Happy Summer!!! I just wanted to let you know that I have updated our Flickr page with photos from the whole year! You can visit by clicking the link on the left side of our blog or by clicking HERE!
You can view photos through the photostream (shows ALL pictures at once) or by clicking on sets (shows pictures by specific event). Enjoy! :)
Friday, May 31, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Fun day
Today, we had our fun/field day for the year. On this occasion we celebrate the end of the year by playing games indoors and outdoors and getting active. There are only 2 and 1/2 days of school! Don't forget that tomorrow is our 5th grade party at vetta so you don't need to bring anything to school. Wednesday is our dare essay and recognition for 5th grade. Thursday is our last day of school!
-Noah
Sunday, May 19, 2013
This Week in Room 33! May 20-23
We made it to our LAST week of 5th grade! Wow! Here is what to expect this week:
Monday- Fun Day! We will be participating in all kinds of FUN games during the first half of the day. Students should wear athletic wear, sneakers, and sunscreen (we will be outside all morning). In the afternoon, we will have our "Poetry Cafe" to celebrate our very own poets!
Tuesday- 5th Grade Party at Vetta! We will board buses around 9:15 and return to Concord around 2:15.
Wednesday- 5th Grade Recognition and DARE Graduation! The ceremony will begin at 10:30 in the gym.
Thursday- Last Day of School! This day is also a half day- dismissal will be at 11:50. We will have our final character assembly in the morning. Students can wear hats because we have ALL earned "Grand Slams for Character"!
**Please take the time to complete the parent survey I sent to you through email. If you need the link again, please email me. Thank you!
Thank you again for an AMAZING year! I could not have had such a wonderful class without your wonderful children! I will cherish this last week with them and I wish them (and you!) the absolute BEST in middle school! Have a FANTASTIC summer!!!!!! :)
-Mrs. Schaefer
Monday- Fun Day! We will be participating in all kinds of FUN games during the first half of the day. Students should wear athletic wear, sneakers, and sunscreen (we will be outside all morning). In the afternoon, we will have our "Poetry Cafe" to celebrate our very own poets!
Tuesday- 5th Grade Party at Vetta! We will board buses around 9:15 and return to Concord around 2:15.
Wednesday- 5th Grade Recognition and DARE Graduation! The ceremony will begin at 10:30 in the gym.
Thursday- Last Day of School! This day is also a half day- dismissal will be at 11:50. We will have our final character assembly in the morning. Students can wear hats because we have ALL earned "Grand Slams for Character"!
**Please take the time to complete the parent survey I sent to you through email. If you need the link again, please email me. Thank you!
Thank you again for an AMAZING year! I could not have had such a wonderful class without your wonderful children! I will cherish this last week with them and I wish them (and you!) the absolute BEST in middle school! Have a FANTASTIC summer!!!!!! :)
-Mrs. Schaefer
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Blog of the day!!!!!
Today in class we did a lot of cool things. We played charades with our buddies, we had a paper airplane contest, finished math posters, had a states and capitals test, and finished our United States map. We all hope to see you at Spirit Fest this Saturday. mrs.Schaefer is going to be there with her cheer leaders. Have a fun 3 day weekend!!!
-Jessie H.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Gardening
Today we had buddies and we got to go outside to the garden and we took a walk around the school. Don't forget poetry portfolio is due tomorrow and to bring back your math textbook!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Jack is awesome
Today we met with the counselor and visualizing things. We also had D.A.R.E rehearsal and got all the details on our graduation. So we had a pretty good day.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Desk Day
This morning we popped our ballon and we got to move where ever we wanted to. Today in math we started a new project, we picked a topic and we are writing a report on our topic. In social studies we are rehearsing plays we got today it is boys verses girls. In science we started a project where we work with a partner or two. We had music today. And we had a lot of work time on our poetry portfolio due this Thursday.
Posted by: Emily R.
This Week in Room 33! May 13-16
What to expect this week in 5th grade:
Math- We are working on an end-of-year math poster/video project in class this week!
Social Studies- We have our BIG states/capitals quiz tomorrow. Students need to know the capitals for ALL the states as well as the location of each state. Study tonight!
Reading/Writing- We are finishing up our poetry portfolios this week and discussing our summer reading plans. Does your student have a reading plan for the summer? Don't forget to check out the St. Louis County Public Library and join the summer reading club! Read more about it HERE! We will have a poetry "cafe" celebration next Monday, May 20th. Students may bring in their favorite mug and will enjoy listening to each other's poems!
Reminders:
Math- We are working on an end-of-year math poster/video project in class this week!
Social Studies- We have our BIG states/capitals quiz tomorrow. Students need to know the capitals for ALL the states as well as the location of each state. Study tonight!
Reading/Writing- We are finishing up our poetry portfolios this week and discussing our summer reading plans. Does your student have a reading plan for the summer? Don't forget to check out the St. Louis County Public Library and join the summer reading club! Read more about it HERE! We will have a poetry "cafe" celebration next Monday, May 20th. Students may bring in their favorite mug and will enjoy listening to each other's poems!
Reminders:
- TOMORROW your student may bring in $ for the book fair.
- Please have your student return their math textbook they have kept at home all year.
- No school this Friday.
- 5th Grade Party is on Tuesday, May 21st.
- 5th Grade Recognition and DARE Graduation is on Wednesday, May 22nd starting at 10:30.
- May 23rd is the last day of school and a half day!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Buddies
Today we had buddies and we did an activity where we rolled a dice and which number we got there was part of a monster. We had to create a monster. Remember poetry port folio is due next Friday and bring your favorite mug. By:Jordan
Thursday, May 9, 2013
States and Capitals Websites
Here are 2 websites to try when studying for the states and capitals quiz (next Tuesday!)
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Letters to next years students
Today we wrote letters to Mrs. Schafer's next years class. We gave them advice about Mrs. Schafer, about what we do, and other stuff we do in fifth grade. We have middle school orientations tomorrow, so wear your pink concord shirt.
-Jon
-Jon
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Chloe's visit
We have 11 balloons and each day we pop one until the last day of school and in the balloon there is a piece of paper. Today the piece of paper said we had a surprise visiter. It was Mrs. Schaefer's dog Chloe. We also had a pizza party. Don't forget D.A.R.E essay is do on Thursday and the math assignment is due on Friday. By:Jordan
Monday, May 6, 2013
Sumdog!
Today in math Mrs. Schaefer explained to us that we are going to try " Flipped Class Room" and " sumdog." Don't forget to watch the math video at home and watch it twice, States and Capitals test tomorrow so study, math assignment #15 due Friday, D.A.R.E. essay due Thursday, and don't forget to bring in $2 for pizza tomorrow!!!!
- Emily C.
- Emily C.
This Week in Room 33! May 6-10
What to expect this week in 5th grade:
Math- We are trying some new things in math!
A new website we are trying is www.sumdog.com. Students have an individual username and password and will use concord-elementary as their school code. It is filled with math games and increases difficulty based on each individual's progress. The kids are loving it so far!
We are working on multiplying mixed numbers, dividing fractions, circles, and graphing integers this week. Homework will not be math sheets. Instead, we are "flipping the classroom"! This means students will be viewing a mini-lesson at home by watching a short video. The next day, students will complete the homework with the teacher in small groups. Video links will be posted on our blog for your student each night (tonight's is already posted HERE!)
Social Studies- We are working on a Bill of Rights project with partners. The project will be done in class. Check out the video we watched in class HERE. Our first states and capitals quiz is tomorrow (Tuesday). The final states and capitals quiz is next Tuesday, May 14th. This one will include ALL states/capitals. (LEAP students are given the option to take the 2nd quiz this Friday before they go to Space camp!)
Reading/Writing- We are continuing to work on our poetry portfolios in class. We are also working on our DARE essays. DARE essays are due this Thursday. We will be reading one of my favorite books this week in small groups called Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco. We are also reading Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech in class. This book is the sequel to Love That Dog (ask your student about this! We loved it!)
Reminders:
Math- We are trying some new things in math!
A new website we are trying is www.sumdog.com. Students have an individual username and password and will use concord-elementary as their school code. It is filled with math games and increases difficulty based on each individual's progress. The kids are loving it so far!
We are working on multiplying mixed numbers, dividing fractions, circles, and graphing integers this week. Homework will not be math sheets. Instead, we are "flipping the classroom"! This means students will be viewing a mini-lesson at home by watching a short video. The next day, students will complete the homework with the teacher in small groups. Video links will be posted on our blog for your student each night (tonight's is already posted HERE!)
Social Studies- We are working on a Bill of Rights project with partners. The project will be done in class. Check out the video we watched in class HERE. Our first states and capitals quiz is tomorrow (Tuesday). The final states and capitals quiz is next Tuesday, May 14th. This one will include ALL states/capitals. (LEAP students are given the option to take the 2nd quiz this Friday before they go to Space camp!)
Reading/Writing- We are continuing to work on our poetry portfolios in class. We are also working on our DARE essays. DARE essays are due this Thursday. We will be reading one of my favorite books this week in small groups called Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco. We are also reading Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech in class. This book is the sequel to Love That Dog (ask your student about this! We loved it!)
Reminders:
- Please bring in $2 tomorrow for our pizza party to celebrate all of our hard work on the MAP test!!!
- Middle school orientation is this Thursday. We will be returning to Concord at 4:00.
- No School on Friday, May 17th
- 5th Grade Party is on Tuesday, May 21st.
- 5th Grade Recognition and DARE Graduation is on Wednesday, May 22nd starting at 10:30.
- May 23rd is the last day of school and a half day!
WHEW!!! It is a busy time of year! I cannot believe how fast this year has flown by! I am so thankful for all of your support and for your amazing children- I will be cherishing these last few weeks with them!
Enjoy your week! Please email me with any questions.
Mrs. Schaefer :)
Monday Night's Math Video!
We are trying the "flipped classroom" in math this week! Our math homework is to watch a video at home. Tonight's video is on dividing fractions. Students have been told to watch the video twice. Students should try the problem along with the video (on paper or white board) during the 2nd viewing. This should take no more than 5 minutes.
Here is the link:
Dividing Fractions Video
Good luck!!!! :)
Here is the link:
Dividing Fractions Video
Good luck!!!! :)
Friday, May 3, 2013
Home run club
We watched the wizard of oz. Mrs Hausner watched wrench it Ralph. Mrs. Turek watched bed time story
Last day of map
Today the fifth graders finished map testing. Tomorrow will be home run club and word contract will be due tomorrow. Don't forget to study for states and capitals!
Posted by Jasmine
Posted by Jasmine
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