Are You Ready for a FULL WEEK of Mrs. Sorenson??? We will see!!!

Hey there, my 5B rock stars!

I hope you all had a great weekend. I saw a few of you at meet the team night. Isaiah got to give some high-fives too.  I had a great time last Thursday and Friday getting to know my 5B Rock Star students and personalities. I can already tell I have some serious students, goofy students, shy students, curious students, and much much more in our room. I love the variety we have in our class.

I'm looking forward to this week and getting to know you even more. We will be doing all sorts of activities that help us get to know each other and how to get back in the classroom routine.  Your videos about RESPECT in different areas of the school

A few reminders:
For Monday, you need a shirt that can get messy.  Still not telling what we are doing:)
If you still need to bring some supplies, please bring them as soon as possible.
If you still need to have forms signed, please get them in as well.

Have a great last few hours of your weekend, and I will see you bright and early morning.  It's a FULL week of school, so get some sleep!

Here are a few photos of how our 5B year together got started!

I'll know you checked the blog if you put your symbol up on the laptop that you are HERE, go straight to your "HOME" spot and put a fake angel halo above your head.  Wait like that until I tell you to put it down, ok?  Let's see how many of these rock stars are ANGELS, too!?  

First Day with the 2013-2014 5B Rock Stars!!!!

Oh, my goodness, 5B!  I can NOT believe what amazing listeners you are!  You have really made every other class need to work on behaviors compared what I saw from you today!  Whoa, baby!

I've learned so much about you already, that my mind is blowing up inside with information!  Here are some fun facts I (and you probably, too) learned about a few of your 5B classmates over the past few days!

Jasmine would like to be chocolate ice cream!
Paetyn wants to be a vet! (I'll get my sister to help us out here!)
Ashton would like to be a basketball to help people score points.
Trystin's goal in life is to touch a monkey some day! (Weird!)
Rodney is an animal lover and can give you several reasons why they are important!
Oh, and last for now, Hailey thinks a lot of her sister - she can talk to her and she says she really "gets her".

Of course, we know about many other students, BUT that will be my proof for you checking the blog!  I'll know you checked the blog, if you can tell me ONE MORE fact about a 5B student!  But it can't be any of the students I listed above! OK?  Tell me this as you walk in the room on Friday!

I can't wait to see you guys again for another fun day, full of laughing, smiling and STREECP...oh, wait, no that's not right, RESPECT!

Peace out homeys,
Mrs. Sorenson

Final Chapter in Swear to Howdy for My 5B Babies:)

I was glad to see emails and get ooVoo calls about Swear to Howdy.  The last chapter is linked below! I can't wait to see what you think about the FINAL chapter.  Do you like how it ends?  Were you surprised at anything?  What would you have changed?  What did you NOT like?

Here you go!  LAST CHAPTER OF SWEAR to HOWDY!  Email me to let me know what you think!

Also, I have that Technology Conference on June 19, remember.  I will meet with Mrs. Petroski for sure and any of my 5B Angels (ding) from this year.  Only 6 of us will be able to meet.  So, if you are interested, your parents are ok with it, and you are free on Wednesday, June 19 around 2:45 - 3:45 p.m., PLEASE email me and make this plan with me.  Be sure your parents email me, too or give me a call to be sure you are available.  I'll only being chatting with you for about 5 minutes or less, somewhere during that time period.

I hope you are enjoying a teeny bit of sun today!  I see it for the first time!  Yippee!!

Peace Out,
Mrs. Sorenson

Finish Reading Swear to Howdy for My 5B Babies:)

Sorry it took me so long to post this!  I read and video-taped it last night, but I then got crazy busy at school.  Now, I just realized that I hadn't posted it yet!!  See, my brain really is going crazy!

Here's the end of Chapter 12.  It is AWESOME!  It's about 10 minutes.  I'll post another blog/video for the last chapter sometime this weekend. OK?  Please email me to let me know if you checked this blog and listened to the rest of this chapter!  I hope your first day of summer was fun, fun, fun!

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

HEY, 5B REMINDERS: CADET PRIDE
 WE WILL READ SWEAR TO HOWDY AND
DON'T COME TO SCHOOL THURSDAY AND 3HOUR EARLY OUT AND IF U CHECKED THE BLOG FIGURE OUT WHOS IN THE PICTURE AND DON'T LOOK AT THE CARDS.

(This part is from Mrs. Sorenson - down below)
My last 5B Blog of 2012-2013...
It's been a year of laughs... learning...and life memories..  Thank you for letting me be a part of your 5th grade year.  It's been a year I'll never forget.. Global classrooms will change the world... and just think.. You were the start of it!

Seriously... I do get pretty emotional on the last day of school saying goodbye to my 5B Family.  Be nice about it.  If you have ever had a chance to be caring and thoughtful, this would be a good time....

Miss you all...
Tear, tear, tear.... Sniffle, Sniffle, Sniffle.
~Your 5B Family Mama... Mrs.  Sorenson

Last Monday.... EVER... Tear, Tear, Sniffle, Sniffle...

This is getting serious... we are down to 1 1/2 days of being a 5B Family... I'm start to feel the emotions sneak up on me!  Ahhh...  I always get this way!  Ask any teacher or former 5B Family member!  I get so attached to my 5B Angels (ding), that I REALLY get sad to pass them along to another grade!  Aha!   That's all I need to do!  Just keep you IN 5TH GRADE AGAIN!  Be sure to check your report cards on Wednesday before you leave - the bottom right corner will tell you what grade you'll be in NEXT YEAR... if it says "5th"..sorry, you are STUCK with me AGAIN:)  HEEheheheheheeHHEeee!  (I need Lalo's evil laugh right there!)

Ok.. so for Tuesday...
1)  Wicked Readers:  Memphis, Lalo, Bryer and Daniel!  Yeh!  I've totally loved these performances!
2)  Bring a snack and drink if you choose to for City of Ember.
3)  Bring an extra bag or something if you think you'll need more to bring home materials from desks, crates and lockers:)  Some of you have a scary amount of items in there!
4)  Vault Ceremony from Cresco Bank & Trust!
5)  PBIS Recess and Ice Cream  - You Go 5th GRADE!
6)  Last day of band - bring instruments!

Check out this COUNTDOWN TO SUMMER VACATION! (click that back there!)  I'll know you checked the blog if you tell me the DAYS, HOURS, MINUTES and SECONDS when you checked this link!

Goodnight my 5B Rock Stars... Have a super last Monday night of your 5th grade year:

Last WEEK of 5th GRADE... Tear, Sniffle...

 Wow!  It is just crazy to think we are at this point??!!  I get excited about this time of year, then sad, then emotional, then tired, of course, proud, and many more!  My little 5B Babies are growing up and ready to move on:(  Remember, you'll always be a part of our 5B Family.  So, I expect return visits and emails from you all even when you move onto to bigger and better things, right?!

Before I get too far into the what's coming up, I want to mention how amazing the field trip to St. Paul went!  We had awesome, helpful chaperones that made it possible!  We had students full of Cadet Pride!  And I bet we even learned a thing or two!?  Golly??!  We did miss Carl, but we thought of him often and even got an email from him about how his day was going.  I'll show some pictures right away on Monday morning from the trip!  Fun, fun, fun!

This week will fly by WAY too quickly, so I want to give the major heads up:
Monday:  Last day of switching classes, last P.E., Wicked Readers: Memphis/Lalo, Finish Benchmark Tests (forever!)

Tuesday:  PBIS Ice-cream and recess reward, Vault Bank Ceremony, Coffee Talk, Wicked Readers: Bryer/Daniel, Cleaning out desks/lockers, Still have Band Class

Wednesday:  3-hour early out, Report Cards go home, Final Farewell where Mrs. Sorenson cries....
**There are other events that I am not telling you about.  I always enjoy the element of surprise!!

Also, Mrs. Petroski got me the final music video!!!!  It truly is sooooo crazy awesome!  I've watched it like 4 times, and I just want to see it again and again and again!  You guys did amazing!  I can't wait for you to see it yourselves!

I'll know you checked the blog if you tell me ONE thing you are looking forward to this week.  And NO, it can't be that it is the last day of school.  I'm curious if there's anything on that list of events I have for Monday - Wednesday that you are looking forward to.

So, whatcha thinking?

Happy last Sunday night or Monday morning blog checking:) :(

Rock Star Music Video

Check it out!  Nice moves!  I'm testing out sending the video to Mrs. P. tonight.  If for some reason it doesn't work, we'll re-tape on Friday using a Flip Camera instead.  We'll start off right away in the morning either taping more parts or meet with Connecticut.

Loved the hard working students I saw during literacy time this afternoon!  Let's keep that same motivation and focus for the rest of our days together as a 5B Family, ok?!

Don't forget to get your parents to sign the Extra Credit slips.

Also, Wicked Readers:  Isabella and Tristan!

I'll know you checked the blog if you come in and finish taking the Week 1 Assessment we forgot to continue today.  It will be at your desk.  The room should be quiet for you.  If you don't take the test with me (Jaden, Syd, Hailey, you guys can work on Vault).  Nighty, night!

Most Normal Week Ever..... Crazy??

Hey 5B and others, this is Kelsey, Donavyn, and Isabella!! This is one of the most normal week ever, no early outs, all of the days we have school!
                                                                  Reminders
Thursday- Wicked Reader for Wyatt S., Chase, and Gage, have fun with it!
Friday- WIcked Readers- Tristan and Isabella, and meet with CT friends! Music Video
Monday- No School
Tuesday- EC due, Even if you are GONE!!! No excuse! No Wicked Reader today
Wednesday- Wicked Reader are Greta and Delaney.
Thursday- Wicked Reader- Wyatt C. and Carl.
Friday!- St. Paul Field Trip!!!!! Bring cold lunch, and devices, nothing inappropriate games!!!!!

And don't forget to practice the lyrics for the song and here they are:

Global classrooms are fun
We really hate when it's done
We try ooVooing you
You can have more than two
We like to use TodaysMeet
We think it is really neat
We can talk to you
Even when in Peru
Our screen is ringin'
Email alerts are dingin'
Green button, 5B's waving,
Room 4's sharing, going CRAZY....
Hey I just Skyped You
and this is crazy
But here's our hashtag #
So, tweet us, maybe
And all the other schools
are going crazy
Get online right now
Be Global, Baby!

We'll know you checked the blog if you tell on of us (Kelsey, Donavyn, and Isabella) who is all in this picture?

Don't get tricked!

Song Writing Monday was Awesome!

5B!  I LOVED what you did with the lyrics today!  I can't wait to see what Mrs. Petroski and Room 4 in CT came up with:)  I'll know you checked the blog if you write down a memory from this year to add to our brainstorm list for our Memory Books for writing class. It could be funny, serious, special, scary, embarrassing, awkward, etc.  Just please write down a memory for us to share.  Think of the photos I shared in the slideshow today.  Tomorrow:  Wicked Readers:  Dylan, Kelsey, Austin

Flipped Classroom Video Below:)

Ok..I tried and tried to post this video, but it is being stubborn, so here's the Flipped Classroom Assignment:

If you were given $20 right now, what would you do with it?

1) Spend it?  If yes, on what?

2) Save it?  If yes, how and then what would you save it for?

3) Donate it?  If yes, to what charity or cause?  

TodaysMeet:

5A: Click Here
5B:  Click Here
5C:  Click Here
5D:  Who are you?  Click Here Anyway....