November 9-13, 2015

• Grandparents Day: Friday, November 21st from 1:35 to 2:30. Students are encouraged to dress up on this day in order to represent our school and show respect to our guests. Also, we are looking for someone willing to contribute some snacks for our guests on Grandparent's Day. 

• Report cards will be sent home on Friday, November 13th. Please sign and return the outside envelope.

• Thank you to all the parent helpers and contributors to our fall party. We had a wonderful afternoon of games, crafts, parade, and food! Thank you for spoiling us! <3

Dates to Remember:

• November 13 - Report Cards
• November 20 - Grandparents Day (1:35 - 2:30)
• November 23th - 27th - Thanksgiving Break

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• Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)

• There is no President's Piece this week. Next week we will have Madison as our president!

• "Dress This Turkey!" Writing: 
• This Turkey Needs Dressing! Students received a turkey copied on card stock. Cut out the turkey, and use scraps of cloth, paper, foil, glitter, and your imagination to dress up a spiffy he or she turkey. Be sure to name him or her and then, write a story about your terrific turkey. Your dressed turkey, and turkey story are due Thursday, November 19th. See the rubric below.

October 26-30, 2015

• Students have been doing very well on making sure they have their president's pieces well written and turned in. For better writing, the rubric has been attached below and is also linked in the link menu

• Jamba Juice will be going on this Thursday in the front of the building. Again, it's $4 per juice and the money will go toward school funding.

• Fall parties are this week! On Friday, students may bring a costume to school on the morning of the 30th and will be given 15 minutes to change before the school-wide parade begins. Please no masks. This is a school rule.

• Banana Costume and writing are due October 30th. Please make sure to have completed both the writing portion and bring your banana on Friday!

Dates to Remember:

• October 30 - Fall/Halloween Parties
• November 3 - Hearing and Vision Screening
• November 13 - Report Cards

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Literacy - 

• Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)
• Work on President's Piece () 
• Remember to be using rich vocab, details and beautiful descriptive language!
• Top Banana Contest due October 30th (see this blog post)

October 19 - 23, 2015

• Fall Parties are on October 30th. If you'd like to volunteer, please talk to our room mom, Mrs. Steinwagner. Students are allowed to bring a costume for the parade later in the day, however it should not take longer than 15 minutes to get changed. Remember, no masks are allowed due to school rules!

• Parent teacher conferences are this week! Hopefully you've already signed up for a spot! If not, please email me to schedule a time for your conference! To check the slot you signed up for, check the SignUp genius, linked below.

• http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084fa4ac2ea5fb6-fall

Dates to Remember:

• October 21 - Early Release
• October 21 - 22 - Parent-Teacher Conferences ~ If you have not yet signed up for a spot, please do so ASAP or email me to find another time!
• October 30 - Fall/Halloween Parties

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Literacy - 

• Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)
• Work on President's Piece () 
• Remember to be using rich vocab, details and beautiful descriptive language!
• Top Banana Contest due October 30th (see this blog post)

October 12-16, 2015

• The date for shark dissecting has been set for Monday, October 12th, weather permitting. Students are encouraged to bring an old t-shirt or apron that can be worn on top of normal clothes to protect their clothing. We would love it if we could have some parents come in to help set up and prep the sharks beforehand, around 12:30 and clean up afterward, around 3:30, as well as assist with the dissection themselves. Please email me if you are interested in helping! Times for shark dissections are:
• Mrs. Nisely's class from 1:00 -1:50
• Mrs. Wiley's class from 1:50 - 2:35
• Mrs. Russ' class from 2:35 - 3:20

• Fall Parties are on October 30th. If you'd like to volunteer, please talk to our room mom, Mrs. Steinwagner. Students are allowed to bring a costume for the parade later in the day, however it should not take longer than 15 minutes to get changed. Remember, no masks are allowed due to school rules!

• Please, if you haven't signed up for a spot, please do so as soon as possible!! If you are unable to come to one of the times listed, please email me at snisely@jeffco.k12.co.us and we'll find another time on another day.

• http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084fa4ac2ea5fb6-fall

Dates to Remember:

• October 21 - Early Release
• October 21 - 22 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
• October 30 - Fall/Halloween Parties

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Literacy - 

• Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)
• Work on President's Piece (Collette) 
• Remember to be using rich vocab, details and beautiful descriptive language!
• Top Banana Contest due October 30th (see last weeks blog post)

October 5 - 9, 2015

• Students have started working on Class President's Reports! We've have modeled and worked through one president piece so far, and these will be recurring writing pieces for every week. 
• On Monday, our new class president will present information about their life, family members, passions, hobbies, and two stories they want to share. Students will take two column notes on the new president. 
• By Friday, each student in our class will have:
1. turned their notes into a rough draft. 
2. revised their rough draft (add, change, take out to improve writing) 
3. editted their drafts. (correct spelling and punctuation) 
4. written a final polished copy to be turned in on Friday. 
• All of these steps are to be done at home each week, except the note taking.

• The date for the Shark Dissections still is to be decided. Information to follow about dates, times and volunteers.

• A reminder again that Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Wednesday, October 21 and Thursday the 22nd. If you haven't signed up for a spot, please do so as soon as possible!! If you are unable to come to one of the times listed, please email me at snisely@jeffco.k12.co.us and we'll find another time on another day.

• http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084fa4ac2ea5fb6-fall

Dates to Remember:

• October 21 - Early Release
• October 21 - 22 - Parent-Teacher Conferences

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Literacy - 

• Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)
• Continue working on your President's Piece
• Top Banana Contest (see below)

Top Banana Contest

Here’s an “ap-peel-ing” contest, and a fun and creative way to celebrate October’s top holiday. First, design a costume for either a real or plastic banana. Use a variety of materials, such as paper, cloth, paint, glue, markers, glitter, yarn, or whatever. Create a setting and a nameplate for your banana. Bring your completed project to school on October 30th. We will have a “parade” of costumed bananas and a panel of judges will choose the four “top bananas”. Awards will be given for the Top Banana, Scariest Banana, Most Creative Banana, and Funniest Banana. 

For a language arts connection, each student will write a story featuring their banana as the main character. This project will be completed at home as homework. The afternoon of the 30th, we will share our stories while we enjoy banana splits (with new bananas, of course!). The paper should be typed in 12 point, Times New Roman Font and a minimum of one page, double spaced. Attached you will find a rubric that will be used to grade you project.