Saturday, October 8, 2016
Saturday, October 8th- 5th Avenue 5K and Mayor's Mile
What a beautiful morning and a fun start to the weekend! I hope you had as much fun as I did. I am so proud of everyone!! I took a few pictures before the race. If you have any pictures from today, I would love to have them! Please email them to me when you get a chance. See you Monday!
Friday, October 7, 2016
Friday, October 7th - Weekly Recap
What a busy week!
Students continued inquiry into the European Explorers. They worked to explain their reasons, outcomes, and new perspectives from exploration by creating comic books. They turned out fantastic! Below are some sample pages from the books. We are ready to begin our inquiry into the establishment of the European colonies next week.
Our space inquiry continues! Students spent much of the week comparing stars and planets. Ask your child to tell you differences and similarities between the two!
Stars are balls of gas that are much larger than planets. The sun appears largest because it is the closest star to Earth and the only star in our solar system. There are many more stars than planets and they are much farther away. A star's color depends on its temperature and its brightness depends on the distance from Earth. Stars appear to twinkle because they generate their own light and it is interfered with by Earth's atmosphere.
Planets are made of rocky material or gas. There are eight planets in our solar system, as well as many dwarf planets. Planets are in constant movement, orbiting the sun. Planets do not generate their own light, but reflect light from the sun. They appear to shine in the sky.
We began our research for our writing pieces on our selected countries. The challenges of research are being discovered. Everything from paraphrasing to inability to locate information is helping students develop research skills. We will continue our research process next week.
The Fifth Avenue 5k and Mayors Mile is TOMORROW! Wear red, and I will see you on the lower playground! See information below.
Next week is spirit week in celebration of DHS Homecoming.
Upcoming Events
FAVE Movie night is on October 14th
FAVE PTO Meeting is on October 20th
October 21st is our walking field trip to Adair Park for A Walk Through History. I already have enough chaperones for this trip. Thank you so much!
October 21st - 28th is the F.AVE Math-a-thon. Students will be using an app called Sumdog. We will be accessing it at school next week, and they will receive their log-in information.
Have an amazing weekend!!
Important RACE DAY information below!! Please read all the way through to ensure that you have a great experience and that your morning goes smoothly on October 8th!
Xorbia is the online ticket vendor for the 5a5k registration. If you pre-registered online or with a paper form, you should have received a pdf file via email with a bar code on it. Please be sure to bring EITHER a printout of the PDF OR have it available to scan on your smart phone. This allows us to immediately see what race you are doing and what size shirt you ordered and we will get your numbers and shirts distributed in the most efficient manner.
If you do not have your registration printout, you may need to wait in line so your record can be looked up in the system.
The early bird deadline has passed, but online registration will continue through Thursday, October 6th at 6:00pm.
On-site race-day registration and number pick-up for both the 5K and Mayor’s Mile will begin at F.AVE (101 Fifth Avenue) at 7:30am and end at 9:00am when the 5K gets underway. There will NOT be number pickup at Harmony Park near the one-mile start.
Due to the large number of participants this year, we are offering the opportunity to pick up BOTH your 5a5k race number and event T-shirt in advance on Friday, October 7th. Picking up your number and shirt in advance will allow you to bypass any lines on Saturdaymorning and sleep a little later.
Race number and t-shirt pick up will take place Friday, October 7th:
All participants for both the 5k and the Mayor’s Mile must pick up their race number at either of the times listed above OR between 7:30-9:00am at F.AVE.
We strongly recommend that you pick up your number in advance at one of the locations listed above.
***Important note about t-shirts!! If you registered after September 23rd, an event shirt is not guaranteed.
The 5K will begin at 9:00am at the 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue and finish at Harmony Park.
The Mayor’s Mile will start 10:00am at Harmony Park and finish there too.
The awards ceremony will begin after the completion of the Mayor’s Mile at Harmony Park.
Chip Timing and Awards: Registered participants may participate in both the 5K and one-mile at no extra charge and using the same bib number. Chip timing is provided for both races for pre-registered runners who selected the option of doing both. Runners joining the mile on race day will not be chip-timed.
Awards for both events will be presented starting at 10:30am in the following categories:
Overall Male/Female, Masters (40+) Male/Female, first male/female 10 and under, 11-14,15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+.
PARKING: Walking or biking to the start is recommended. On street parking where legal in Oakhurst is where you should park. Only park in lots that authorize Saturday morning parking and follow all signage to ensure you are parked legally.
THIS EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE! If weather looks unsafe due to heavy storms with thunder and/or lightning check the Facebook event page for updates about delays or cancellations. The City of Decatur Police & Fire Department reserve the right to cancel due to unsafe conditions. This is unlikely but must be taken into consideration.
Please remember that NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED. Persons running or walking with strollers must line up at the back of the start line. It’s going to be a GREAT and a safe day!
Students continued inquiry into the European Explorers. They worked to explain their reasons, outcomes, and new perspectives from exploration by creating comic books. They turned out fantastic! Below are some sample pages from the books. We are ready to begin our inquiry into the establishment of the European colonies next week.
Our space inquiry continues! Students spent much of the week comparing stars and planets. Ask your child to tell you differences and similarities between the two!
Stars are balls of gas that are much larger than planets. The sun appears largest because it is the closest star to Earth and the only star in our solar system. There are many more stars than planets and they are much farther away. A star's color depends on its temperature and its brightness depends on the distance from Earth. Stars appear to twinkle because they generate their own light and it is interfered with by Earth's atmosphere.
Planets are made of rocky material or gas. There are eight planets in our solar system, as well as many dwarf planets. Planets are in constant movement, orbiting the sun. Planets do not generate their own light, but reflect light from the sun. They appear to shine in the sky.
We began our research for our writing pieces on our selected countries. The challenges of research are being discovered. Everything from paraphrasing to inability to locate information is helping students develop research skills. We will continue our research process next week.
The Fifth Avenue 5k and Mayors Mile is TOMORROW! Wear red, and I will see you on the lower playground! See information below.
Next week is spirit week in celebration of DHS Homecoming.
Monday: Superhero's Day Off (Pajama Day)
Tuesday: Superhero Day (Dress as your favorite Superhero)
Wednesday: Historical Heroes (Dress as your favorite historical figure)
Thursday: F.AVE Spirit Day (Wear your favorite FAVE shirt)
Friday: Blue and Gold Day - Support the Decatur Bulldogs and deck out in Blue and Gold!
FAVE Movie night is on October 14th
FAVE PTO Meeting is on October 20th
October 21st is our walking field trip to Adair Park for A Walk Through History. I already have enough chaperones for this trip. Thank you so much!
October 21st - 28th is the F.AVE Math-a-thon. Students will be using an app called Sumdog. We will be accessing it at school next week, and they will receive their log-in information.
Have an amazing weekend!!
Xorbia is the online ticket vendor for the 5a5k registration. If you pre-registered online or with a paper form, you should have received a pdf file via email with a bar code on it. Please be sure to bring EITHER a printout of the PDF OR have it available to scan on your smart phone. This allows us to immediately see what race you are doing and what size shirt you ordered and we will get your numbers and shirts distributed in the most efficient manner.
If you do not have your registration printout, you may need to wait in line so your record can be looked up in the system.
The early bird deadline has passed, but online registration will continue through Thursday, October 6th at 6:00pm.
On-site race-day registration and number pick-up for both the 5K and Mayor’s Mile will begin at F.AVE (101 Fifth Avenue) at 7:30am and end at 9:00am when the 5K gets underway. There will NOT be number pickup at Harmony Park near the one-mile start.
Due to the large number of participants this year, we are offering the opportunity to pick up BOTH your 5a5k race number and event T-shirt in advance on Friday, October 7th. Picking up your number and shirt in advance will allow you to bypass any lines on Saturdaymorning and sleep a little later.
Race number and t-shirt pick up will take place Friday, October 7th:
- 3:00-5:00pm at Harmony Park in Oakhurst
- 5:30-7:30pm at Fleet Feet Decatur,
All participants for both the 5k and the Mayor’s Mile must pick up their race number at either of the times listed above OR between 7:30-9:00am at F.AVE.
We strongly recommend that you pick up your number in advance at one of the locations listed above.
***Important note about t-shirts!! If you registered after September 23rd, an event shirt is not guaranteed.
The 5K will begin at 9:00am at the 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue and finish at Harmony Park.
The Mayor’s Mile will start 10:00am at Harmony Park and finish there too.
The awards ceremony will begin after the completion of the Mayor’s Mile at Harmony Park.
Chip Timing and Awards: Registered participants may participate in both the 5K and one-mile at no extra charge and using the same bib number. Chip timing is provided for both races for pre-registered runners who selected the option of doing both. Runners joining the mile on race day will not be chip-timed.
Awards for both events will be presented starting at 10:30am in the following categories:
Overall Male/Female, Masters (40+) Male/Female, first male/female 10 and under, 11-14,15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+.
PARKING: Walking or biking to the start is recommended. On street parking where legal in Oakhurst is where you should park. Only park in lots that authorize Saturday morning parking and follow all signage to ensure you are parked legally.
THIS EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE! If weather looks unsafe due to heavy storms with thunder and/or lightning check the Facebook event page for updates about delays or cancellations. The City of Decatur Police & Fire Department reserve the right to cancel due to unsafe conditions. This is unlikely but must be taken into consideration.
Please remember that NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED. Persons running or walking with strollers must line up at the back of the start line. It’s going to be a GREAT and a safe day!
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Wednesday, October 5th
Happy Wednesday! It is the middle of the week, and we are rolling along.
Congratulations to Connor! She is our class elected Superstar of the Month for September! We are so proud of you!
We began our exploration of factors, multiple, prime, and composite numbers today. Students worked to define each word and complete a graphic organizer. They find the work fun and difficult, as it relates to multiplication facts. We will be reviewing our mid-module math assessment tomorrow and will continue with our multiplication inquiry.
During reading, we reflected individually on what it means to be respectful, and what we need in our classroom to be successful. We reviewed our responses together and realized that most of our class needs only a couple of the things. We need a classroom that is not too noisy, a classroom that is kind, and a classroom that is fun. I am proud of the reflection and honesty from our class today.
The comic books are coming along amazingly well! They are so fantastic, that the class is getting an extra day! I'm so impressed with their creative application of our inquiry into the European Explorers.
Saturday is fast approaching! If you haven't registered for the Fifth Avenue 5k or Mayors Mile, there's still time! Our class is in the lead for registration. We are going to meet on the lower playground and wear red to represent our F.AVE Falcons!!
Next week will be spirit week! We are celebrating the DHS Homecoming game by dressing up each day. See the list below for the schedule.
F.AVE Homecoming Spirit Week - Monday October 10 - Friday October 14
Monday: Superhero's Day Off (Pajama Day)
Tuesday: Superhero Day (Dress as your favorite Superhero)
Wednesday: Historical Heroes (Dress as your favorite historical figure)
Thursday: F.AVE Spirit Day (Wear your favorite FAVE shirt)
Friday: Blue and Gold Day - Support the Decatur Bulldogs and deck out in Blue and Gold!
See you tomorrow!
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Tuesday, October 4th
It was another successful day on The Ave. Students completed set up for their writing research and joined the Google Classroom. We will begin researching on Thursday.
They smiled big for their pictures in the beautiful weather this morning, followed by completion of the mid-module math assessment on multi-digit multiplication using place value strategies.
We explored Time For Kids for information on exploration. Turns out that a ship searching for the Northwest Passage to Asia was discovered in September. Ask your child to tell you more! We then cut our TFK apart to create posters for nonfiction text features.
Looking Ahead
Don't forget that the spelling can be done at your own pace. The nights listed on the spelling homework are suggestions, but please do what works for your schedule. You may even need to break the homework into even smaller chunks.
The reading passage about the explorers is great review and is not due until Friday. The single page front and back is a study guide that is helpful for practice.
Blog
Don't forget that you may access the blog at anytime by going to www.sanderssuperstars.blogspot.com. There are times when I am not able to post my blogs until after 8:00. These times are limited, but do occur. If you are curious about the day, check it out. Also, the Upcoming Events section of the blog is updated for a month in advance. You can find the schedule of many important school and classroom events there at any time. You have to visit the blog site to have access to the upcoming events in the side bar, as well as many other resources. Check it out!!
Have a fantastic evening! Walk and roll to school is tomorrow!
They smiled big for their pictures in the beautiful weather this morning, followed by completion of the mid-module math assessment on multi-digit multiplication using place value strategies.
We explored Time For Kids for information on exploration. Turns out that a ship searching for the Northwest Passage to Asia was discovered in September. Ask your child to tell you more! We then cut our TFK apart to create posters for nonfiction text features.
Looking Ahead
Don't forget that the spelling can be done at your own pace. The nights listed on the spelling homework are suggestions, but please do what works for your schedule. You may even need to break the homework into even smaller chunks.
The reading passage about the explorers is great review and is not due until Friday. The single page front and back is a study guide that is helpful for practice.
Blog
Don't forget that you may access the blog at anytime by going to www.sanderssuperstars.blogspot.com. There are times when I am not able to post my blogs until after 8:00. These times are limited, but do occur. If you are curious about the day, check it out. Also, the Upcoming Events section of the blog is updated for a month in advance. You can find the schedule of many important school and classroom events there at any time. You have to visit the blog site to have access to the upcoming events in the side bar, as well as many other resources. Check it out!!
Have a fantastic evening! Walk and roll to school is tomorrow!
Monday, October 3, 2016
Monday, October 3rd
I may end up saying this every month, but how is it October?!?! The months are flying by!
Don't forget that pictures are tomorrow!
We had a fantastic start to our week! Students were engaged with some word problem strategy and review before our multiplication assessment tomorrow. They did a great job and are becoming more confident at using the C.U.E.S to help them dissect word problems. C means circle the question, U means to underline key numbers and words, E is to eliminate extra information, and S is to solve and check your work.
Students explored pictures from space and worked to classify them any way that they deemed fit. They labeled their categories and we had a great discussion on different strategies used by scientists to classify objects.
Small groups excitedly started creating their explorer comic strips. These are a great chance for review and utilizing of their artistic and creative abilities to explain the reasons, outcomes, and new perspectives associated with each explorer.
Homework today: Each student came home with their new spelling words and word work packet. They will be due next Thursday, instead of Friday. Our tests will be on Friday too.
They also received an explorers reading activity. This can supplement their 20 minutes of reading each night and can be turned in Friday.
Lastly, there was an explorer review page that is front and back. This is a study guide to help you quiz/prepare them for their assessment on Friday.
Fifth Avenue 5k and Mayors Mile
Did you know that we are tied for first place in registration?!?! So amazing! If you haven't registered, there is still time. You can even sign up on race day! Come support F.AVE and our classmates as we run/walk and have a great time! I would love to meet you before the race. I will be on the lower playground at 8:15. Let's show our school spirit by wearing RED (also, my favorite color). See you there!!!
Have a spectacular evening!
Don't forget that pictures are tomorrow!
We had a fantastic start to our week! Students were engaged with some word problem strategy and review before our multiplication assessment tomorrow. They did a great job and are becoming more confident at using the C.U.E.S to help them dissect word problems. C means circle the question, U means to underline key numbers and words, E is to eliminate extra information, and S is to solve and check your work.
Students explored pictures from space and worked to classify them any way that they deemed fit. They labeled their categories and we had a great discussion on different strategies used by scientists to classify objects.
Homework today: Each student came home with their new spelling words and word work packet. They will be due next Thursday, instead of Friday. Our tests will be on Friday too.
They also received an explorers reading activity. This can supplement their 20 minutes of reading each night and can be turned in Friday.
Lastly, there was an explorer review page that is front and back. This is a study guide to help you quiz/prepare them for their assessment on Friday.
Fifth Avenue 5k and Mayors Mile
Did you know that we are tied for first place in registration?!?! So amazing! If you haven't registered, there is still time. You can even sign up on race day! Come support F.AVE and our classmates as we run/walk and have a great time! I would love to meet you before the race. I will be on the lower playground at 8:15. Let's show our school spirit by wearing RED (also, my favorite color). See you there!!!
Have a spectacular evening!
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Wednesday, September 28th
What a great day!
We examined and article from Our Little Earth. We utilized strategies for paragraph shrinking to develop and write the main idea for each paragraph in the article.
Students began inquiring into the characteristics of stars. We will continue this inquiry through the remainder of the week.
We excitedly began our exploration into Christopher Columbus. Students are inquiring into his reasons for exploring, outcomes of his explorations, and new perspectives gained. It will be interesting to find out what new perspectives our students have gained after we finish.
Tomorrow will be the last morning of CogAT testing.
Have a great night!
We examined and article from Our Little Earth. We utilized strategies for paragraph shrinking to develop and write the main idea for each paragraph in the article.
Students began inquiring into the characteristics of stars. We will continue this inquiry through the remainder of the week.
We excitedly began our exploration into Christopher Columbus. Students are inquiring into his reasons for exploring, outcomes of his explorations, and new perspectives gained. It will be interesting to find out what new perspectives our students have gained after we finish.
Tomorrow will be the last morning of CogAT testing.
Have a great night!
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Tuesday, September 27th
We had a great day of learning!
Students took their first day of CogAT Testing. We will continue at 8:00 tomorrow and 9:00 on Thursday.
We rotated through math stations. Students utilized area models as a warm up for multi-digit multiplication. We then took the area model strategy and used it to apply the partial products strategy. These strategies directly connect to the standard algorithm For examples of each method, check out the picture below.
Students used their comparing and contrasting skills to explore their drawings of our space pictures. They were able to determine the different outcomes and perspectives from each exploration, either zoomed in or not.
It was an exciting day in music with Mr. Brooks as the class had their first guitar lesson!!
Students received a field trip permission form for our walking field trip to Adair Park, where we will take a walk through history. I will need only two chaperones for this trip, and chaperones will also need to pay the cost of the field trip. Please contact me at csanders@csdecatur.net if you are available. Thanks!
We are looking forward to the 5th Avenue 5k next Saturday! I would love to meet as a group before the 5k race that morning, to support each other and have a great time! I will be on the lower field at F.AVE at 8:15 that morning. We will walk around to start the race together at 9:00. The Mayor's Mile begins after the 5k. See you Saturday!
Students took their first day of CogAT Testing. We will continue at 8:00 tomorrow and 9:00 on Thursday.
We rotated through math stations. Students utilized area models as a warm up for multi-digit multiplication. We then took the area model strategy and used it to apply the partial products strategy. These strategies directly connect to the standard algorithm For examples of each method, check out the picture below.
Students used their comparing and contrasting skills to explore their drawings of our space pictures. They were able to determine the different outcomes and perspectives from each exploration, either zoomed in or not.
Students received a field trip permission form for our walking field trip to Adair Park, where we will take a walk through history. I will need only two chaperones for this trip, and chaperones will also need to pay the cost of the field trip. Please contact me at csanders@csdecatur.net if you are available. Thanks!
We are looking forward to the 5th Avenue 5k next Saturday! I would love to meet as a group before the 5k race that morning, to support each other and have a great time! I will be on the lower field at F.AVE at 8:15 that morning. We will walk around to start the race together at 9:00. The Mayor's Mile begins after the 5k. See you Saturday!
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