Tired Mood Monday...

5B,
Hopefully you'll get a chance to rest up tonight a bit. Most of you seemed pretty exhausted by the end of the day. I know the MISIC tests really mess up our schedules, so it's hard to stay focused with the goofy times for classes. We did EVEN better on our Math MISIC than our first Reading MISIC last week! That's great that we're improving. Now, it gets even tougher. We have another MISIC (Language Usage) tomorrow right away at 8:45 am. Get a good night's rest and make sure to eat something in the morning to give you some energy.

I'd love to see our scores continue to go up each test that we take to show that our effort is NOT going down each day because we're tired. OK??

I realized I didn't give out ANY blue slips OR pink slips today. I think it was so busy that day was gone before I knew it! Sorry, I'll watch more closely tomorrow! Remember, we had 190 blue slips as of last Thursday. We need 200 to reach the September goal we made! Can't wait to see you accomplish it!!!

I'll know you checked the blog tonight if you follow Jason in an aerobics lesson. He will be "Fee Fee" for us tomorrow as you come in. He will continue leading a controlled aerobics class until Tami, our attendance person, tells us she's ready to begin! I REALLY can't wait to see who follows him and proves they've checked the blog!!!

Stay cool, my little 5B Babycakes (mmmmm)

Weekends Fly By, Don't They?

5B,
I hope you were able to join in on some of the festivities at Harvest Fest this weekend. I saw a few of you at the parade. I think it is soooo great that, after learning about Dr. Borlaug and his many accomplishments around the world, we are able to honor his legacy here in Cresco!! Hopefully, you told your parents and families about some of your favorite parts of our field trip last Friday. I have some "goodies" for you from some of our presenters. They will be put in your mailboxes on Monday morning.

The last few weeks seemed to be quite crazy with learning the schedules, band try-outs, early-outs, etc. Unfortunately, we have more of that to come... Here's a heads-up for more events to fit into our busy days...

Yikes!!! Not one "normal day" this week...

Monday - MISIC - Math, Band Night, and some lessons begin today
Tuesday - MISIC-Language
Wednesday - Rescheduled Bus Evacuation Drill and Another Early-Out
Thursday - Chipshoppe Assembly for Fundrasier
Friday - MISIC-Science and Book-It Kick-Off for Parents (2:45 - 3:15)

Also, some reminders...
**If you want a homecoming T-shirt, remember your order form and check needs to come in on Monday.
**Don't forget to check with your parents about this Friday's Book-It Kick-Off !
**Check to see your new jobs this week, and remember you have a new spot you've moved to!

I'll know you checked the blog if you have out your "Thank You Letter" you started Friday for the presenter you most enjoyed at the Borlaug Farm. Continue drafting, revising and editing it until the new Attendance Person begins our day!

Wow...this was a long one, huh??! Thanks for reading!!

Lots of Learning Today!

5B, you put a lot of effort into your MISIC reading tests today. I was impressed by those people really taking their time to do their very best. We'll look at last spring's scores to see what your growth from 4th grade was up until now. Usually, the real excitement comes in the spring. That's when we'll really see what you've learned this year! Think, think, think!

Remember, our field trip tomorrow will be an all day event. Dr. Norman Borlaug means a lot to Cresco and the rest of the world. If you get a chance, show your family www.freerice.com. Maybe as a family, you can help end world hunger as well! Try out some of the other subjects. You could even try out the new 2.0 version it advertises in the upper left-hand corner of the screen!

I added the reading video to the right side of the post. I thought you might want to hear/see it a bit more on your own, too! We'll still view it at school though.

I'll know you checked the blog tonight if you can get your table/desk group to be ready for attendance and pledges in the morning before Adam goes up to the front of the room to begin. The class should be completely quiet even before Adam gets up there! We'll see if our blog checkers can affect the whole class by helping them be responsible and respectful!

For Tomorrow
Dress in layers....wear older shoes.....label a water bottle if want.....be ready to learn even more!

L is for LISTENING....

OK, 5B, hopefully you will talk to your families about another chat we had today about listening and following directions. We had such a wonderful day yesterday!!!! Then today came with many "oopses". So, like we said today in class, we will learn from our mistakes so we don't need to make them over and over. OK???

**Remind your families about all of the events coming up over the next week or so..
The Rest of the Week
Thursday - MISIC test
Friday - Field Trip - no lunch needed, but can bring water bottle (labeled)
Next Week
Monday - MISIC
Homecoming T-shirt $ due
Band Night @ 7 pm
Tuesday - Begin 1st Band Lessons (no group band that day)
MISIC
Wednesday - 3-hour early out
Friday - MISIC
Book-It with 1 family member 2:45 - 3:15
I'll know you checked the blog tonight if you can unscramble this sentence: Respect to show knows 5B how. Write it correctly in your planner.

C U 2MORO!!

5B SURVIVED the First Month of School!

We've been here a month now. Here are our thoughts about being in 5th grade.....

Abbie - Hooray!
Tami - 5B is COOL!
Kris - School is awesome!
Jason - Mrs. Sorenson is a wacky teacher!
Ryan - Can't wait 'til school's out.
Taylor - I love the book, Swear to Howdy.
Chance - Mrs. Sorenson is a weird, fun, wacky teacher.
Jacey - I LOVE homeroom!
Robert - School is WICKED!
Billie - Um...Oh Lovely One... giggle, giggle (from Shania)....Mrs. Sorenson is fun.
Dawson - When's lunch?
Lexus - Um..Reading is Thinking...GRRRRRRRRR....with Strategy!
Karissa - I love school!
Brandon - Finally... What are you doing? What are you doing? (giggles from all) Um... Uh.. Um...School is so awesome. I can't wait 'til there's no more recess. (The class thinks Brandon's a bit Coo-Coo for saying this).
Joslin - Herbie still does "the Stare".
Tia - The saxophone is fun to play.
Shania - I don't want 5th grade to end!
Judd - Umm... (play with tongue) I like math!
Allison - I hate picture day. Let's see. I want school to be done. I have the craziest teacher ever, but she's fun.
Collin - School is boring!
Angela - This school is better than my old school!
Adam - It's okay so far.
Morgan - Uh...Don't write that down! Nevermind! Quit writing! NO! Sometimes is frustrating to talk!!!!!!!!! I like band!
Mrs. Sorenson - It's been a rollercoaster so far...but hey, who doesn't like amusement parks. Some parts of it make you laugh and smile and want more. Other parts make you sick and want to puke! But overall, it's been lots of fun to get to know my Little 5B Babycakes! (mmmmmmmmmmmm)

Brilliant! Ooga Booga!

Yes, those were the words coming out of my 5B Angels' (ding) mouths today as they were leaving. Like I mentioned in class today, check out the YouTube video of "Me Myself and I" we saw in class today if you want. It is not required. I just think it is hilarious!

I had great discussions with students today who are finding ways to fix some mistakes we are making. Very proud of you, 5B! Keep it up.

I'll keep it short tonight, but I want to remind my little darlings to get these planners signed to show responsibility. I believe this would be an example of NOT doing your work, so pink slips will be used tomorrow for unsigned planners. Hopefully, we'll get to celebrate our accomplishment and responsibilities!

I'll know you checked the blog if you have a post-it on your desk of one of our 5B classmates who you think is a wonderful example of CADET PRIDE! This means they are caring all of the time, responsible of the the time, respectful all of the time, and trustworthy (even if the teacher is not looking) all of the time!

See ya tomorrow! It's almost FRIDAY!!

Whoo-Hoo for Wednesday!

Great day for 5B today! I saw some Cadet Pride slips dropped off in the jar! Yippee! Unfortunately, there were a few Mistake slips in there, too, so we'll have to see if which one outnumbered the other.

While you munchkins were off enjoying your fun freedom, the teachers worked on some ideas to do with their students. We found some fun activities that we'll get to try out on Friday during our first "Team Building" time. I learned about myself with one of the activities, so I hope you'll learn about yourself, too!

I'll know that you checked the blog tonight if you can figure out the secret coded message within this post. Find all of the colored letters, place them together and figure out the 3-word message! Write it in your planner or on a piece of paper! Show me during planner time.

Later Gators!!
Mrs. Sorenson

We Won't HIDE our Cadet PRIDE!

My Darling 5B Angels (ding),
You really impressed me today during our discussion in homeroom. I was pleased to see so many of you realizing how important the RESPECTFUL behaviors are but how easily the DISRESPECTFUL behaviors can sneak into our day. So, I was thinking that the title of this post, "We Won't Hide our Cadet Pride!" is a great way to remember to make sure our BLUE slips outnumber our PINK slips. We don't want to "hide" our respectful and responsible behaviors! We want them to stick out each and everyday!

Share with your families how many Cadet Pride slips we have right now (124) and what our goal is to achieve by September 30 (200)!! I am SOOOOOOO happy for our class! This is wonderful. Also, share with your families the new "twist" we have added to earning our Cadet Pride slips.

Let's see if Wednesday (our 3-hour early out) will give us a chance to show-off our fabulous behaviors!! I'll know you checked the blog tonight/today if you stand on your chair after I check your planner and scream "We Won't HIDE our Cadet PRIDE!" to cheer on our class for the day! I can't wait to see who is the most spirit!! Maybe I'll even add a little reward for the one with the most enthusiasm!!!!!

Oh, and here's a heads up about our Wacky Wednesday schedule for tomorrow...
8:45 - 9:05 PE
9:10 - 9:25 Homeroom
9:30 - 10:05 SS/Sci.
10:10 - 10:45 Math/WS
10:50 - 11:30 Reading class only
Lunch (no recess on early outs)
12:05 - 12:25 Planners and Cadet Pride Check-In!

Remembering 9-11

Hey, 5B Babycakes...
I want to thank everyone in class for being so repsectful and showing so much honor to the tragedy on September 11, 2001. I was overwhelmed with feelings to see so many students be touched by the video, the picture book September 12, the word/tower building and the song. I decided to put the video clip to the side of this post in case so of you wanted to share it with your parents. To view the whole thing, click the title of the video at the top of the screen. You'll also want to Pause or Stop the playlist, otherwise you'll have 2 sets of music going on at the same time.

I know some families do not allow their children to use YouTube, so I understand if you choose not to view this. However, I was extremely impressed with how serious 5B talked about and thought about the events of Sepember 11th and realize we can come back even stronger after a terribly sad event. The Power of Words in our reading and writing will remind us of this every day. I hope we all can continue to honor those people who were lost in the events of that sad day by being the best we possibly can be. Think about how our Respect Pledge will help us do that.

Hopefully, you enjoyed the great weather this weekend. Check out the list of upcoming events below to keep yourselves organized for the week (and weeks to come).

Upcoming Dates/Events to Remember...
Tuesday, Sept. 14 - School Pictures!!! (bring money envelopes if buying school pictures)
Tuesday, Sept. 14 - Book Orders due - either online payments, cash or check to Scholastic Book Clubs
Wednesday, Sept. 15 - 3-hour early out, Bus Evacuation drill in A.M. right away

Coming up still in September...
MISIC testing (last weeks of September)
Norman Borlaug Farm Field Trip (Friday, September 24)

I'll know you checked the blog today/tonight by having out your social studies and science materials at your desk by the time I come around and check planners! Mondays have busy mornings.

What Goes Up, Must Come Down...

Well, 5B...
I saw and heard amazing work and respect from each of you today!!! The most excellent time was during our writing activity that shows artists are writers, too! Fabulous!! My smile was from ear to ear with pride for our class!!!

But like our other days, we have some behaviors that are continuing to show DISrespect. We will continue to work on it, but as you saw today, I'm going to get stricter and expect the correct behaviors the first time, without reminders.

Please share with your families the struggle we're having. Ask them if they have any ideas to help us out! That will be the way I know you checked the blog. Have a list of ideas from YOU and (if possible) YOUR FAMILY. Have it out when I check planners tomorrow.

Also, remember our goal of ALL 23 planners signed for tomorrow!! I'll keep my promise of blue cadet slips AND I will even bring an EXTRA treat in case I feel like celebrating even more!!

Take care Babycakes!
Tomorrow is FRIDAY

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

5B,
Enjoy your extra day off of school. Hopefully, you and your family can spend some fun time together. I know you didn't have much homework, so enjoy the freedom while you have it. More responsibilities will be coming for homework over the next few weeks.

Just to give you a heads up, we'll be doing a little activity during some homeroom time on Tuesday to remind 5B what it looks like and sounds like to have Cadet Pride. R-E-S-P-E-C-T is your hint. If you get a chance, go through my playlist of songs. Listen to the song called, "Respect" by Aretha Franklin. It's song number 76. This will help prepare you for the activity we will be doing on Tuesday!!

A few reminders for next week...
Monday - no school - Don't show up...we won't be there!
Tuesday - band practice day - out of literacy class
special R-E-S-P-E-C-T activity
Wednesday - library - out of math class
Friday - 1st Guidance Class with Mrs. McCabe!! - out of ss/science class

Tomorrow's Friday!!!!!!

5B,
I have to say we're getting better with baby steps. Keep it up. I'm proud of the behaviors that have earned us another 64 Cadet Pride slips! That's amazing! Tomorrow, I'll let you know what our new goal to reach by the end of September is.....it will be a tough one, but I KNOW you are capable of it!

Thank your moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, etc. for returning the parent contact information. I'll be calling your homes/cells soon!

Excitement for tomorrow: ICE CREAM! EXTRA RECESS and ART CLASS!!!

I'll know you checked the blog today/tonight if you visit this link of this game and can tell me what it was about!! I'll ask you to whisper it to me during planner time in the morning.

The link is right below the list of followers. It's says "Play Me".
See you tomorrow! Hope you're hungry!!

Another Rollercoaster Today!

Wow! 5B started this day AMAZING!!!! Homeroom was wonderful, literacy was filled with good listeners and hard workers the entire time!! Then the afternoon came with planners and chatting on the floor??? Yikes??!!

I appreciate everything you shared with me in my ear as you walked out the door today. I will help you work on that particular job you want to improve on.

I'll know you checked the blog tonight/today if you visit the link I have listed below. Watch the video. Write down 1 word in your planner that you feel about what you watched.

Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2p5augniQA

We'll watch it again in homeroom on Thursday.

Go Cadet Pride!!
Mrs. Sorenson