Hi there!
Today we began our Bully Intervention lessons. We watched a short video about why bullies are the way they are and what we can do about it. In our future lessons, we will create some role plays about this behavior and talk about ways to deal with bullying. Should make for some good discussions at home!
Homework is the same as yesterday except Math - 5th grade has Link 1.3 due tomorrow and 6th grade has 1.2 due.
REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE LATE START TOMORROW!! SCHOOL STARTS AT 9:15 - DOORS OPEN AT 9:00.
Tonight there is a parent meeting (you can bring kids) for anyone interested in information about band, orchestra, and chorus. It is a 7:00 p.m. at Metea Valley High School. MVHS is up on Eola Road north of North Aurora, south of 88. Hope to see you there. At least there is air conditioning! We were melted today - but stil had a great day!
Please continue to send your child to school with a bottle of water, partially frozen if possible!
Thank you!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Feed the Hungry!!
Happy Monday everyone!
Parents, today I introduced the kids to a great site for studying called freerice.com. This is a wonderful site where kids can go to learn and practice a variety of subjects AND, in addition to that, FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD! Please check it out HERE! You can always access this site on my blog as well on the right hand side under the brain picture - Vocabulary Challenge! Some kids today earned over 2000 grains of rice in the short 15 minutes I gave them to work. What was great was seeing the kids who REALLY challenged themselves by trying to learn some geography, Italian, or some elements from the Periodic Table! Fabulous!
Here is our homework for today:
Spelling - Unit 1 test on Wed. Contract due Wed. (Everyone!)
Math - 5th grade has family letter and link 1.2 due tomorrow. Please keep that family letter at home for reference until the test. It has all the answers to the homework for you to help your child!! Remember, your child is responsible for knowing that information each day so don't let them just copy the answers - that will NOT help them on quizzes and tests. 6th grade has family letter.
Fluency - Please have your child explain this to you. This sheet is to stay in the home folder each night as sometimes we practice fluency with it during the week. They are to read it one time at least with you at home and then you sign it and they sign it (spot on the back). We do the questions from the back side during class on Friday, they can look for the answers and discuss the questions with you, but it should be blank on Friday, except for the signature that they read to you! Fluency (speed and accuracy of reading) is an important indicator of reading success!
Art - Please, unless you've already done so, send your child in with a paper bag (to keep creations in) and colored pencils (part of their supplies).
Me Bag - due by Friday (5 things in a small bag that show who your child is and what they like)
Please note the upcoming events in the right margin! I even put it in order today!!
Thanks!
Parents, today I introduced the kids to a great site for studying called freerice.com. This is a wonderful site where kids can go to learn and practice a variety of subjects AND, in addition to that, FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD! Please check it out HERE! You can always access this site on my blog as well on the right hand side under the brain picture - Vocabulary Challenge! Some kids today earned over 2000 grains of rice in the short 15 minutes I gave them to work. What was great was seeing the kids who REALLY challenged themselves by trying to learn some geography, Italian, or some elements from the Periodic Table! Fabulous!
Here is our homework for today:
Spelling - Unit 1 test on Wed. Contract due Wed. (Everyone!)
Math - 5th grade has family letter and link 1.2 due tomorrow. Please keep that family letter at home for reference until the test. It has all the answers to the homework for you to help your child!! Remember, your child is responsible for knowing that information each day so don't let them just copy the answers - that will NOT help them on quizzes and tests. 6th grade has family letter.
Fluency - Please have your child explain this to you. This sheet is to stay in the home folder each night as sometimes we practice fluency with it during the week. They are to read it one time at least with you at home and then you sign it and they sign it (spot on the back). We do the questions from the back side during class on Friday, they can look for the answers and discuss the questions with you, but it should be blank on Friday, except for the signature that they read to you! Fluency (speed and accuracy of reading) is an important indicator of reading success!
Art - Please, unless you've already done so, send your child in with a paper bag (to keep creations in) and colored pencils (part of their supplies).
Me Bag - due by Friday (5 things in a small bag that show who your child is and what they like)
Please note the upcoming events in the right margin! I even put it in order today!!
Thanks!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Curriculum Night
Hi everyone! I am busy getting ready for your parents coming to Curriculum Night tonight so sorry for the late post!
Here is our homework (it is not all due tomorrow):
Spelling - EVERYONE - 3 activities using your list (alternate or base). This is due by next Wednesday. Our test over Unit 1 is Wednesday.
Me Bag - 5 items to show the class who you are and what you like (items have to fit in the bag - pictures or photos are fine). This is due by Friday of next week - but you can bring in before.
PRELUDE session #1 for band and orchestra is tomorrow morning! 8:15 - school starts. If you didn't bring your pink sheet - bring it tomorrow morning - SIGNED!!
Any parent notes you still owe me!!
Have a great night! See you tomorrow!
Here is our homework (it is not all due tomorrow):
Spelling - EVERYONE - 3 activities using your list (alternate or base). This is due by next Wednesday. Our test over Unit 1 is Wednesday.
Me Bag - 5 items to show the class who you are and what you like (items have to fit in the bag - pictures or photos are fine). This is due by Friday of next week - but you can bring in before.
PRELUDE session #1 for band and orchestra is tomorrow morning! 8:15 - school starts. If you didn't bring your pink sheet - bring it tomorrow morning - SIGNED!!
Any parent notes you still owe me!!
Have a great night! See you tomorrow!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Safety on the Net
Hi kids! Have you checked in already a few times, waiting anxiously for me to post (write my message)? Well, I did tell you all that I had a parent meeting today so my post would be a bit later, but in before 5. While I will try to post right after school, some days are a bit hectic and it will be later. Thank you for understanding! Here is our homework today:
Spelling - Unit 1 (study list and be prepared for the pretest tomorrow) If your parents have questions about this, tell them I will cover it all at Curriculum Night tomorrow at 6:30. The test over Unit 1 will be NEXT Wednesday and 3 activities of your choosing will be due next Wednesday.
Band/Orchestra letter - Today we had our introduction to the wonderful band and orchestra program here in District 204. You got a pink sheet explaining the program. IF you bring the sheet back signed, you can attend the Prelude (further introduction) program on Friday morning at 8:15. YOU ARE NOT SIGNING UP YET, just getting more introduction to the instruments (you get a chance to hold them all and try them out!!) There are two Prelude sessions to get to know the instruments (this Friday and September 2 from 8:15 - 8:50a.m. ON Thursday, Sept. 9, you get to meet during the day with the teachers and pick your instrument.
THAT'S IT!! By the way, that is our code phrase for the day, "That's it!" Keep it to yourself- tell me tomorrow and earn yourself one Koala Dollar! Also, the first one to tell me what I hung up in the room will earn TWO Koala Dollars!!
WARNING - THE FOLLOWING IS A MUSHY MESSAGE FROM YOUR TEACHER : Today, just two days after meeting you all, I know we are going to have a fabulous year together! The way all of you worked together during our Brain Breaks and our Numbered Heads Together game, I know we are all a perfect fit for each other. I love seeing all the help you are giving each other following the rules of the school and the room and I appreciate all the character you are all displaying with manners and respect for other students, our property in the room, and yourselves! Your previous teachers and parents have done a wonderful job getting you ready for my class! Thank you all and I hope you are looking forward to tomorrow!! Ok, mushy message complete!
Spelling - Unit 1 (study list and be prepared for the pretest tomorrow) If your parents have questions about this, tell them I will cover it all at Curriculum Night tomorrow at 6:30. The test over Unit 1 will be NEXT Wednesday and 3 activities of your choosing will be due next Wednesday.
Band/Orchestra letter - Today we had our introduction to the wonderful band and orchestra program here in District 204. You got a pink sheet explaining the program. IF you bring the sheet back signed, you can attend the Prelude (further introduction) program on Friday morning at 8:15. YOU ARE NOT SIGNING UP YET, just getting more introduction to the instruments (you get a chance to hold them all and try them out!!) There are two Prelude sessions to get to know the instruments (this Friday and September 2 from 8:15 - 8:50a.m. ON Thursday, Sept. 9, you get to meet during the day with the teachers and pick your instrument.
THAT'S IT!! By the way, that is our code phrase for the day, "That's it!" Keep it to yourself- tell me tomorrow and earn yourself one Koala Dollar! Also, the first one to tell me what I hung up in the room will earn TWO Koala Dollars!!
WARNING - THE FOLLOWING IS A MUSHY MESSAGE FROM YOUR TEACHER : Today, just two days after meeting you all, I know we are going to have a fabulous year together! The way all of you worked together during our Brain Breaks and our Numbered Heads Together game, I know we are all a perfect fit for each other. I love seeing all the help you are giving each other following the rules of the school and the room and I appreciate all the character you are all displaying with manners and respect for other students, our property in the room, and yourselves! Your previous teachers and parents have done a wonderful job getting you ready for my class! Thank you all and I hope you are looking forward to tomorrow!! Ok, mushy message complete!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Another New Year!
Welcome to my blog!! This is my first post of the 2010-2011 school year!! If you are visiting for the first time, please take time to look through some of my blog posts from the last couple of years to get an idea of what I use the post for. You can access these by searching the margins for older posts. I like to use this method of communication for a few reasons.
1. At the beginning of the year, I like to post homework assignments so you can help your child create good work habits. Please check the site daily to see if the homework assignments I add are compatible with what your child has written in their assignment notebook. As the year goes on, I taper down to posting assignments once a week, since the kids should have developed good, responsible habits and you should trust that they have written all assignments down correctly. I will still post about other things though, so you can continue to check daily! I will be sure to send reminders out to you via email to let you know when to check my blog for updates later in the year when I may not be posting daily.
2. This site is a great place for me to add a variety of links that will help your child access information that will enrich what we are doing in the classroom. I like to add video links that relate to social studies and science lessons, connections to our math and reading curriculums, as well as lots of games to play that will strengthen skills that will benefit him or her in the classroom. Check out the great links already posted on the right hand margin. I will go through these with the class so they are familiar! I will also be able to posts some class documents that you might need from home. If you ever find a site that you think would be beneficial to the class, please let me know!
3. Blogging is something the kids will be responsible for doing this year. They will have their own blog sites to create posts about things they are reading. They will write script for me to add to our classroom blog. Being comfortable using technology in this way is very important for their future. We will be using podcasts and vodcasts (hopefully), once I figure out how to add them. This will allow you to know what is going on in our class and view it and hear about it in a wonderful new way.
4. It's fun!!
I am really looking forward to another great year of teaching 5th grade!! I LOVE
5th Graders!! I can't wait to see the kids on Tuesday, bright and early! If you did not make it to Meet and Greet today, please send your child to school Tuesday with his or her supplies and the green transporation sheet filled out. Please look at the right margin for upcoming events as I try to keep this area updated regularly for your help. See you at Curriculum Night on the 26th at 6:30.
Mrs. Grezlik
1. At the beginning of the year, I like to post homework assignments so you can help your child create good work habits. Please check the site daily to see if the homework assignments I add are compatible with what your child has written in their assignment notebook. As the year goes on, I taper down to posting assignments once a week, since the kids should have developed good, responsible habits and you should trust that they have written all assignments down correctly. I will still post about other things though, so you can continue to check daily! I will be sure to send reminders out to you via email to let you know when to check my blog for updates later in the year when I may not be posting daily.
2. This site is a great place for me to add a variety of links that will help your child access information that will enrich what we are doing in the classroom. I like to add video links that relate to social studies and science lessons, connections to our math and reading curriculums, as well as lots of games to play that will strengthen skills that will benefit him or her in the classroom. Check out the great links already posted on the right hand margin. I will go through these with the class so they are familiar! I will also be able to posts some class documents that you might need from home. If you ever find a site that you think would be beneficial to the class, please let me know!
3. Blogging is something the kids will be responsible for doing this year. They will have their own blog sites to create posts about things they are reading. They will write script for me to add to our classroom blog. Being comfortable using technology in this way is very important for their future. We will be using podcasts and vodcasts (hopefully), once I figure out how to add them. This will allow you to know what is going on in our class and view it and hear about it in a wonderful new way.
4. It's fun!!
I am really looking forward to another great year of teaching 5th grade!! I LOVE
5th Graders!! I can't wait to see the kids on Tuesday, bright and early! If you did not make it to Meet and Greet today, please send your child to school Tuesday with his or her supplies and the green transporation sheet filled out. Please look at the right margin for upcoming events as I try to keep this area updated regularly for your help. See you at Curriculum Night on the 26th at 6:30.
Mrs. Grezlik
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