How Funky Is Your Spunky?

Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough sells are due Tuesday! Remember, for every 5 cookie dough items sold, your child will receive a Smencil (a smelly pencil). Also, the class with the highest amount sold wins a cookie party. MMMMMmmmmm....sounds great to me! So make sure to get out and sell, sell, sell! The money raised goes right back to our school! Have a great weekend!

"Souper Bowl For Caring"

Come on parents and join the fun! We are currently collecting can goods that will be donated to a local Women's Shelter. It's about time to clean out those pantries and donate any canned items! 3rd grade is working towards a popcorn party for the grade level! It's for a good cause...

No Name Calling Week 1-23-12

January 23 – 27, 2012


“Promoting positive interactions among all students and faculty”.

Monday
Dress up Day: Words hurt: Wear a Band-Aid on your cheek! (band-aids not provided)
Quote: “What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others”. Confucius
Discussion: The importance of respecting one another.

Tuesday
Dress up Day: Shade out Name Calling: Wear sunglasses!
Quote: “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” M. Gandhi
Discussion: A time where you were disrespected and how it made you feel.

Wednesday
Dress up Day: Give name calling the slip: Wear Slippers
Quote: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends”. Martin Luther King Jr.
Discussion: What can we do to encourage others not to name call?

Thursday
Dress up Day: I’m a Jean-Us: I don’t name call: Wear jeans
Quote: “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony”. M. Gandhi
Discussion: What can we do to make our school a Name- Calling free school?

Friday
Dress up Day: Put a lid on Name Calling: Wear a hat or cap
Quote: “Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.”
Discussion: What have you learned this week?

Properties of Matter Mini-Experiment

Here's a student sample of a mini-experiment we did in class to introduce us to our Types Of Matter unit. The kids had a blast with this activity!

Happy New Year!

Hello parents and students!

We have a lot going on this nine weeks so I wanted to update you.

First of all, I sent home letters for math tutorials earlier this week. Your child may have received a tutorials note based on data taken from class. Please make sure you send those back to school, Tutorials will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 3:15-4:15 P.M.

Important dates to remember:

1-12-12: Math Night 6:30-7:30
1-13-12: Wear Houston Texans attire to school
1-16-12: MLK Day (No school)

Hope you are having a fabulous 2012 so far!

-Mrs. Fisbeck

Well, well, well!

Hi everyone!

As you all have noticed, I have taken a little break from the blogging world. :) So I thought I would try to catch you all up to speed now.

Please make sure my students are practicing their multiplication facts on a nightly basis. Make it fun and play "around the world" at home. Better yet, play "card war" by multiplying the first 2 cards flipped over in a deck! Every little bit will help!

Check out the resources page for new websites and for more practice at home!

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

Rounding Numbers

Hey there class! I wanted to show you a helpful worksheet you can use when you're practicing rounding numbers at home. I uploaded the file to the "lost papers" box on the right hand side of the blog. It is under the "math help" folder. Hope this helps you!

Remember our chant: 0-4 you go no more; 5-9 you have to climb!

Make sure you're practicing those math facts at home!

Have a great weekend!