Ms.

Wagoner’s
Peek at the Week
October 2009
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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Day 3 – Gym Day 1 – Music Day 2 – Media Day 3 – Gym Day 1 – Music

Human Machine Human Machine Bully Lesson Spanish Spelling Test

Project Research Project Dr. Moore
FINAL CLASS DAY PRESENTATIONS F.A.D. 
Spanish
Family Gathering
6:30 -8:00pm

Star of the Week: Sam

MIS AMIGOS
Are you interested in helping to foster
interpersonal skills in children of all ages?
Would you like to build self- confidence,
leadership and respect in our
students? Then consider helping us lead
cross age groups called "Mis Amigos"
once a month. Call Marie Andrews at 651
426 2214 or andrews206@msn.com or
Sarah Hesseltine at 651 246 0222 or
ffreezinmn@aol.com.
We would love your participation!
IMPORTANT DATES:
 10/14 – No School (Prof. Development)
 10/15 – No School (MEA)
FAMILY GATHERING
 10/16 – No School (MEA)
 10/20 – Family Gathering 6:30 – 8:00pm
Are you tired of the same old books? Do
 10/30 – 5th Grade Fundraiser ends
you wish that you could get some new
 11/02 – Camp payment due $90 reading material? Don’t go purchase more,
 11/09 – No School think “green” and “reduce, REUSE,
 11/12 – Camp St. Croix recycle”. Bring your old books for all ages
 11/13 – Camp St. Croix to exchange with your friends for new
adventures to our first family gathering on
CLASS WEBSITE: Tuesday, October 20 from 6:30 –
8:00pm. This fun filled family night will
We have set up a website for all the 5th grade classes this year. include a book swap, raffle, and a dramatic
Please check it out! reading.

http://www.fifthgradeteam.weebly.com
 CLASS NEWS
October 16 – October 23

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO? IB Planner Summative Assessment

This week we continued Unit 1 in math. Students will be creating a project to
We worked on word problems that involved share information about one of the
setting up equations as algebraic chains. We also systems we have studied during our
reviewed the order of operations and different work with the Human Machine. They
properties involved in multiplication situations. will be presenting this project to the
We are working hard to remember to show our class, giving an explanation of the
work and label our answers when solving word project and the system they studied.
problems. Please continue practicing math facts They may choose to work alone or with
at home to help students stay fluent with a partner. We will spend at least two
computation. We will finish and test on Unit 1 days in class researching and preparing
next week before starting Unit 2 on Area and IB Planner – The Human Machine
for the projects. Students may have to
Perimeter.
spend some time at home working on
We are almost finished working with our
the project. Projects are due and
IB Planner, titled The Human Machine. This
week we began our research and started presentations will be given on
preparing for our summative assessment. Tuesday, October 20. The guidelines
Students have been working very hard and are are posted on our class website under
excited to share their projects with the class. Our the homework tab.
presentations will be on Tuesday, October 20.
We also finished our first read aloud
novel, Swindle by Gordon Korman. Students PATROL UPDATE
loved this book and always wanted to hear more. The ORANGE team will take
We worked on predicting and summarizing over duties starting on Monday,
throughout the story. October 19. Please check the
IB Planner – The Human Machine
Next week we will be starting our next schedule (posted on the class
IB Planner, titled Environments. Enjoy the long website and in classrooms).
weekend!!!
FALL FUN
We are looking forward to our Fall Fun CONTACT
Celebrations. Teams are working together to INFORMATION:
create a fun, safe and respectful celebration in
their rooms that will include fall themes. Sarah Wagoner
Please save your Halloween costumes for Room 114
Saturday Oct. 31. (651) 407-7600 x1610
Costumes should not be brought to school. sjwago@wbl.whitebear.k12.mn.us