FIELD TRIP!!!!!

FRIDAY JANUARY 20
is our quarter reward trip. We are going sledding!!!!!!! All students who have NOT had a below the line, failing grades, or missing assignments will go to Turtle River to sled for the day!
PTO will be purchasing snacks and hot cocoa. We will be enjoying a nice hot luck of hot ham with chips, fruit, veggies, and juice/milk in the warming during our sledding time!! The students will be able to come in the warming house to warm up, play games, and relax throughout the day.
MAKE SURE your student is dressed warm!!! They NEED snow pants, boots, heavy coat, gloves, hat, etc.
It is not a bad idea to dress them in layers and even bring extra socks etc! If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Students who did not meet the trip requirements will stay back with Mrs Grohs and Mrs McKeever to play games, etc. This is not a punishment.

Brrrr!!!

Man it is COLD outside! We are working hard to stay warm in school though!!
Check out these amazing **almost** finished "Facebook" and ceramic bank projects! You can never "judge" a person by their cover!!!

I am SO impressed with these students!!!! 

The 4th graders have started working on body systems in health class. We plan on creating a life-sized model of the circulatory system, the digestive system, and the endocrine system. They are really loving researching and finding out how important these systems are and what they exactly do for us!!

In math class we are cruising right along with math! We have been working on Chapter 3 in our math books; we are multiplying 2 digit numbers using various strategies. Hopefully the various strategies will help all learned understand math concepts!

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic-home/multiply-divide/multi-digit-mult/v/multiplying-2-digit-numbers

The german kids have been learning all about introductions in German: even the kindergartners! 

https://youtu.be/QWcZGv_fWR8

Make sure to check out my website on Common Curriculum to see my lesson plans for next week!

Dear Santa!!

Check out Donors Choose to see what my kids need in the classroom! If you can't donate anything, please consider sharing my project with others!
https://www.donorschoose.org

I am Thankful!!

I am so thankful for such an amazing school, all of the supportive staff, and these AMAZING students!! They really know how to light up my life! Check out these pictures from this past week!!!

Our Beautiful Pop Art!!!!! I am in love with how these turned out!!

We use Mountain Language every morning! The students are asked to complete certain numbers every morning. A great way to wake up their sleeping brains! :)

Part of "The Facebook" project!!!

Mixed Media Art from the 4th graders!!!!

Happy November!!

What a great week!!
This week sure has been busy! I hope everyone had a great and happy Halloween! This Friday we will have our quarterly rewards! We will be going bowling! This is to reward students that have had no below the line slip, no missing assignments, and passing grades!! I am so excited that we have such a high number this quarter!!!

Congratulations to my Star Students:
Hayden and XXAXX

Congratulations to these Stars who were acknowledged at today's academic success assembly:
Sarabeth, Micayla, and Hayden!

I am so proud of these kiddos!
As a school on Monday we celebrated reaching reading 1 million words in that month! Woohoo!!!!

If you are in need of PTO Dinner tickets, please see me or the office! It will be a GREAT time!!
Remember to check out my Donor's Choose page! I really would love to have the bean bag chairs in my classroom!!
https://www.donorschoose.org/mrs.havelka

Important Announcements!!

On Monday October 31...the students ARE allowed to wear costumes to class!! They MUST be school appropriate and the costumes/props must not interfere with learning. We will be having small treats/snack throughout the day, so if you would like to contribute, you are more than welcome to!!!!

Speaking of snacks.....our classroom's snack supply is starting to run low. I had provided snack for the kiddos at the beginning of the year and was lucky enough to get snack from Donors Choose! I am in the process of writing another Donors Choose project for more snacks for the kiddos, BUT if you are ever shopping somewhere and feel the need to bring in a box of snacks!
In the mean time...please try and share my donors choose link!!

https://www.donorschoose.org/mrs.havelka

BookIt and student of the week!!!!!!!

YAY! The new book it program has begun for the year!!!!! The students will be given a reading log and they will be asked to turn it in at the end of the month for a coupon for a FREE personal sized pan pizza at the end of the month (if not more!). I am sending home the October calendar. It is OK to go back and fill it in to the best of your memory. I have a goal that the students should be reading 20 minutes everyday independently. Majority of the students get 20 minutes on a daily basis at school, so this should be EASY for the students to accomplish! Turn in Octobers by the end of NEXT week (November 4) to receive the coupon.

We are also implementing a student of the week program. Subway is giving away a coupon weekly for the student that is chosen for student of the week! Students of the week are students that are completing homework assignments on time, cooperating, being respectful, responsible, and safe during the school day, and being an over all outstanding citizen in Emerado! The last two weeks Mikaela and Hayden have been our students of the week!! YAY!!!!!!