this morning!! Students worked very hard throughout testing. We are proud of them for giving their best every day. We will begin MAP Testing on Friday, May 6th.
We are gracious to our parents for all that you do for our class. Today, we received caterpillars as a donations for our science studies. Each student has their own caterpillar to observe and inquire about as it transition through its life cycle. Ask your child to tell you more!
We spent some time explaining our specific historical figures whose beliefs influenced others. Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were all important women involved in the abolitionist and suffragist movements. Ask your child to tell you more!
We are looking forward to a relatively normal schedule for the remainder of the week.
We completed our GMAS testing this morning!! Students worked very hard throughout testing. We are proud of them for giving their best every day. We will begin MAP Testing on Friday, May 6th.
We are gracious to our parents for all that you do for our class. Today, we received caterpillars as a donations for our science studies. Each student has their own caterpillar to observe and inquire about as it transition through its life cycle. Ask your child to tell you more!
We spent some time explaining our specific historical figures whose beliefs influenced others. Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were all important women involved in the abolitionist and suffragist movements. Ask your child to tell you more!
We are looking forward to a relatively normal schedule for the remainder of the week.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Friday, April 22nd
Happy Friday! We completed day four of GMAS this morning! We have one more testing day on Monday, and it is for the Social Studies portion.
We had a great time at Decatur High School. Here are some pictures from the performance.
Have a spectacular weekend!
We had a great time at Decatur High School. Here are some pictures from the performance.
Have a spectacular weekend!
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Thursday, April 21st
Happy Thursday! After a long morning of testing, I am happy to say that the Math assessment is complete. We will be taking the Science portion of the assessment tomorrow.
We enjoyed a beautiful day outside, and were grateful for some time to have Art with Mrs. Dunbar today. Students began inquiring historical figures whose beliefs influence others. They were able to generate a list of figures, and we added to the list by beginning to explore Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth.
We are looking forward to our field trip to Decatur High School tomorrow afternoon. We will depart from F.AVE at 12:00 and return before the end of the day.
Have a great night!
We enjoyed a beautiful day outside, and were grateful for some time to have Art with Mrs. Dunbar today. Students began inquiring historical figures whose beliefs influence others. They were able to generate a list of figures, and we added to the list by beginning to explore Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth.
We are looking forward to our field trip to Decatur High School tomorrow afternoon. We will depart from F.AVE at 12:00 and return before the end of the day.
Have a great night!
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Wednesday, April 20th
We had another busy and wonderful day!
Students completed the second section of ELA GMAS testing this morning. We will be taking the math portion tomorrow.
We inquired into the question, "Is it every okay to break the law?" Students expressed their opinion on paper, and shared with several partners. We had a wonderful exploration of our classes opinions, and made connections to situations that are occurring in our state, and country today. Ask your child to tell you more!
Students inquired into a This I believe writing piece that was written by a teenager. The noticed things about this writing sample and generated a list. This list will be used to create a writing rubric that students will use throughout the term to asses their writing.
We enjoyed a review game and genius hour, as well as completed to inquiry into our math conversions.
Thank you for your canned good donations for Girls on the Run. We are continuing to collect cans.
Have a great evening!
Students completed the second section of ELA GMAS testing this morning. We will be taking the math portion tomorrow.
We inquired into the question, "Is it every okay to break the law?" Students expressed their opinion on paper, and shared with several partners. We had a wonderful exploration of our classes opinions, and made connections to situations that are occurring in our state, and country today. Ask your child to tell you more!
Students inquired into a This I believe writing piece that was written by a teenager. The noticed things about this writing sample and generated a list. This list will be used to create a writing rubric that students will use throughout the term to asses their writing.
We enjoyed a review game and genius hour, as well as completed to inquiry into our math conversions.
Thank you for your canned good donations for Girls on the Run. We are continuing to collect cans.
Have a great evening!
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Tuesday, April 20th
We made it! Day 1 of testing was successful. Students worked hard. We will have day two of ELA tomorrow.
Students enjoyed Spanish with Senora Souki, and we had a great time enjoying the beautiful weather. We began exploring our beliefs for our I believe writing pieces. Ask your child to tell you more about their belief!
Girls on the Run is collecting canned goods to donate to refugees. Their goal is to fill Ms. Newton's office with as many cans as possible. Please consider donating. Donations are being collected this week.
Thank you for getting everyone here on time this morning! See you tomorrow!
Students enjoyed Spanish with Senora Souki, and we had a great time enjoying the beautiful weather. We began exploring our beliefs for our I believe writing pieces. Ask your child to tell you more about their belief!
Girls on the Run is collecting canned goods to donate to refugees. Their goal is to fill Ms. Newton's office with as many cans as possible. Please consider donating. Donations are being collected this week.
Thank you for getting everyone here on time this morning! See you tomorrow!
Monday, April 18, 2016
Monday, April 18th
Happy Monday!
We had a busy day, inquiring into solving addition and subtraction problems when provided mixed standard units, experiencing what it feels like when only boys or only girls are allowed to vote, and going through some strategies for our test taking this week.
Overall, the class has expressed that they are a bit nervous about testing. Ms. Ehmer and I have done our best to keep it low key and encourage them that they are prepared and will do their best. Thank you for your help with keeping things positive at home regarding testing. It is stressful for everyone, so it means a lot to have your support.
We will begin testing every morning at 8:00, so arriving on time is very important. Students have a few important morning procedures to complete before we begin testing. They will need to have one or two books with them for reading when they have completed their test.
We will have a "go with the flow" week when it comes to our schedule. Students will be given lunch and recess every day, and we will continue to inquire and learn as the week progresses. Please, do not plan to check your student out in the morning this week, or Monday. Let me know if you have any questions.
I have added our MAP Testing schedule to the upcoming events.
There will be no homework this week because of testing. Students should enjoy rest and play after school.
Thank you for all that you do to support our class!
We had a busy day, inquiring into solving addition and subtraction problems when provided mixed standard units, experiencing what it feels like when only boys or only girls are allowed to vote, and going through some strategies for our test taking this week.
Overall, the class has expressed that they are a bit nervous about testing. Ms. Ehmer and I have done our best to keep it low key and encourage them that they are prepared and will do their best. Thank you for your help with keeping things positive at home regarding testing. It is stressful for everyone, so it means a lot to have your support.
We will begin testing every morning at 8:00, so arriving on time is very important. Students have a few important morning procedures to complete before we begin testing. They will need to have one or two books with them for reading when they have completed their test.
We will have a "go with the flow" week when it comes to our schedule. Students will be given lunch and recess every day, and we will continue to inquire and learn as the week progresses. Please, do not plan to check your student out in the morning this week, or Monday. Let me know if you have any questions.
I have added our MAP Testing schedule to the upcoming events.
There will be no homework this week because of testing. Students should enjoy rest and play after school.
Thank you for all that you do to support our class!
Friday, April 15, 2016
Friday, April 15th
Happy Friday!
Thank you so much for joining us yesterday for our Student-led Conferences. The students were so excited to have you here and to share their learning from Term 5 with you.
We had a busy morning! We continued to utilize standard and metric conversions to model and solve multiplicative comparison word problems. Students also completed a short review of equivalent fractions and played a comparing fractions game.
We enjoyed our Village Gathering this morning! Thank you for coming! Our class will be hosting the Village Gathering for Term 6. It will be on the last morning of the school year. Stay tuned for details!
Students inquired into what makes a responsible citizen and the difference between personal and civic responsibility. Ask your child to tell you more!
They enjoyed some grammar review today, using alliteration to create an alphabet page. These creative kids had a blast working on this and will continue next week.
We have a very busy and important week ahead of us. We will begin our Georgia Milestones (GMAS) testing on Tuesday. We will test every morning, Tuesday - Friday, and again the following Monday. Students will not be given homework next week, should go to bed early, and eat a healthy breakfast. We will continue to review content and introduce new concepts throughout the week. We will also have our field trip on Friday to DHS. Thank you for your help with getting students to school on time so that they can be prepared to begin their day.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for information regarding our class' MAP testing schedule and Field Day.
Have a fantastic weekend!!
Thank you so much for joining us yesterday for our Student-led Conferences. The students were so excited to have you here and to share their learning from Term 5 with you.
We had a busy morning! We continued to utilize standard and metric conversions to model and solve multiplicative comparison word problems. Students also completed a short review of equivalent fractions and played a comparing fractions game.
We enjoyed our Village Gathering this morning! Thank you for coming! Our class will be hosting the Village Gathering for Term 6. It will be on the last morning of the school year. Stay tuned for details!
Students inquired into what makes a responsible citizen and the difference between personal and civic responsibility. Ask your child to tell you more!
They enjoyed some grammar review today, using alliteration to create an alphabet page. These creative kids had a blast working on this and will continue next week.
We have a very busy and important week ahead of us. We will begin our Georgia Milestones (GMAS) testing on Tuesday. We will test every morning, Tuesday - Friday, and again the following Monday. Students will not be given homework next week, should go to bed early, and eat a healthy breakfast. We will continue to review content and introduce new concepts throughout the week. We will also have our field trip on Friday to DHS. Thank you for your help with getting students to school on time so that they can be prepared to begin their day.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for information regarding our class' MAP testing schedule and Field Day.
Have a fantastic weekend!!
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Thursday, April 14th
We had a great day! We worked to utilize our standard conversion patterns when solving multi-step word problems.
This was followed up by a visit to the school garden. The Wylde Center came and worked on Scientific drawings with the class. Students explored seed pods and also worked to plant our garden!!
We are looking forward to seeing you this evening for your student-led conferences!
This was followed up by a visit to the school garden. The Wylde Center came and worked on Scientific drawings with the class. Students explored seed pods and also worked to plant our garden!!
We are looking forward to seeing you this evening for your student-led conferences!
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Wednesday, April 13th
We have a very busy week, and today was no exception!
We are inquiring into standard conversions during math. Students have been utilizing input and output tables to look for patterns and notice the rules for determining their conversions. They are doing a wonderful job. We reviewed last night's homework this morning to answer questions and practiced with our new conversions.
We have been doing some review of our science standards. Students have enjoyed and been happy to review and refresh their memories. We will continue to review science and social studies standards this week.
Students have been inquiring into shared beliefs in a society. We explored and explained the core democratic beliefs of the United States. The class had wonderful questions and made great connections to our society's core beliefs and our country's Bill of Rights. Ask your child to tell you more!
We hope you can join us for our Village Gathering this Friday at 8:45 in the multi-purpose room. We are excited to celebrate our learning from term 5!
Students came home with a sticker (hopefully :)) reminding you of your time for your student-led conference tomorrow. You can also check the link below for your time.
Student-Led Conference Schedule
We have bee working hard to prepare. See you tomorrow!
When you come for your conference, I will have field trip forms for you to sign. We will be heading to Decatur High School next Friday, after testing, for a performance. Let me know if you would like to help chaperone our field trip. csanders@csdecatur.net
Have a great night!
We are inquiring into standard conversions during math. Students have been utilizing input and output tables to look for patterns and notice the rules for determining their conversions. They are doing a wonderful job. We reviewed last night's homework this morning to answer questions and practiced with our new conversions.
We have been doing some review of our science standards. Students have enjoyed and been happy to review and refresh their memories. We will continue to review science and social studies standards this week.
Students have been inquiring into shared beliefs in a society. We explored and explained the core democratic beliefs of the United States. The class had wonderful questions and made great connections to our society's core beliefs and our country's Bill of Rights. Ask your child to tell you more!
We hope you can join us for our Village Gathering this Friday at 8:45 in the multi-purpose room. We are excited to celebrate our learning from term 5!
Students came home with a sticker (hopefully :)) reminding you of your time for your student-led conference tomorrow. You can also check the link below for your time.
Student-Led Conference Schedule
We have bee working hard to prepare. See you tomorrow!
When you come for your conference, I will have field trip forms for you to sign. We will be heading to Decatur High School next Friday, after testing, for a performance. Let me know if you would like to help chaperone our field trip. csanders@csdecatur.net
Have a great night!
Monday, April 11, 2016
Monday, April 11th
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed a restful week off.
Ms. Ehmer and I were so excited to see everyone today and hear about trips and activities from last week. We had an interesting start to our morning. The power was off for much of the morning, and we had two fire alarms go off. Everyone was safe and we continued with our day as usual. Students did a great job of "going with the flow" as we maneuvered through a different day.
We were able to begin our math for this term just a bit by learning a story about The Land of Gallon. Ask your child to tell you about the picture!
We dissected our new Central Idea for Term 6, and our class posted some great questions related to our lines of inquiry.
If you are available to mentor a group of fifth graders for Exhibition, please read the information below complete the form in your child's red folder.
Have a wonderful day!
Ms. Ehmer and I were so excited to see everyone today and hear about trips and activities from last week. We had an interesting start to our morning. The power was off for much of the morning, and we had two fire alarms go off. Everyone was safe and we continued with our day as usual. Students did a great job of "going with the flow" as we maneuvered through a different day.
We were able to begin our math for this term just a bit by learning a story about The Land of Gallon. Ask your child to tell you about the picture!
We dissected our new Central Idea for Term 6, and our class posted some great questions related to our lines of inquiry.
If you are available to mentor a group of fifth graders for Exhibition, please read the information below complete the form in your child's red folder.
F.AVE is looking for parent volunteers to assist with mentoring 5th grade groups during Exhibition. You do NOT have to have a child in 5th grade to volunteer!
Your primary responsibility is to keep students on track and assist them with finding resources, especially those in the community. Teachers will provide guidance on your role each time you visit.
There is a more detailed letter in this week's communication folder and there will be an informational meeting next Monday, April 18 from 6-7. Your commitment is for an hour a week and teachers can accommodate your schedule. Please fill out and return the form. This is an excellent way to better understand the International Baccalaureate Program.
Friday, April 1, 2016
Friday, April 1st
Happy April! We had a wonderful day, and I can't thank you enough for the wonderful, kind, and generous gifts to celebrate my upcoming birthday! Have a wonderful Spring Break!
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