Ms.

Wagoner’s
Peek at the Week
November 2010

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 2 3 4 5
Day 3 - Gym Day 1 – Music Day 2 – Spanish Day 3 – Gym Day 1 - Music

Start new Homework Packet due!

unit of inquiry: First Grade Buddies
Civil Struggles Spelling Test
Book Browse

Friday Activity Day 

Star of the Week: Lily Last day for Trick or Can

FUNDRAISER PICK-UP IMPORTANT DATES: PATROL UPDATE

Delivery of Innisbrook items is scheduled
for Monday, November 22nd from 3:30
until 6:00 in the school gym. Watch for
more information regarding delivery
details in your child’s backpack and in the
Buzz Sheet as delivery day approaches.
 11/8 – Drumming Exchange
 11/12 – NO SCHOOL
 11/22 – Innisbrook pick-up
 11/25 – NO SCHOOL
 11/26 – NO SCHOOL
The Black team will take over duties on
Monday, November 1. They will be on
duty two weeks, until November 12.
Please check the schedule posted in the
fifth grade classrooms or on the team
website.

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?
TRICK OR CAN
The canned food drive has been
This week in math we started Unit 3
extended until November 5.
which focuses on addition and subtraction of
We are almost halfway to our
whole numbers and decimals. We reviewed
goal of 50 cans!!
place value and focused on tenths, hundredths,
and thousandths. Students also worked on
converting fractions to decimals. THE GREAT MAIL RACE
We also presented projects and
Last week our fifth grade team
reflected on our IB Planner, titled The Human
received a letter from a fifth grade
Machine. Students did a great job presenting
class in Utah inviting us to
their projects to the class. They also reflected on
participate in the Great Mail Race.
everything we have learned and chose
This is a way for us to write letters to
something to include in their portfolios. We will
fifth graders in every state, and to
be starting our next Unit of Inquiry, Civil
receive letters back from around the
Struggles, next week.
Watercolor Art Lesson country! We are excited about this
Our spelling list focused on words with
(Kyle from White Bear Lake Center for the Arts) project. Each student wrote a letter
double letters and the /aw/ sound. Students
this week and will be sending it to
started Tic Tac Toe spelling, where they choose
two different states across the U.S.
how they want to practice their spelling words.
We look forward to hearing back
We also worked on writing a friendly letter and
from other fifth graders and tracking
addressing an envelope in the Great Mail Race.
our letters on a map of the U.S.!
We also were lucky to have had two art
lessons this week. Kathy Berlin (mom of a fifth
grader) did a lesson on pointillism and Kyle
(White Bear Lake Center for the Arts) did a
watercolor lesson. Students also watched a
performance by the Windy City Players with
their first grade buddies.
We also had our fall fun celebration. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Many students participated and wore orange
and black. We had a wonderful time! Have a Sarah Wagoner
great weekend!  Room 114
Pointillism Art Lesson
(Parent volunteer Kathy Berlin) (651) 407-7600 x1610
sjwago@wbl.whitebear.k12.mn.us