MR. Krupa was absent today...

Please study for your continents and ocean test on Thursday.  No school on Friday.

Homework for tonight....

No homework!!!  Well, I would like you to link to purposegames.com and practice locating the seven continents and four oceans for our quiz on Thursday (search: continents). Also, ixl.com is a great place to practice your math facts. Just a reminder that I will be gone on Wednesday...see you on Thursday!

News From the Office

Friday will be RED, WHITE, and BLUE day, and we will be moving our unity day to Thursday (11/8) when students and staff where orange. 

All elementary schools will be doing the same. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

• Aby Froiland, Principal
• Pleasantview Elementary
• 1009 Sixth Avenue North
• Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

Homework for tonight...

Math 3.6
New Word List
WES form for Wednesday

Here is a wonderful website to use to practice locating the continents and oceans...

http://www.purposegames.com/game/1db21ee2

It's linked under 'Favorite Websites', too.

Tuesday, October 30th (Evening)

3:30 Nathan (confirmed)

3:45 Derek confirmed)

4:00 Nicole (confirmed)

4:15 Matthew (confirmed)

4:30 Alexis (confirmed)

4:45 Carter (confirmed)

5:00 Nassan

5:15 Jaiden (confirmed)

5:30 Break

5:45 Caylyn (confirmed)

6:00 Michael (confirmed)

6:15 Hanna (confirmed)

6:30 Break

6:45 Emma J. (confirmed)

7:00 Alysa (confirmed)

7:15 Madeline (confirmed)

Thursday, Nov. 1st (Evening)

3:30 MeKenzie(confirmed)

3:45 Cameron (confirmed)

4:00 

4:15 

4:30 Ali (confirmed)

4:45 Jack (confirmed)

5:00 Lillian (confirmed)

5:15 Ashley (confirmed)

5:30 Destiny (confirmed)

5:45 Henry (confirmed)

6:00 

6:15 David (confirmed)

6:30 Break

6:45 Elizabeth (confirmed)

7:00 

7:15 Brody (confirmed)

Friday, November 2nd (Morning)

6:55 Landen (confirmed)

7:15  Aaron

7:30 Gage (confirmed)

7:45 Mason (confirmed)

8:00 Jasmine (confirmed)

8:15 Abigail K. (confirmed)

8:30 Bode (confirmed)

8:45 Emma A.

9:40 Leah K. (confirmed)

10:00 Lauren K. (confirmed)

10:45 Brianna

Let me know if you need to make a change in the schedule...     david.krupa@isd47.org

Thursday is our Oceans and Continents Test - Spelling Counts

Here is a wonderful website to use for practice...

http://www.purposegames.com/game/1db21ee2


It's linked under 'Favorite Websites', too.

W.E.S. October 31st

FYI...

Conferences

Tuesday, October 30 - 3:30-7:30 PM

Thursday, November 1 - 3:30-7:30 PM

Friday, November 2 - 7:00-11:00 PM

Thank you to those who filled out and returned the pre-conference form.

Dates to Remember:

October 31st - W.E.S. (see White Elephant Parent Letter Below..it was sent home on Friday)

November 2 - NO SCHOOL Parent-Teacher Conferences

November 6 - Election Day (Please remember to vote. Your vote matters!)

                                           www.isd47.org ~ Click "Levy for Learning"

November 7 - Picture Retakes

November 9 - 2 Hour Late Start/Unity Day Wear Orange

November 14 - Pick up Fundraiser Items

November 22 & 23 - No School Happy Thanksgiving

November 30 - No School

On November 9th, we will be honoring those who have and are serving in the military. 

Our focus Friday will be centered around Operation MN Nice. Operation MN Nice sends out packages to soldiers and troops overseas that receive little to no mail. On Monday, I will be sending home a list of items we are collecting to send in care packages to the troops.

White Elephant Sale

Dear Parent / Guardian,

Exciting News!!! We will be having our first White Elephant Sale on Wednesday, October 31st. If your son or daughter would like to participate in our sale they will need to return this form signed by you. We will be using the StarBucks that we have earned to bid on and possibly purchase available items. Students may bring in up to two items to sell. Students do not have to sell an item to be able to bid on other items.

Enjoy your success and purchases,

Mr. Krupa

 ________Yes, my child __________________________ may participate in this sale and sell the items that they have listed below.

________ No, my child, ___________________________, may not participate. 

Item(s) that will be sold:

_________________________ ____________________ 

Parent Signature__________________________

Next week

In Grammar class, we will be looking at action verbs, helping verbs, and linking verbs. In addition, we will practice selecting words that are better suited for describing certain scenes and scenarios. In Social Studies, we will continue using cardinal and intermediate directions to identify locations on an atlas and on a globe. Toward the end of the week, we will take a practice continent and ocean test. The end of the unit test will be given during the following week. Please take a look at your child's Social Studies Conference Checklist form to determine how well they are able to spell the seven continents and four oceans, as spelling will count on the final test. 

• Reading:  Our main skills to practice this week are comparing and contrasting, reading with expression and making predictions.  We will also be working on the -y and -ous suffixes.  New reading logs went home today and will be due next THURSDAY (no school Friday).  Please take a minute to check your homes for any books that belong to our classrooms. We are missing MANY books from the classroom and would love them back if nobody is reading them.  Thank you!

• Math: This week we will work on mixed word problems, place value to thousands and rounding numbers.  There has been some improvement in the time test scores.  Please continue to practice your math facts nightly. 

Homework for Tonight

Spelling Test on Friday
Math 3.4
Book Fair - we will view the Book Fair on Friday at 11 AM



FYI...

Math Websites

Free math games - Sumdog

www.sumdog.com/

Fun multiplayer games for grades K-8, designed to improve math fact fluency.

IXL | Math

www.ixl.com/

IXL is the Web's most comprehensive math practice site. Popular among educators and families, IXL provides unlimited questions in more than 2000 topics.

Khan Academy

www.khanacademy.org/

With a library of over 3000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice

www.mathforum.com

This online community includes teachers, students, researchers, parents, and educators who have an interest in math and math education. The site includes Ask Dr. Math, Problems of the Week, discussion groups and much more.

www.AAAmath.com

Customized by grade level and topic, AAA Math features explanations of various mathematical topics, practice problems and fun, challenging games.

www.coolmath.com

This fully interactive site allows the user to sharpen basic math skills, play games and explore new math concepts.

www.figurethis.org

Created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this site helps families enjoy mathematics outside school through a series of fun and engaging challenges. 

Conference Schedule - Latest Update

Tuesday, October 30th (Evening)

3:30 Nathan (confirmed)

3:45 Derek confirmed)

4:00 Nicole (confirmed)

4:15 Matthew (confirmed)

4:30 Alexis (confirmed)

4:45 Carter

5:00 Nassan

5:15 Jaiden (confirmed)

5:30 Break

5:45 Caylyn (confirmed)

6:00 Michael (confirmed)

6:15 Hanna (confirmed)

6:30 Break

6:45 Emma J. (confirmed)

7:00 Alysa (confirmed)

7:15 Madeline (confirmed)

Thursday, Nov. 1st (Evening)

3:30 MeKenzie(confirmed)

3:45 Cameron (confirmed)

4:00 

4:15 

4:30 Ali (confirmed)

4:45 Jack (confirmed)

5:00 Lillian (confirmed)

5:15 Ashley

5:30 Destiny (confirmed)

5:45 Henry (confirmed)

6:00 

6:15 David (confirmed)

6:30 Break

6:45 Elizabeth (confirmed)

7:00 

7:15 Brody (confirmed)

Friday, November 2nd (Morning)

6:55 Landen (confirmed)

7:15  Aaron

7:30 Gage (confirmed)

7:45 Mason

8:00 Jasmine (confirmed)

8:15 Abigail K. (confirmed)

8:30 Bode (confirmed)

8:45 Emma A.

9:40 Leah K. (confirmed)

10:00 Lauren K. (confirmed)

10:45 Brianna

Let me know if you need to make a change in the schedule...     david.krupa@isd47.org

Homework for tonight...Tuesday

Math 3.2
Reading Log
Word list placed in agenda (Wednesday morning in class)



Return signed conference form

Wednesday - Mr. Krupa's sub was Mrs. Mick

Homework for tonight...

MATH 3.3
Reading Log
Spelling Word Sort

Homework for tonight...

Math 3.1 - A couple tough word problems
Return your signed conference slip

Updated and Confirmed Conference Schedule

Tuesday, October 30th (Evening)

3:30 Nathan (confirmed)

3:45 Derek confirmed)

4:00 Nicole (confirmed)

4:15 Matthew (confirmed)

4:30 Alexis (confirmed)

4:45 Carter

5:00 Nassan

5:15 Jaiden (confirmed)

5:30 Break

5:45 

6:00 Michael (confirmed)

6:15 Hanna (confirmed)

6:30 Break

6:45 Emma J. (confirmed)

7:00 Alysa (confirmed)

7:15 Madeline (confirmed)

Thursday, Nov. 1st (Evening)

3:30 MeKenzie(confirmed)

3:45 Cameron (confirmed)

4:00 

4:15 

4:30 Ali (confirmed)

4:45 Jack (confirmed)

5:00 Lillian (confirmed)

5:15 Ashley

5:30 Destiny (confirmed)

5:45 Henry (confirmed)

6:00 Caylyn

6:15 David (confirmed)

6:30 Break

6:45 Elizabeth (confirmed)

7:00 

7:15 Brody (confirmed)

Friday, November 2nd (Morning)

6:55 Landen (confirmed)

7:15  Aaron

7:30 Gage (confirmed)

7:45 Mason

8:00 Jasmine (confirmed)

8:15 Abigail K. (confirmed)

8:30 Bode (confirmed)

8:45 Emma A.
9:40 Leah K. (confirmed)
10:00 Lauren K. (confirmed)

10:45 Brianna

Let me know if you need to make a change in the schedule...     david.krupa@isd47.org

News From Mrs. Bakke

AR update: There have been many parent questions coming in regarding AR so I thought I would just send out the current updates to everyone. There have been some changes made to the program this year which may take some time as a whole to get used to. The purpose for the Accelerated Reading program is to motivate students to read. Therefore, as a district, it was decided that reward parties should not be given as a reward for something they should be doing to help them become better readers. Due to the fact that there is no reward, at this time grade levels were not given specific point goals that had to be reached. As a grade level, we are deciding how we want to use AR in the future and are tentatively planning on having individual goals 2nd trimester. These will be made based on each student and parents will also get input on their child's goal. For the remainder of first trimester: Students should still be testing after each book they read to monitor their comprehension. Students will only be receiving points for tests in which they receive at least 80%. An update on the quizzes your student has taken so far this year will be stapled into their agendas NEXT WEEK. Please look for these and initial them. As fourth graders, they are responsible for taking the tests themselves and getting their own beads etc. after they are earned. Testing, point updating and other AR related items are to take place before school and during snack time only. No reading time will be used for this. Please let me know if this doesn't answer all of your questions. 

Thank you,

Mrs. Bakke

News From the Office

We are looking for volunteers for both Hearing and Vision Screening at Pleasantview Elementary.

Hearing Screening is Thursday, Nov. 1st and we have two shifts, 7:45? - 11:30 am? and 11:30 am? -1:30 pm.

Vision Screening is Thursday, Nov. 15th.? 7:45 am - 11:30 am 11:30 am - 1:45 pm.

If you are able to help with either of these two events, please call or email Julie Cariveau at 253-0506 or julie.cariveau@isd47.org.

Thank you for your help.

Conference Schedule - Reminder forms were sent home today

Tuesday, October 30th (Evening)

3:30 Nathan (confirmed)

3:45 Derek

4:00 Nicole (confirmed)

4:15 Matthew (confirmed)

4:30 Alexis (confirmed)

4:45 Carter

5:00 Nassan

5:15 Jaiden

5:30 Break

5:45 Henry

6:00 Michael (confirmed)

6:15 Hanna

6:30 Break

6:45 Emma J. (confirmed)

7:00 Alysa (confirmed)

7:15 Madeline (confirmed)

Thursday, Nov. 1st (Evening)

3:30 MeKenzie(confirmed)

3:45 Cameron (confirmed)

4:00 

4:15 

4:30 Ali (confirmed)

4:45 Jack

5:00 Lillian

5:15 Ashley

5:30 Destiny

5:45

6:00 Caylyn

6:15 David

6:30 Break

6:45 Elizabeth (confirmed)

7:00 

7:15 Brody

Friday, November 2nd (Morning)

6:55 Landen (confirmed)

7:15  Aaron

7:30 Gage

7:45 Mason

8:00 Jasmine (confirmed)

8:15 Abigail K.

8:30 Bode (confirmed)

8:45 Emma A.

10:45 Brianna

Let me know if you need to make a change in the schedule...     david.krupa@isd47.org