Wednesday

Today we had to write little seed topics about person or a place.

Weekly Class Newsletter

Mrs. Elsen’s Classroom Update

8-31-2011

Hello and Welcome to a new school year!

The information in this e-mail will also be sent home in a paper copy as the class newsletter and is also located on the class blog <www.mrselsen.blogspot.com >.  The blog is updated daily with information about our Daily Learning.

Contact Information

307-253-6400

wendi_elsen@natronaschools.org

Evansville School's Mission

Empowering Students to Succeed

Mrs. Elsen’s 5th Grade Class Mission (Developed by the students)

We will be here every day on time and be respectful by listening to the speaker, paying attention and staying on-task.  We will always be helpful and honest to others.  We will try not to get distracted and complete all assignments on time.  If we do all of these things, we will be learning, having fun and will be going to 6^th grade and college!

Upcoming News and Events

•     Homework- There will be two types of homework this year.  The Homework Book AND Home Connections.  The Homework Book is due EVERY Friday (unless your child has worked ahead).  Home Connections are due the NEXT DAY from when they are assigned.  They are assigned based on the daily lessons, so there is not specific days these will be coming home.  Home Connections will be coming home about 3 to 4 times a week.

•     Monday, August 29th- Our homework routine begins today! Homework will be sent home today and will be due on Friday! This year, students will bring home a "Homework Book" that contains all of the homework for the quarter. If students wish to complete future homework assignments early, they are more than welcome to do so!

•     Wednesday, August 31st- Wednesday folders will be sent home today! Please review the papers inside of them, fill out the Music Form, sign the folder, and return it the next day.

•     Friday, September 2nd- Remember, today will be the first time the homework book is due for the year! Students will need to return their Homework Books to class today!

•     Monday, September 5th- Labor Day! No School!

Our goals for next week are...

•     Reading- We WILL determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language, such as metaphors and similes.

•     Math- We WILL recall multiplication and division facts through 12's to solve problems. 

•     Writing- We WILL learn the strategies of good Personal Narrative writing.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Elsen

Monday

Today we finally got some homework. We also got a new writing topic.

Friday we had a sub and she was very nice. We also learned how a bill becomes a law.

What we did in school today

Most people got above green today.  We learned to play a game called Array challenge.  We enjoyed our first day of writing.  We will have writer's workshop everyday at 3:00.

First Day of 5th Grade

Today, we learned the basics.  We created our Mission Statement that we will live by everyday in our classroom!  The class made a Keynote Presentation that was about our school-wide rules.  We had a great time playing outside.

P.S.  One of our classmates lost their turtle!

Back to School Night

I am so glad to have all of you at Back to School Night!  I hope you have had a wonderful summer and I look forward to a great 5th grade year.