Monday, September 15, 2008
Personalized Posters
We are creating posters to introduce ourselves to others. We will be working on them all week. The posters will be due on Friday, September 19th. Please help your child choose photos that represent their interests and family. Thank you!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Bus Safety Review and Testing
We have finished our review and safety testing procedures for riding the bus. Please review some of the following expected behaviors with your child. As you can see, these coincide with our six Character Count Traits.
A school bus is part of the total school program and all school rules apply. Riding a school bus is a privilege that can be lost through unacceptable behavior. The following behaviors are expected
of all who ride a school bus.
TRUSTWORTHINESS and RESPONSIBILITY
• Follow all bus and school rules and instructions of the driver at all times, especially during
loading and unloading.
• Be safety conscious. Look out for the younger children.
• Do the right thing and encourage others to do the same.
• Tell the driver the complete and accurate truth when asked about bus-related incidents.
• Let your actions bring honor to you, your family and your school.
• Refuse to horseplay.
RESPECT
• The driver is in authority when you are on a school bus. Give the driver complete cooperation
and respect. Encourage others to do so.
• Use good manners; be courteous and polite. Be orderly, speak quietly and do not distract others.
• Treat others with dignity and honor.
• Take care of the bus. Refuse to write on or damage the bus. Keep the bus clean.
• Solve disagreements and respond to insults without violence.
• Refuse to use profane language or participate in immoral or abusive acts.
FAIRNESS and CARING
• Be kind to other students and the driver.
• Be fair and just. Wait your turn to enter and exit the bus.
• Let others have the good seats sometimes. Share your seat with others who need a seat.
• Be considerate to everyone, especially those doing homework or who don’t feel well.
• Refuse to gossip, spread rumors, use put-downs, insults or ridicule in jest or to hurt someone.
• Express gratitude to your driver.
• Refuse to become “territorial” with seating. The ride each day is a good time to meet and
get to know other stude
A school bus is part of the total school program and all school rules apply. Riding a school bus is a privilege that can be lost through unacceptable behavior. The following behaviors are expected
of all who ride a school bus.
TRUSTWORTHINESS and RESPONSIBILITY
• Follow all bus and school rules and instructions of the driver at all times, especially during
loading and unloading.
• Be safety conscious. Look out for the younger children.
• Do the right thing and encourage others to do the same.
• Tell the driver the complete and accurate truth when asked about bus-related incidents.
• Let your actions bring honor to you, your family and your school.
• Refuse to horseplay.
RESPECT
• The driver is in authority when you are on a school bus. Give the driver complete cooperation
and respect. Encourage others to do so.
• Use good manners; be courteous and polite. Be orderly, speak quietly and do not distract others.
• Treat others with dignity and honor.
• Take care of the bus. Refuse to write on or damage the bus. Keep the bus clean.
• Solve disagreements and respond to insults without violence.
• Refuse to use profane language or participate in immoral or abusive acts.
FAIRNESS and CARING
• Be kind to other students and the driver.
• Be fair and just. Wait your turn to enter and exit the bus.
• Let others have the good seats sometimes. Share your seat with others who need a seat.
• Be considerate to everyone, especially those doing homework or who don’t feel well.
• Refuse to gossip, spread rumors, use put-downs, insults or ridicule in jest or to hurt someone.
• Express gratitude to your driver.
• Refuse to become “territorial” with seating. The ride each day is a good time to meet and
get to know other stude
Monday, May 12, 2008
American Cancer Society
Monday - Red - for Lymphoma
Tuesday - Black - for Melanoma (or skin cancer)
Wednesday - Gold - for Childhood Cancers
Thursday - Green and Yellow - (school colors) Green is Kidney Cancer or Transplants, Yellow is Bladder Cancer
Friday - Lavender/Purple - All Cancer Survivors and the color for the Relay for Life
Cancer Colors
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All Cancer Survivors - Lavender
Bladder Cancer - Yellow
Bone Cancer - White with Gold Outline
Brain Cancer - Gray
Breast Cancer - Pink
Childhood Cancer - Gold
Colon & Colorectal Cancer - Brown
Esophageal Cancer - Periwinkle Blue
Gynecological Cancer - Lavender
Head and Neck Cancer - Red with White Stripe
Hodgkins Disease - Violet
Hospice Care - Burgundy
Kidney/Renal - Kelly Green
Leimyosarcoma - Purple
Leukemia -Orange
Lung Cancer - Pearl
Lymphoma - Red
Male Breast Cancer - 1/2 Blue and 1/2 Pink
Melanoma - Black
Mesothelioma Asbestos Lung Cancer - Royal Blue
Multiple Myeloma - Burgundy
Ovarian Cancer - Teal
Pancreatic Cancer - Purple
Prostate Cancer - Light Blue
Renal/Kidney - Kelly Green
Retinoblastoma - White
Testicular Cancer - Orchid/Violet
Thyroid Cancer - Light Blue
Transplant - Green
Tuesday - Black - for Melanoma (or skin cancer)
Wednesday - Gold - for Childhood Cancers
Thursday - Green and Yellow - (school colors) Green is Kidney Cancer or Transplants, Yellow is Bladder Cancer
Friday - Lavender/Purple - All Cancer Survivors and the color for the Relay for Life
Cancer Colors
------------------------------------------------------------------------
All Cancer Survivors - Lavender
Bladder Cancer - Yellow
Bone Cancer - White with Gold Outline
Brain Cancer - Gray
Breast Cancer - Pink
Childhood Cancer - Gold
Colon & Colorectal Cancer - Brown
Esophageal Cancer - Periwinkle Blue
Gynecological Cancer - Lavender
Head and Neck Cancer - Red with White Stripe
Hodgkins Disease - Violet
Hospice Care - Burgundy
Kidney/Renal - Kelly Green
Leimyosarcoma - Purple
Leukemia -Orange
Lung Cancer - Pearl
Lymphoma - Red
Male Breast Cancer - 1/2 Blue and 1/2 Pink
Melanoma - Black
Mesothelioma Asbestos Lung Cancer - Royal Blue
Multiple Myeloma - Burgundy
Ovarian Cancer - Teal
Pancreatic Cancer - Purple
Prostate Cancer - Light Blue
Renal/Kidney - Kelly Green
Retinoblastoma - White
Testicular Cancer - Orchid/Violet
Thyroid Cancer - Light Blue
Transplant - Green
Monday, April 21, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Math Formulas
Your child should have these formulas memorized;
Area of a rectangle
Area = base * height
Area of a parallelogram
Area = base * height
Area of a triangle
Area = 1/2 * (base * height)
Thanks!
Area of a rectangle
Area = base * height
Area of a parallelogram
Area = base * height
Area of a triangle
Area = 1/2 * (base * height)
Thanks!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Interesting information
Thought you would all like to know this about Easter.
Easter this year is: Sunday March 23, 2008
As you may know, Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20).
This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.
Found out a couple of things you might be interested in!
Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is pretty rare.
This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above!). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here's the facts:
The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!).
The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!
Easter this year is: Sunday March 23, 2008
As you may know, Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20).
This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.
Found out a couple of things you might be interested in!
Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is pretty rare.
This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above!). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here's the facts:
The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!).
The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Juice Forms
Just another reminder that the juice forms for the third trimester are due on Thursday, March 6th. The total cost is $12.88 for either white milk, chocolate milk, or juice.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Juice Forms
Sorry the Blog posting site was down..... but now it's up and running again!
Third trimester forms were sent home today.
Third trimester forms were sent home today.
Lunar Eclipse tonight at 8:43
Check out the moon after 8PM
for more information go to
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080220-eclipse-news.html
for more information go to
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080220-eclipse-news.html
Monday, February 11, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Conference Dates
The conference dates and times were sent home today, along with the Elementary Storm Newsletter. Please take a moment and read our story about the Inventors Congress. That was a very entertaining and enjoyable day!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Field Trip
Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra field trip permission slips are due on February 5th, along with four dollars.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Monday, January 14, 2008
Inventor's Log
Please have your child bring in their Inventor's Log on Tuesday and Wednesday so I can look them over to see how they are coming along and to answer any questions. Thank you!
Friday, January 11, 2008
"Improvement" Paragraph Example
Improvement
My “Christmas Light Keeper” will improve life by saving families lots of time during a very important time of the year. You no longer have to get frustrated with untangling your lights. Putting your Christmas tree and lights up will be a lot more fun. “The Christmas Light Keeper” also improves life during the Christmas season because you will save more money on your lights since you no longer have to throw the old one away and buy new lights. That way you will have more money to spend in other ways.
My “Christmas Light Keeper” will improve life by saving families lots of time during a very important time of the year. You no longer have to get frustrated with untangling your lights. Putting your Christmas tree and lights up will be a lot more fun. “The Christmas Light Keeper” also improves life during the Christmas season because you will save more money on your lights since you no longer have to throw the old one away and buy new lights. That way you will have more money to spend in other ways.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
An Example of the "Purpose" Paragraph
Purpose
The reason I chose to invent the “ Christmas Light Keeper” was because I was getting frustrated with the Christmas Lights. It was a week before Christmas and we had just got our tree. I had to get the lights untangled. I was getting so frustrated with the lights that I just had to quit. Then, I got the idea of inventing something to keep the lights from tangling. So, I discussed it with my mother and she said, “Okay”! So I then named it the “Christmas Light Keeper”. The purpose of my “Christmas Light Keeper” is to save time, frustration, and money.
The reason I chose to invent the “ Christmas Light Keeper” was because I was getting frustrated with the Christmas Lights. It was a week before Christmas and we had just got our tree. I had to get the lights untangled. I was getting so frustrated with the lights that I just had to quit. Then, I got the idea of inventing something to keep the lights from tangling. So, I discussed it with my mother and she said, “Okay”! So I then named it the “Christmas Light Keeper”. The purpose of my “Christmas Light Keeper” is to save time, frustration, and money.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Example of a "How It Works" Paragraph Created by a Fourth Grader
How It Works
My " Christmas Light Keeper" works like this...
First, you need to create the body which is three spools put together. Th spools that I used were recycled. What I mean by that is if I hadn't thought of the "Christmas Light Keeper," the spools would have been trash and so thinking of this invention sort of keeps from adding more trash to the earth. The Crank is sort of like a handle, but we call it a crank. The crank is attached to the axle. The axle goes through the three spools, if I didn't have the axle there wouldn't be a crank, an axle makes things move. Now, I'm going to talk about the base. The base is made out of wood. The wood is hand cut. Before I cut the wood I had to draw out how many pieces of each size of wood would be needed, then I cut the wood. I put felt on the spools so that the felt would protect the lights. There is Velcro to attach the lights to the spools. You could also put beads or garland on the spools. You then turn the crank and it rolls up your lights. Then you just put the whole thing away until next Christmas and the lights don't get tangled, and then next Christmas just pull them off, and that's how easy the "Christmas LIght Keeper" is to use.
My " Christmas Light Keeper" works like this...
First, you need to create the body which is three spools put together. Th spools that I used were recycled. What I mean by that is if I hadn't thought of the "Christmas Light Keeper," the spools would have been trash and so thinking of this invention sort of keeps from adding more trash to the earth. The Crank is sort of like a handle, but we call it a crank. The crank is attached to the axle. The axle goes through the three spools, if I didn't have the axle there wouldn't be a crank, an axle makes things move. Now, I'm going to talk about the base. The base is made out of wood. The wood is hand cut. Before I cut the wood I had to draw out how many pieces of each size of wood would be needed, then I cut the wood. I put felt on the spools so that the felt would protect the lights. There is Velcro to attach the lights to the spools. You could also put beads or garland on the spools. You then turn the crank and it rolls up your lights. Then you just put the whole thing away until next Christmas and the lights don't get tangled, and then next Christmas just pull them off, and that's how easy the "Christmas LIght Keeper" is to use.
Spelling List for the Week of January 7th-11th
Spelling List
Week Three
Test on January 11, 2007
Story---The Case of the Curious Whale Watch
Theme- Vowel sound in great [a], touch and nothing [u], meant [e]
List
great
touch
meant
break
nothing
young
weather
money
ton
breath
month
health
wonder
shove
honey
Challenge Words
treasure
rough
nervous
company
pleasant
Week Three
Test on January 11, 2007
Story---The Case of the Curious Whale Watch
Theme- Vowel sound in great [a], touch and nothing [u], meant [e]
List
great
touch
meant
break
nothing
young
weather
money
ton
breath
month
health
wonder
shove
honey
Challenge Words
treasure
rough
nervous
company
pleasant
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