Wacky Hair Day

No homework tonight except for Reading Log and AR

Be watching for the Math Vocabulary cards to come home on Wednesday.

School Store on Monday - Destiny, Bode, and Landon

Zetabet Days- Yellow Day and eXtra Recess Day

Homework

New Reading Log
AR - Check with your child to see how many AR points they have earned for the trimester.

Be watching for the math vocabulary words to come home on Wednesday- Parents should sign each flashcard to show that they have mastered the term.

Homework for tonight...

If you are interested in wearing a hat or eating popcorn on Friday, remember to bring in a one dollar donation for cancer research.

Homework: Rox Reading Log due Monday

'Z' For Zany Day!!!

Winners of the Fishing Opener Fishing Trip!!!

 

                                                      Congratulations Bode and Landon!!!!

Homework....

...bring back your signed permission slip for the White Elephant Sale.  Bring in an item to sell.
Practice measuring angles.  What does 45 degrees look like? 90 degrees? 135 degrees? 225 degrees?  270 degrees?  315 degrees?  180 degrees?  10 degrees?  360 degrees?

May 3rd - Fourth Grade - Walk For Life

Hello everyone - just getting out to you what color your grade level can "sport" the day of the walk!!

Also attached are some information things or poem activities you may want to use with your classes

Kindergarten - Pink for Breast Cancer or White for Lung Cancer

First Grade - Yellow for Bladder and Bone cancer

Second Grade - Orange for Leukemia and Kindney Cancer

Third Grade - Green for Liver Cancer

Fourth Grade - Black for Melanoma 

Fifth Grade - Blue for Colon Cancer

Specialists - Gray for Brain Cancer

SPED -Teal - Ovarian and Cervical Cancer 

Office Staff/support staff- Purple for Pancreatic and the Relay for life colors

OR if anyone has "GOLD" like "bling bling" gold - that is CHILDHOOD CANCER!!

No homework tonight...CELEBRATE..MCA Reading Tests are Done!!!

MCA Math Tests are May 7th and 8th!!!

Zetabet Days - Count Down From Z To A

A = ARCTIC CRUSH DAY- Park and DQ -May 31

B = BEACH DAY (dress for the day) Bring a Bag (Desk clean)- May 30

C = CAMO AND COOKIE DAY (bring a store bought package of cookies to share)- May 29

D = DECODE AND DENIM DAY - May 28

E = ELETRONIC GAME DAY (BATTERY OPERATED- 1-2PM) May 24

                           

F = FACT AND OPINION DAY (Be prepared to share an opinion and a fact)- May 23

G = GAME AND GUM DAY – (Bring in a favorite game 1- 2 PM and enjoy some gum while you play) - May 2

H= HAT DAY (bring in one for the morning and one for the afternoon)- May 21

I = ICE CREAM SUNDAE DAY (SIGN UP TO BRING IN A TOPPING) Monday,  May 20

J = JERSEY DAY -May 17

K = KNOCK-KNOCK JOKE DAY - Also Field Day May 16

L = LOUNGE WEAR DAY- May 15

M = MIRROR, MIRROR DAY (dress exactly like someone else- can be more than 2 people)-May 14

N = NO PENCIL DAY (use a marker or colored pencil)  - May 13

O = Origami - May 10  - Unity Day

P = PICNIC Day (take cold lunch outside)- May 9

Q = QUESTION DAY (Try to stump the class with a trivia question- make sure you know the answer)- May 8

R = READING DAY (bring a magazine) - May 7

S = SANDALS DAY (Storm Apparel) - May 6

T = TWINS/Team DAY - May 3

U = U.S.A. DAY (Wear Red, White, and Blue) - May 2

V = VIKINGS DAY - WEAR PURPLE  May 1

W= WACKY HAIR  Day -April 30

X= eXtra Recess DAY - April 29

Y= YELLOW DAY- YO-YO DAY (Bring a Yo-Yo to use for recess) - April 26th

Z = ZANY DRESS UP DAY - April 25th

Homework for tonight

Math 11. 12


Today's MCA Reading Test went extremely well!  Ask your child about the process. Part Two will be held on Tuesday!  Good Luck!!!


Be watching for the WES permission slip that will be sent home on Tuesday.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Friday April 19 - Bring $1 and wear a hat for the day!
• Thursday April 25 - Bring $1 and buy a bag of popcorn!
• Special items will also be for sale the week of April 22 - May 3

R

Rox Reading

Pleasantview will be participating in the Rox Reading Program again this year.  The program will begin on Monday, April 15 and continue through Sunday, May 12.  The Rox Reading Calendar will take the place of our regular reading log for the next four weeks.  Students and parents will keep track and record their student's reading time on the weekly calendars.  Students are still required to get a minimum of 120 minutes each week.  If their calendar is turned in each week, they will qualify for the weekly drawing to win prizes of Rox merchandise and the grand prize.  One prize will be given out per week per classroom. At the end of 4 weeks, ALL students who reached their reading goal for all 4 weeks will earn the grand prize of a free ticket to a St. Cloud Rox home game!

Friday, April 26, will be our make up day for the April 11th snow day.  April 26 will be day 5 of the rotation.  This means we will have two day fives in a row (April 25 & April 26 - computer class).  All other days will be as marked on the school calendar.

Don't Forget - Fourth Grade Concert 6:30 PM on April 16th

Students should arrive at 6:15 and meet in the classroom.  Please pick up your child by their locker after the concert.

Mr. McDermid said the kids could dress the part for their music concert. The songs they are singing are from the 50's decade. If they feel more comfortable in their regular clothes, that is fine too.

Girls: Poodle Skirts, Peddle Pushers (jeans rolled up), Blouse or Plain T-Shirt, Scarf around neck or tied around pony tail

Boys: Jeans (cuffed at the bottom) and White T-Shirt

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April 22 and 23 - MCA TESTING FOR OUR CLASS

Here are some tips for helping prepare your child for MCA testing:

Early to bed - A good night’s sleep is very important the night before the test. Most children need at least 10 hours of sleep to perform their best.

Prepare a good breakfast - Test morning is not the time for a high-sugar snack or no breakfast at all. A nutritious and filling breakfast is a must. 

Take it seriously - Schools use this information to identify students’ strengths and areas of growth, so encourage your child to do their best.

Relax - Try not to be nervous before the test. Take a few deep breaths. Close your eyes for a moment and tell yourself to just stay calm and focused.

Listen Up - Pay close attention to the teacher’s instructions and carefully read the test instructions to make sure you understand exactly what you’re supposed to do.

Move on/don’t get stuck - If you’re having a hard time with one question, leave it and go on to other questions. Come back to finish it later. 

Instill Confidence- Tell your child that s/he is ready and that they will do well.  We have to believe it—to achieve it!

Send out on a Positive Note- Studies have shown that students who have a stress-free morning—do better on the test.

News From Office

April 26th will be our make up day for yesterday's snow day.  

April 26th will be a day 5 of the rotation as yesterday was a day 5. 

This means we will have two day 5's in a row.  

April 25th & April 26th will be a day 5.  

All other days will be as marked on the school calendar.  

If you have any questions, please let me know.  Thanks. 

• Ellen Fuller
• Pleasantview Elementary School
• ellen.fuller@isd47.org

April 9th

We will be celebrating Unity Day on Wednesday, April 10. Staff & students can wear Unity Day T-shirts or orange.

Math 11.4  - Lots to do as we spent most of our math class time working on MCA practice problems.

Reading Log

News from the Office

Our Walk for Life committee met last night and we have decided on the following things to promote this event in our building.

Committe members are:  Juli Scott, Kay Pakkala, Jill Zimpel, Carissa Solarz, Jana Johnson, Jennifer Widman, Dave Krupa, Heidi Lund, Katie Brewster, Kim Norsten, Amy Hopper, Jessica Teske, Lindsey Saurer and myself.   If you have questions about any of the events please touch base with one of these members.  

  

Obviously we are continuing with the bottle campaign as in past years.   Thanks again for everyone's help in this project.   Every student who brings back their bottle with any amount in it will have their name go in a drawing for a classroom prize.  Classroom teachers please keep track of who brings their bottles back.  

We are asking that each classroom make a poster for their classroom to be dispalyed on the track on May 3rd.  This poster should include the names of those you are walking for and your classroom name.   We will bring around the poster paper to your classroom.   This poster needs to be completed by May 1st.  

We have also decided to create a bulletin board in the hallway where students and staff can place a picture of those friends and family members who have battled cancer.  These pictures need to have the students name and teacher name on the back of the picture so that we can return the pictures to them when we are done.  These pictures can be given to either Kay Pakkala or Jill Zimpel who will be creating the bulliten board.  

We will also be having three special fridays where students can bring $1. and earn a special priviledge.  On April 12th student can bring $1.00 and earn 1 minute of free time for their grade level.  Grade levels will determine when to have this free time.   On Friday, April 19th, they can bring $1.00 and wear a hat for the day.  On Thursday(no school on Friday), April 25, they can bring $1.00 and get a bag of popcorn.  

Starting on April 22nd we will once again have items for sale in the school store through Thursday, May 2nd.    Dave Krupa and Heidi Lund will be organizing this with the fourth grade students.  We will have more information on WAEL at a later time.  

We will be walking on Friday, May 3rd.  A schedule will be coming out at a later date for this.  We will once again be handing out Freezees as a treat at this event.  Each grade level will be assigned a color or colors to weat on this day representing a different kind of cancer. We also hope to have the radio station participate with us again on this day.  If we have bad weather we will host the event in the gym. 

Thank you to everyone for making this a successful event.  

Monday, April 9th

Our science class is studying the earth's surface, how weathering and erosion affect the earth's features, and what resources are found on the earth.

Homework for tonight - Math 11.3 and Reading Log

Homework...

Several studetns need to return their After School Targeted Services Permission slip (even if you're not participating....thanks!)
Reading Log is due on Friday.
WFL bottles went home today.
Corrected math tests will be sent home on Thursday
Mr. Krupa wil be absent on Friday, Apri 6th

Did you see this earlier post? Another Wonderful Interactive Website - I've had time to browse around with it and it's really good! Another Wonderful Interactive Website

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/index.html

The Third Round of Targeted Services Begin on Thursday, April 4th

The focus is MCA Preparation/Practice Work

Free Time Fun!!!

Seeking Donations

We are seeking donations of shoe boxes, plastic water bottles with openings large enough to put a quarter in, and packing boxes (moving boxes that have a top and aren't too big for carrying).