Weekly Newsletter 5.23.14 & 5.28.14

It is hard to believe that the end of the school year has arrived! The year’s end always brings with it a tremendous sense of accomplishment. So many things have been accomplished this year! The past week had many activites from field day, fishing, talent show to graduation. Of course, we should not forget the tremendous amount of learning which has taken place during the year. Throughout all of these activities our students have demonstrated great character!

Kenston Intermediate 5th Grade Field Day took place last Wednesday, May 21st. Even though it rained, we were still able to make it a fun day. We started our morning going through stations with Mrs. Robertson's class. The kid competed in minature golf, pin the tail, hula hoop contest and more. Mother Nature was kind to us in the afternoon. We watched the tug of war and were treated to ice cream. Thanks to Mr. Hall and the parent volunteers for putting this together.

More good news for the kids last week! The fishing trip that was originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 21st and conflicted with our field day was moved to Thursday, May 22nd due to the rain. The Rotary Club organized a wonderful day and the volunteers were amazing! They all worked so well with our students and it was a big success!

Today, we watched the KIS Talent Show at the High School and saw a lot of songs from the movie Frozen! The students were engaged the whole time and sat very nice. I was very proud of them. We finished the day with an end of the year party. The kids danced and hung out with their friends. A fun time was had by all!!!

All five of my students have been together since first grade. Each one is going to have an amazing transition to middle school and I am going to miss all of them. I also am so lucky to have had such wonderful support from my lovely parents. Have a great summer!

Here are some good websites to practice their IEP goals with this summer.

http://www.raz-kids.com/

This is a great resource for summer reading. I have entered all of the students and under class enter: GeaugaAchieve

Your child's name will be first name and first and last initial of last name. Just click on it and start reading! <p>http://www.brainnook.com/

It is also on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/math-single-double-digit-addition/id359556883?mt=8

The kids can practice 2 digit addition with or without regrouping

Weekly Newsletter 5.16.14

With less than a week to go in the school year, we are staying motivated and focused on our academics. As you already know, the ending of the school year is just as busy as the beginning of the Fall.

KIS Achieve participated in Right to Read Week and enjoyed each morning listening to the student readers share the biography of Dr. Benson Bonyo. Dr. Bonyo is a physician in the Akron area and believes in education. He will be visiting KIS this week and we will sing a song for him.

This year's student program, Career Fair at KIS, is well under way this week. So far, the students have seen WEWS Channel 5 News Anchor Macie Jepson. Macie’s kids attend Kenston and she was so excited to talk to the students. The lesson we learned from her was to follow your dreams and never give up. She also told the kids to never let someone put you down or make you feel bad about yourself. Guest speakers will be visiting KIS on May 19, 22, and 23. Students will be selecting sessions based on their interests.

The kids also wrapped up their Nature Scopes Binoculars program with a field trip to The Rookery. Nature Scopes is a comprehensive, year-long program aligned with Ohio Science Education Content Standards. It reached 90 percent of county fifth-graders this year, with a goal of reaching 100 percent by the 2015-16 school year.

Weekly Newsletter 5.9.14

This week, our students studied realistic fiction by reading Cleaning My Room (Level F) It is the story of one little boy and his very messy room. After his mom instructs him to clean up the mess, the boy asks for the reader’s help to locate and sort various objects in his room. Lively illustrations and engaging text support emerging readers. Students will have the opportunity to identify story elements including characters, plot, and setting in this humorous story.

In math, all students continue to work on identifying coins and telling the value of each coin. Each student is working at a different level, but all students are encouraged to practice counting coins regularly. They can count coins when you are at the store or earn some for doing chores. Count enough coins to buy a special treat at the grocery store. These are easy ways to practice coins at home.

Some students stil need to continue to count the coins with the touch points on them. We are using the original Touch Money program where coins are counted by 5s. You can see, in the visual below, how the coins appear to your child when we count them. First, we line up the coins from greatest amount to smallest (Q, D, N, P), then say (while pointing to the silver coins) “Count by 5s, STOP, then count by ones” (while pointing to the pennies). The plan is to eventually remove the touch points (just like with addition and subtraction) and have student remember where they are placed. If you have further questions about this method, please feel free to contact me or look at some of the sites posted below.

Counting Coins with Touch Math and Brain Pop Jr.- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXIK1gS0TXE

Touch Coins for Counting Money- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ROMZ7U9po

We are continuing Social Studies learning about Democracy and Monarchy. The students will learn that around the world, countries and people are governed by a variety of different types of governments, such as democracies, dictatorships and monarchies.

The students went to Preston's Hope this past Friday and had a wonderful time. They visited with their friends from Timmons and enjoyed the sunshine.

Thank yor for the wonderful cards and gifts for Teacher's Appreciation week. I am so grateful to have wonderful parents like you :)

Important Dates to Remember:

5.16: KIS 5th Grade trip Nature Scope Binocular Blitz Graduation

5.21: KIS 5th Grade Field Day

Weekly Newsletter 5.2.14

This week, our students read Spring is Here i introduces readers to the signs of spring in different outdoor settings, such as the garden, pond, and mountains. The text includes a table of contents and glossary of content vocabulary words. The text includes a table of contents and glossary of content vocabulary words. We continued to use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text.

We are continuing working on our individual goals and have finished up our unit on Fractions and will be moving into measurement. We will look closely at the different systems of measurement and engage in measurement experiments!

This week in Science, we also continued talking about the season of spring and what happens to plants outside. We named the parts of a plant (roots, leaves, stem, and flower) and then talked about the life cycle.

We are continuing Social Studies learning about Democracy and Monarchy. The students will learn that around the world, countries and people are governed by a variety of different types of governments, such as democracies, dictatorships and monarchies.

High Frequency Words: days, from, soon

Vocab Words: buds, bulbs, dandelion, gophers, shoots, water lily Important Dates to Remember:

5.9.14: APE Trip to Prestons Hope

5.16.14: KIS 5th Grade trip Nature Scope Binocular Blitz Graduation

Weekly Newsletter 4.25.14

Our class transitioned quite beautifully back from Spring Break. I hope everyone has a restful, wonderful vacation. I know I was anxious to see the kids again. On Friday, we had a cereal party to celebrate with Mrs. Robertson's class for winning the box tops contest.

We also had a send off for our Superintendent Dr. Lee. All the students in KIS wore masks with his face on it. Check it out!

Over the past two weeks we have been talking about fractions. We talked about fractions being parts of something that are equal or the same size. They enjoyed doing this and it really helped them see that cutting something into halves means there are two pieces that are the same in size. They were able to put both pieces of their drawing together to see that they fit together and were the same size. We have been working on identifying equivalent fractions and comparing fractions. The students have used manipulatives to develop a concrete understanding of these skills and will start looking at this idea more abstractly next week.

The students will learn to write a "How To" paragraph. They are very short paragraphs, but they are still paragraphs, none the less! Students will write a paragraph on how to build a snowman. Some of you are wondering why I am bringing you back to this terrible winter, but most of your kids have applied this and they will be able to visualize.

Students will continue to read expository texts as well as Fiction texts to answer the essential questions, “What causes different kinds of weather? and "Why is understanding how weather forms important to our lives?" This will tie into our May unit of weather.

The students are reading How is the Weather Today?(Level F)The book introduces the students to different types of weather that occur during each season. The text describes typical activities and appropriate clothes to wear for each season. The target reading strategy is visualization.

In Social Studies, the students will be exposed to the relationship between those in power and individual citizens in a democracy, a dictatorship and a monarchy.

In Science, the students will put together a constellation chart to prepare us for our Nature Scope field trip on May 16th with Mrs. Robertson's class. Here is some important information about the field trip, buses will leave KIS at 9:00 am. They will return at 2:00 pm. Students will need to dress for the weather and for outdoors. They will also need their field guides, binoculars, and a brown, bag lunch. i sent home binoculars a few months ago when they came to KIS. If you can find those and send them back for the trip, that would be great. If not, I can see if we have extra.

High Frequency Words: how, know, want, will

Vocab: icy, seasons, stormy, weather, windy

Important Dates to Remember:

5.1.14: Timmons 3rd graders coming to visit

5.9.14: APE Trip to Prestons Hope

5.16.14: KIS 5th Grade trip Nature Scope Binocular Blitz Graduation

Weekly Newsletter 4.4.14

This week in math, we continued working on fractions, shading pieces and naming them fraction. The students really seem to be getting the hang of it. We completed a fractions sort sheet in class and completed a game on the Smartboard. Some students will be moving forward being introduced to numerator and denominator, while others will keep working on beginning fractions with many visuals until mastered.

Last week, KIS participated in Right to Read Week from March 24th-28. The students enjoyed listening to Mr. DiCello's morning announcements that emphasized the importance of literacy as well as the student readers. Even though Right to Read is officially over, KIS is still continuing it's focus on biographies. Mr. DiCello is holding a “Principal’s  Biography  Challenge." KIS ACHIEVE is already finished. The students learned a biography is a nonfiction book that tells all about someone's life. I explained that a biography of a famous person includes many facts. We completed a graphic organizer using "describing words" about each other. We studied baseball great Sammy Sosa. The students read a biography on him and were surprised to learn that Sammy Sosa was quite the humanitarian. Other than being a great baseball player, Sammy also donated money to charities. During the 1998 season, Hurricane George hit his own country and left 100,000 homeless. Sammy sent 30,000 pounds of rice and beans. He also sent several barrels of pure water. Sosa helped rebuild the homes of many people in the Dominican Republic. His charity donated $700,000 to victims of the hurricane. As you can see, Sammy Sosa helped many poor people in his home country.

Even though we picked Sammy Sosa for our biography, Mrs. Marshall grew up on the westside of Cleveland and will always have loyalty to our beloved Tribe.

This week we reviewed:

Word Wall Fry Words: means, old, any, same, tell

Math: math journal, fractions

CVC Words: at, am, as, sat, sam, man, mat

Writing: Biography

Dates to Remember:

4.11 Field Trip to Fun and Stuff and Bob Evans

4.11 Spring Break Begins!

4.22 Welcome Back to School!

4.25 Twins Day at KIS

Weekly Newsletter 3.29.14

We are family! The KIS ACHIEVE students began our Family unit. We are will be hitting our 5th grade standards in Social Studies and Science. We will be completing a timeline for Social Studies and Science will be foundational knowledge of the structures and functions of ecosystems. We study the family this time of year as a celebration of what family is, why it is important, and especially the wants and needs of families. The students enjoy learning about the different traditions, cultures, celebrations. Learning about the differences in our families helps us appreciate our friends and relationships.

In Language Arts, we are reading Families(Reading A-Z, Level I). The vocabulary words we made flashcards on were: family, relative, family tree, parent, maternal, and paternal. I loved seeing the family tree's that you completed with your children and some of the students named everyone! Check out the students diligently working!

This week we reviewed:

Word Wall Fry Words: much, before, line, right, too

Math: Math Journal, fractions

CVC Words: at, am, as, sat, sam, man, mat

Writing: Family Tree

Dates to Remember:

4.11 Field Trip to Fun and Stuff and Bob Evans

Weekly Newsletter 3.21.14

This week, KIS ACHIEVE finished up their math alternative assessments. I am happy to report, that so far all students went up from last year with most passing! I am amazed at the energy and how hard they are working. This week we will work on the 5th grade Science and then we will be all done!

Some students continued to work on arrays while other students mastered visual division. Next week, I will introduce mixed numbers and fractions. They also reviewed the concepts of the positions, counting sets, addition, subtraction, sorting, patterns, charting, and following directions.

This week, we focused on using the words “nonfiction” (also known as “real” or “informational”) and “facts.” Students will be asked to identify the main idea of a text and determine the details that support the main idea. The main idea is what the text is mostly about. The main idea can also be called the central idea. At home you can help your child with main idea by reading with them. When they finish a chapter ask “What was that chapter mostly about?” ,“What details support the main idea?”.

“Quick! What’s the difference between Incas, Aztecs and Mayans?” The students just learned about the Aztecs and now will focus on the Incas. We will examine and compare the Aztec and Inca civilizations today. For each of the themes, our format will be similar: How was this theme illustrated in the life of the Atzecs? How was this theme illustrated in the life of the Incas? What are key similarities between the two civilizations with respect to the theme? What are key differences between the two civilizations with respect to the theme? What is the significance of these similarities and/or differences?

Dates to Remember:

3.24-28: Right to Week

Weekly Newsletter 3.14.14

This week, the students learned about proper nouns. We made a collage of proper nouns from pictures. The students made connections and some called their cousin's name a proper noun, KIS, city they live in, month of March etc.

In Math, some students have been focusing on previously learned skills including: identifying numbers, counting sets, adding and subtracting using objects, sorting and positions. Others have continued worked on shape identification, coin identification and general number sense. We continue to work on active participation skills and IEP goals and objectives. They were also introduced to tiling the surface area of different plane figures, finding the area of a given figure by counting or skip counting.

In Reading, The students have explored the concept of summarizing texts using transitional words. We will continue this skill as we look closely at fiction and nonfiction. In addition, students will continue to work on making good predictions as they are reading. Good readers are always thinking while they are reading. This week your child will be asked to stop and make predictions throughout various texts. Your child will be asked to provide evidence from the text to support their prediction. This will help the students make connections with a story. A connection is made when a reader is reminded of something that has happened to them in their life. The purpose of a connection is to help a child develop a greater understanding of what is happening in the text.

We wrapped up our Matter unit in Science. During the unit, students were asked to identify important vocabulary words, draw I pictures to illustrate the definitions, find real classroom objects to illustrate the concepts, and post them on our interactive vocabulary board. The students all did an amazing job! Our next unit will be on physical science and we will focus on sound.

For Social Studies, the students will create a Google Presentation on Aztecs and shared it with his/her partner(s). This program allows the students to work on the exact same presentation, simultaneously. Next week, we will finish our presentations and begin presenting them.

Thank you Mrs. Robertson for sending us some amazing kids for our Reading Buddies. The students are so happy to see them and they are engaged the entire time.

3.14.14 was Pi Day! We celebrated Pi Day with my 5th graders by reading Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi, played a game of chance), with Pi(e) graphs, finding our birthday in Pi (a website that locates strings of digits), making a bar graph of the frequency of the first 100 digits of Pi, measuring circular objects’ circumference and diameter, and finally making and eating pie.

We expect as children progress though different grades in school they will face different challenges. My students have had to experience a lot of changes in the past few years both at home and at school. I am amazed at their resilience and flexibility in the classroom while keeping a positive attitude. We have had some amazing paraprofessionals come through our class in the past three months and each one has brought a new vision and experience. The kids and I are so excited to welcome Nancy Fade back. Nancy is a true professional and the kids love her. We also miss Cathy Rugg and hope she feels better soon. While Cathy has been healing at home, we have been blessed with two amazing ladies. Irene Catalina and Honey Fiore. For the short time they were with us, Irene and Honey never gave up on the kids. Someone walking into the class would think they were with them for years. I am so lucky to have a supportive team. I am not aware that many children would deal with so many changes in a few months, but my kids have not missed a beat! They are growing intellectually and emotionally. I often think if this quote in regards to education, “growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.” Let’s take a moment to celebrate our kids!

Blizzard Bag Day #3

Reading:

Read one book to/with your child, or have him/her read a book to you.

Choose a NON-FICTION book from: http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/fiction-nonfiction/load.htm?f

(When you point to the words as you read, you can click on each one to hear it read to you or you can click on the ear icon to hear the entire sentence read aloud.)

Writing:

Using the book you read/listened to above, identify the main idea.

Write a sentence to tell ONE fact that you learned from the story.

Draw a picture to illustrate your sentence.

Math:

Play “one hundred number chart” on http://www.abcya.com/one_hundred_number_chart_game.htm OR Play “numerical order” on

http://www.abcya.com/numerical_order.htm

Weekly Newsletter 3.7.14

This week in Math, some students have been looking closely at how to solve multi-step problems using all four types of equations. Some students are working on mental math strategies to help them quickly solve problems. Next week, we will work on rounding numbers in a multi-step problem.

In Science, the students have explored the changing states of matter. Today, they learned to differentiate between condensation and evaporation. To make it meaningful, the students did a melting experiment with chocolate chips. First, we watched a video from Scholastic on the changing states of matter. We incorporated a movement activity where the kids represented water molecules transitioning through different states of matter acted as molecules and would move slow(solid), a little faster(liquid), and run(gas. The students made their own picture cards for evaporation and condensation. After students correctly demonstrate an understanding of the movement of molecules, I have them respond with the correct vocabulary word defining each transition. Our next thing was to complete our melting matter experiment.

First, students observe their baggie of chocolate chips. They used a graphic organizer to draw the chips and circled to describe their state of matter. Then, the students "applied heat" by squeezing gently or lightly breathing on their bag for two minutes-Next, they drew what their chocolate looked like and circled to show the state of matter.Then, we put the chocolate baggies in the freezer for five minutes. After the five minutes were up, we opened the bags to see that the chocolate had in fact returned to a solid shape--this time, the shape of the bag. Afterwards, we discussed what they learned about temperature and its effect on the states of matter.

In Reading, We have been looking closely at the challenges of reading nonfiction (expository text). The students are beginning to understand that nonfiction must be read slowly and carefully. We have determined that it is okay to stop many times, reread, ask questions and activate schema as we read and that this process is very much like running a marathon. The students are reading Balto and we completed Bonya, Bonya which tied into KIS World Read Aloud Day.

This week we celebrated Fat Tuesday and learned the History of Mardi Gras. The students watched a video and loved seeing the floats, costumes, kids, candy, and parade. The students made their own mask and did not want to take it off! Another tradition for Mardi Gras is donuts and the most popular are Polish Paczki, pronounced “Punch-Key”. For hundreds of years in Poland, the countrymen have been celebrating the arrival of Mardi Gras by making these delicious jelly filled donuts from the finest ingredients available, including as much lard and fat as they can put in a doughnut. We were lucky enough to have Mrs. Fade bring in Paczki's and we loved them. Thank you!!!

My colleague, and KIS Geauga ACHIEVE general education Social Studies's teacher Mrs. Robertson, has a very special announcement regarding an important grant. Please support Kenston Intermediate School.

Our school is competing for a Follett grant with a grand prize of $60,000. Follett is an educational company that provides printed and electronic materials to students from pre-K through college. Their company is looking to reward schools that use 21st century skills, such as collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking. The grant is comprised of two main parts: a written response to questions (70%) and a video showing the 21st century skills in practice (30%). In order to earn the grant, we need to get as many votes as possible during the voting window (March 7, 2014 through April 4, 2014). Each person may vote only once per day! Please vote daily to ensure our students can benefit from this exciting opportunity. To Vote: 1. Visit the link below: Note: Please use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome as your search engine. http://www.follettchallenge.com/video.cfm?id=53#.Uxnda_ldUXt 2. Click “vote with email” or “vote with Facebook.” 3. Type your email into the box and click “submit your vote.” 4. You will receive a confirmation 5 digit pin via the email address provided from Follett. It takes less than a minute to receive it. Copy and paste that into the form and click “confirm your vote.”

Weekly Newsletter 2.28.14

This week, KIS Achieve continued to study the states of matter in Science. The students determined Matter is anything that takes up space. This week we will conduct experiments.

Hip Hip Array! This week, we have been exploring arrays. The students have grasped this 5th grade standard quite nicely. We will be working on more difficult problems as we near the end of the year.

This week we reviewed:

Word Wall Fry Words: very, after, thing, our, just

ELA: Adjectives

Math: Arrays

Writing: Opinion

Science: States of Matter

Social Studies: Aztec

Dates to Remember:

3.5 World Read Aloud Day

Weekly Newsletter 2.21.14

This week, KIS Achieve continued to study the Aztecs in Social Studies. We created our own portable word wall with relevant vocabulary. The students located the Aztec territory on their map and created the Aztec flag.

The Nature Scope program came to KIS. Geauga Park District’s Nature Scopes is a binocular-based science program for Geauga County fifth-graders. Aligned with Ohio's Science Academic Content Standards. In the program's 10th year, more than 2,800 students have already been led through Nature Scopes with amazing results.

The students went ice skating with APE. They had a great time. Everyone was so tired when they returned. We are really looking forward to our next trip at the YMCA swimming.

This week we reviewed:

Word Wall Fry Words: live, me, back, give, most

ELA: Details and Main Idea

Math: Math Journal

Writing: Letters

Science: Matter

Social Studies: Aztec

Dates to Remember:

2.28: Hawaiian Day at KIS

2.28: 4th Annual Geauga Achieve 2014 Dinner and Auction Fundraiser

Blizzard Bag Day #2

Reading:

Read one book to/with your child, or have him/her read a book to you.

Read the book, “All About Me: Who Am I?” online at http:// www.starfall.com/n/level-b/me/load.htm?f

(When you point to the words as you read, you can click on each one to hear it read to you or you can click on the ear icon to hear the entire sentence read aloud.)

Sight word practice/Writing:

Make a sentence using some of the following sight words:

and, can, look, at, like, am, not, play, she, are

Write one of the sentences on a piece of paper and draw a picture to illustrate your sentence.

Math: Play “base ten fun” on http://www.abcya.com/base_ten_fun.htm

Science/Social Studies:

Go to http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/ and choose an animal to learn about. You can read facts, look at pictures of the animal, watch a video, see a map to see where the animal lives, and even print a picture!

Weekly Newsletter 2.14.14

Only 50 Tickets Remaining!

If you have not yet purchased your ticket to the Geauga Achieve Fundraiser set to take place on February 28th, there are only 50 tickets remaining! Contact Robin to purchase your ticket (robin.ludwig@geaugaesc.org or 440-477-7865).

Jasmine Dragons & Geauga Achieve

Geauga Achieve is happy to have involvement with Jasmine Dragons in Chardon! The recent Variety Show by Jasmine Dragons was a big success, and one of our students even got to go on stage (congratulations Isabella!). Geauga Achieve supporters who plan on attending the Fundraiser on February 28th can look forward to a few little surprises from Jasmine Dragons to keep the night moving with fun and entertainment!

Happy Valentine's Day! We celebrated on Thursday since we had no school on Friday. The students integrated science with our shaving cream and baking soda heart. It looks like snow on the heart. We dumped a full box of baking soda into a bowl and then gradually added more and more shaving cream. It was a standard size box of baking soda and we ended up using about half the can of shaving cream. The mixture gets mixed together and then after a few minutes it starts to get chilly like snow and feels like the same exact consistency as snow. The students also mixed their favorite color in the concoction.

One of the great things about Valentine's Day is that it coincides with American Heart Month. We worked on some heart healthy activities by watching a movie on Brainpop Jr. about hearts. We also threw a dance party and played limbo. This got the juices flowing with our kids.

Lastly, we also ate yummy heart cookies. Lauren really enjoyed hers!

This week we reviewed:

Word Wall Fry Words: little, know, work, place, years

ELA: Details and Main Idea

Math: Math Journal

Writing: Letters

Science: Matter

Social Studies: Aztec

Dates to Remember:

2.17: No School - Presidents Day

2.23: KIS Nature Scopes Program - 9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.

2.28: 4th Annual Geauga Achieve 2014 Dinner and Auction Fundraiser

Weekly Newsletter 2.7.14

I did not anticipate another snow day last week! As you read in the letter home, "poor" Mrs. Marshall got stuck in the horrific traffic on my way to school on Wednesday. I am so thankful that Ms. Rex and Mrs. Brittain had so much FUN with my students!

Kenston has filed and been approved by the Ohio Department of Education to use “BlizzardBags” to make up three additional days of school. This tool allows students to get an assignment on-line from their teacher’s webpage. The “Blizzard Bag” program allows students to complete assignments without extending classes into the summer. Teachers will work with their administrator to prepare and post Blizzard Bag lessons. Classroom teachers will grade the lessons the same as other assignments and students will receive an incomplete or failing grade if the lesson is not completed within two weeks of the posting date. For students who do not have access to the Internet, paper copies will be available when students return to school.

We recently passed the 100th day of school. From the very first day of school, our class has kept track of the number of days we've been in school in anticipation of the 100th day. Days are often kept track of by counting on the smartboard and using our Rise and Shine binder, providing ongoing opportunities for counting by tens and ones and developing place value concepts. This was more than just a milestone worth noting - the 100th day is the perfect time to have fun with the number 100 while exploring counting, sorting, patterning, and various other math skills and concepts. We started our day with an estimation and measurement activity. We did our calendar and "discovered" that we were at the 100th day of school! Starting at a taped line on the classroom floor, they estimate how far 100 feet would be down the hall. Would they land in the entrance of the school or by the gym? After walking 100 feet, we landed by the cafeteria. It is always interesting how many students over estimate. What's the 100th day without a 100th day sunglasses?!

Next came the fruit loop bracelets (we used fruit cheerios but who knew). The students string groups of 10 fruit cheerios to make a bracelet that has 100 fruit cheerios. Counting groups of 10 is WAY easier to keep up with than trying to remember what number you are on. They did super well! Some made their bracelets with color patterns - and some ate their bracelet and all the cheerios.

We also learned our 100th sight word for the year! What a coinkydink!

Tickets for the 4th Annual Geauga Achieve 2014 Dinner and Auction Fundraiser are now available! Tickets will again be sold $50 per couple. This includes dinner, dessert, coffee & soft drinks, 2 drink tickets. 4 Chinese auction tickets, and a chance at the $1000 reverse raffle prize. The event will include side boards, Chinese auction, silent auction, balloon pops, and the locked box with keys. The location this year is again the Bond Building at Century Village in Burton and will take place on Friday February 28th from 6:00-10:00pm. Contact Robin Ludwig (robin.ludwig@geaugaesc.org or 440-477-7865) to purchase your ticket. There are 150 tickets available this year.

This week we reviewed:

Word Wall Fry Words: get, come, made, may, part

ELA: Idioms

Math: Math Journal

Writing: Word Choice

Dates to Remember:

2.13 Class Valentine Party

2.14 No School - Professional Development Day

2.17 No School - Presidents Day

2.28 - 4th Annual Geauga Achieve 2014 Dinner and Auction Fundraiser