Mixed Up Monday... Not Too Shabby for Cadet Pride!

We had great start BACK to 5B's Family today!  The play, Stuart Little, was a hoot!  Everyone seemed to enjoy some part of it.  Ken (older male actor) seemed to be some of the boys' favorite part!
We heard a lot about everyone's Thanksgiving breaks - some funny news, exciting news and maybe some sad news about one of our own 5B family members who thinks he's moving after Christmas... :(  We'll chat more with him to find out details and plans....  So sad to think of our family losing a member.....

Tuesday through Thursday should be back to "normal" routines... whatever that is, right?!  However, TUESDAY kicks off our HUGE PROJECT!  SO... IF you have any of those products at home for us to borrow for the week, that would be mighty fine of ya'll!  We will take good care of them!  So PLEASE bring them in the morning IF you do have some....

Be thinking about the TALENT SHOW coming up on December 22nd!  Let's see you do something FUN and ENTERTAINING!  Tell jokes, juggle, do a cool sport's move, do some type of aerobics dances, make up a skit, do a funny dance to a Christmas song, sing Jingle bells by barking like a dog!  We'll take ANY talent you're willing to share with us!  Ask your families to help you come up with an idea!  BE THINKING!

Book - It for November - Bring in Tuesday!
Coffee Talks - Three Days - Wednesday, My Life in Dog Years - Thursday, Biggest Klutz - Friday  (remember to bring your coffee mug again and think pages for your assigned day!)

Ok.. Blog Proof....  First of all....WARM UP your skills and play the 2 games below for a few minutes!  Most likely, they were on laptops only, so if you can, try them on a laptop.  I don't know if they work on iPads or tablets, sorry!

Snowball Fight Game #1

Snowball Fight Game #2

FIRST...  put up your SNOWBALL on the Smartboard and get ready for SWITCHING CLASSES...

Then, take one of the RESPECT papers (on the corner of the guided reading table) that we wrote on as a "ticket out" on Monday and crumple it up.  Find a place in the room to POSE in a position that shows you're ready for a class indoor SNOWBALL FIGHT!  Stay FROZEN in your POSE, no talking or moving. Be sure to be in a spot AWAY from others though to start.  When I say "GO", you'll throw your WAD of crumpled up paper at your classmates!  Grab another from the ground and keep pelting each other until the LIGHTS go OFF!  

**WARNING.... if you THROW a paper snowball BEFORE I say "GO!", you will NOT be a part of this activity!  So, having self-control! 

**WARNING... if you are talking or moving instead of staying FROZEN, you will NOT be a part of this activity!  Again, self-control is required!  

5 Days of Relaxation..... = ???? on Monday????

Hey there, 5B!
I sure hope the 5 days of freedom and relaxation was as wonderful for you as it was for my family and me!  I'm sure there are all sorts of stories and events that you want to share about your time with family, friends or other activities you did (Holiday parade, football games, plays you were in, filled up tummies, family fun, sleeping in, hunting, etc!)  I'm definitely THANKFUL for those extra days of rest and fun, but as I posted on FaceBook, Twitter and with all of you last week, I'm always....

I saw many of you over the break.  It's always fun to see you out and about with your "home family" and friends!  However, I'm excited to see each and every one of you when we come back!  

We have a VERY busy Monday and week ahead of us!  Already on Monday morning, we have a goofy schedule due to a special event!  The LaCrosse Community Theater for Youth is visiting Crestwood Elementary to perform the play Stuart Little!  Check out the link at the end of this message to get an idea of what the play will look like and how the characters will be dressed.  Click Here!  The play is based off of the chapter book by E.B. White (the same author as Charlotte's Web).  

Our Monday morning will fly by quickly with the play in the morning.  We ALSO have another VERY special guests appearances that will be joining ALL of the 5th grade to share their MUSICAL TALENTS!  This will be a secret until it's time, but you are going to be AMAZED surely!  Wowza!  All sorts of fun and craziness to start the week, right?!  

HUGE REMINDERS for the WEEK....

1)  WARM CLOTHES for OUTSIDE - smart choices for sophisticated and mature students, right-o?!

2)  TOYS, PRODUCTS, ITEMS - from home this week!  Remember our HUGE reading and writing project???  The green note we sent home last Tuesday explains what we need AND the bottom part is the parent permission slip to be returned:)

If you can't find this note, just bring in your items, products, toys (labeled with tape would be nice) and a note from your families saying it's ok for us to keep them for the week.  Remember, the more we have, the better of a project it will be for you!  

3)  BOOK CLUBS!  Three Days has started their book club reading already over Thanksgiving break!  Their Coffee Talks will be THIS Wednesday.  Be sure you are reading.  The other groups will start reading on Monday for their Coffee Talks later in the week.  

4)  P.E. on Monday!  Don't forget regular shoes for the day and P.E. class!

5)  5B Can't HIDE Our CADET PRIDE!  This time of year is often tough to keep ourselves under control and think about others.  We will be reviewing Cadet Pride, Minors and Expectations of 5th graders. 

Blog Proof!  Give your 5B Mama a big "miss you" hug as you come in!  I'll be THRILLED to return the love!  You can bring in any of the items for the project and put them by the back smaller coffee table area.  Then let's chat as a family!  Stay warm!!  Get rested!  See you soon!

Man Oh Man, Monday!

5B, today was another good start to a week!  Last week was the same great beginning.... however, our  Tuesday did not show as full of Cadet Pride! Let's break that habit by showing an AMAZING end to a short week and send off for a wonderful Thanksgiving break!  Yeh!!!!

I was so busy after school chatting with the 5th grade teachers about our big project that we are starting RIGHT after Thanksgiving break that I FORGOT to check our Fun Passes!  Whoopsy!  So, that will be the blog proof for tonight!  Click on this TodaysMeet Link and put in your guess for how many you THINK we got today!  Bree looked in the bucket earlier and thought there were quite a few.  I did not see any, so I have NO IDEA!  Think of the times we had FABULOUS Cadet Pride as a class and when we needed some reminders... and take your best guess!

Reminders for Tuesday!
Can bring snack and drink for reading assessment/activity planned for all students - whether you are in Mrs. Sorenson's or Mrs. Knobloch's class!

Some of you have a book club started... so IF I assigned you homework over the Thanksgiving break, be sure you keep your book with you (at home!)!

For a little reminder entertainment, I don't think I put the Thanksgiving JibJabs on the blog??  If I did, sorry I'm repeating them, but they were pretty fun to watch again and again!

Click Below If You Want to Watch!

Be Thankful JibJab

Thanksgiving History JibJab

Happy Monday evening!  One more day to go!  But be prepared, Vince... I'll be asking for an emotional goodbye hug as you leave on Tuesday afternoon.  After all, I won't see my 5B Babies (mama, mama) for 5 WHOLE DAYS!

Happy SNOWY Weekend, 5B!

Well, our little "tweak" to the Pledge of Allegiance last Friday seemed to work, alright!  Didn't it?  I'm curious how many of you were excited about the result or disappointed.  I love how it looks outside, but I am NOT ready for the bundling up and constant cold feeling running through my body!
Click Here to see our Pledge on Youtube!

Last week was a fun-filled week for the reading students with me (Mrs. Sorenson) with 2 exciting reading events happening!  Be sure to share with your families about both of them if you haven't yet!  It was great to see that any age of student can converse about a book or what he/she is reading.  Great conversations were had in all groups!  Excellent job!

Then on Friday, we had a little "Coffee Talk" experience where the kids had real, honest and natural discussions about the books they read.  I was truly impressed how the book clubs were reading and BEYOND!  We plan to continue these from Thanksgiving to Christmas!  Yes, yes, yes!

And thanks to the very generous families who donated juice for our first "Coffee Talk."  We LOVED it and wanted more! :)







In writing class we've focused completely on...

Know how writers put together NONFICTION writing will be EXTREMELY helpful in our LONG and HUGE upcoming PROJECT for Writing and Reading classes!  So, keep up the great effort in learning these:  Description, Compare & Contrast, Sequence, Chronological, Problem & Solution and Cause & Effect!  Yep!  That's all of them!

Ok.. some heads up... 

Last week was a pattern of UPS and DOWNS...  I'd like for us to work together and break that pattern by having 2 UPS days in a row!  I know we can do it IF we W.A.I.T. (Why Am I Talking?) and T.H.I.N.K. right?!  

Because it's a goofy 2 days, we need to remember to....








Also, PLEASE-O-PLEASE remember how much your home family and school family cares about you and WEAR the APPROPRIATE WARM, WINTER clothes for recess!  Those students without hats, warm coats, gloves, and boots (and I'd say snow pants, too) will need to do some chatting with the teachers and principal about making mature and healthy choices.  If your family does NOT have any warm winter clothes, PLEASE see me about it, and we'll try to help you out in some way!  Ok?  I care about my 5B Babies (mama, mama!)

Finally...  when you come in on Monday morning, I'd LOVE for you to share with the class (and me!) what your weekend was spent doing, so get right onto KidBlog (use the 5B Blog link) and write a post about it.  I'll have the password out as a reminder. Do this after you get your attendance turkey in place and materials out for switching!  I'll see you getting on KidBlog and know you checked the blog instantly!  Enjoy the rest of your COLD Sunday evening!

Make An Inference about Today....

Your blog proof is to copy down the last photo in this list.  Write it on something that you can keep with you at your spot ALL day long.  Today...  was better than Tuesday with....

With 3 Fun Passes....

But I did notice at one point there were 9 in there.  We CAN when we TRY...  That's the bottom line.  See you tomorrow for a new, fresh start.

Reminders..

Coffee cups

Test for F5 in Social Studies

Band Tomorrow

WARM CLOTHES for RECESS!!!

We're BACK! Yep! I Knew 5B Would Do It!

Well, well, well!  We are definitely reflecting on our "off days" and learning from them!  That's all I ask of you, 5B.  When we KNOW something is expected, we DO IT:)  So very proud of you!

This is how I feel for all of us when we have these kinds of days where we have fun AND are still in control!

Click Here to Find Out!  (be prepared to groove a bit...)

Thanks for cleaning up the room today!  I know some of your cubbies needed a serious visit from the "maid service" because WOO-WEE!  Scary, scary!  I know I feel better when I do a little "clean up" session!  Some of you did not check your OWN cubbies though, so this is an area that needs to be worked on tomorrow quickly at recess.  If you have a cubby that looks like a small explosion took place.... that would be you:)

Homework...
Social Studies
ALL groups should be studying for Social Studies.  DT and WW classes have their tests on Thursday. F5 has their test on Friday!  It NEVER hurts to study several days BEFORE!  (just a little heads up)

Reading
Coffee Cups for Mrs. Sorenson's Reading Class for Friday
Juice if your family wants to donate (before Friday is fine!)
Finish reading your picture book and answering questions

Math
DT - I think you're the only group that had homework, right?

Homeroom
T-shirt orders due this Friday, Nov. 20
No School NEXT Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for Turkey Day Break!

Okey Dokey, Artichokies...  Here's your blog proof tonight!  How many Fun Passes did we earn TODAY?  No matter the number, I think Vince's comment was very true..."That's worth a celebration!" as we all clapped!  So great to work with such an amazing 5B Family (we are family!)  I so mean that...

Now, to find out how many Fun Passes, go back through the post and count all of the RED letters/numbers I snuck into the post.  That is your Fun Pass number for Hump Day!  Whisper in my ear as you come in and get onto any of these apps after your materials are ready...
Inventions (either one)
Grading Game
Grammar Wonderland
Orpheus
Bluster
or
You can do MadLibs from your Showbie link (not with a partner though please:)

Spoke Too Soon...Bubbles are BACK!

Wowzer, 5B.....
Um... It was a rough one today.  I think Daelyn said it best when she chose Work on Writing during our reading class this afternoon.  I asked her if I could share her KidBlog post with the class.  It's not just your teacher that is feeling frustrated....  Read below...

She did EXACTLY what good writers do.... She took what was on the inside (frustration and disappointment) and then she pulled it out (put feelings into words), she shared out with others (on her blog) to show what writing is all about.  

I would agree completely with Daelyn's opinion about the day.  We DEFINITELY had "ants in our pants" and "hit rock-bottom" today with behaviors.  This is how many Fun Passes we had left at the end of our day... (since we didn't get a chance to count)...

Hmmm...  Not too impressive today, huh?

Blog Proof.. Be sure to do ALL...

1)  Click on the red links to the idioms and write down their meanings.  Have that ready by your spot. 

2)  Come right in, have your materials ready for switching.

3)  Begin ST Math and prove withOUT a DOUBT you are focused on your OWN learning.  This will be a second chance to show what 5B is truly made of...  I'll stop you for attendance and pledge when it's time.  You just keep proving yourselves as students with Cadet Pride. 

Let's fix this... I know we can (just like Daelyn wrote in her post)!

Magnificent Mood Monday!

I am thinking that Mondays (although we are sometimes tired from the weekend) prove to be great days for 5B!  Everyone is ready to get back into routines, ready to learn, etc.!  That is wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!  We have to really remember to focus on these positive things with all of the sad events happening in our world.  Today's conversation about what happened in France showed that many of you have deep, caring hearts.

Here's the link that I started to share with you this morning from CNN Student News.  It's best to watch it and talk with your parents about it.  Facts are important for us to understand and feel safe, knowing we are going to be ok!  Click Link Here  Remember, how caring France was to us when September 11th hit us so hard.

To remind you that life goes on as normal here in the US, you still have HOMEWORK to complete:)  Right?  Some of you have Winter Counts due on Tuesday.  Some have tests to study for on Thursday.  Many of you have a "Coffee Talk" note to share with parents and a mug to bring to school on Friday!  Keep up the responsibility, 5B, I'm Lovin' It!  (you know what to say!)

Blog proof tonight will be to simply come in Tuesday morning and do 5 jumping jacks, 5 sit-ups and 5 butt rolls.  I'll see you and know that you checked the blog!  Just a little exercise to get your day going!

Last Week was Busy and Exciting!

Over the weekend I got a cool song from Incredibox from Elyse R!  Watch and listen!  Notice who she dedicated it to!  Thanks for sharing your creativity and passion for music and fun!

Click here to listen/watch!

Awesome, wasn't it?!

Last week was SO FILLED with EXCITEMENT and special events!  Browse through the different pictures from last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday!  What a WEEK of FUN?!  

Homework Reminders...

For Social Studies, I believe many of Dream Team and Wonderful Wackos have your FINAL COPY of your Winter Counts DUE ON MONDAY!  This should not be a surprise to anyone, right?   Then, the Fantastic 5 crew has the DRAFT due on Monday.  So, be sure to start off the week with Cadet Pride showing responsible homework choices, right-o?!

I don't believe there was much other homework for any other classes.

Hopefully, you'll get outside and enjoy the amazing NOVEMBER weather we are having.  It's not very often we days like these in the middle of November!  Enjoy!  However...  Bring those coats, hats and gloves for the days that the temperature dips down or the wind picks up! Some of you were not ready for the ups and downs of temperature last week!

Oh, and get your brain a-thinking on what we will do to celebrate the NEXT time we meet our Fun Pass Goal!  This last one was excellent.  It was a great way to spend a Friday afternoon - relaxing, hanging with our 5B Family (we are family) and snacking!  What a great choice for our celebration!

Ok.. Blog Proof!  Let's see..  As you come in on Monday morning, please get our your materials for switching classes and put up your "turkey" for attendance.  Then, come grab a post-it note from ME.  Write down 3 things you did this weekend.  Number them and list what happened simply like mine below.  

1. Isaiah got sick Friday night and threw up!

2.  I watched Chicken Little.

3.  I saw Sean from 5A in church with his grandma.

Hand it back to me please, and we'll do a little activity with it before we switch classes! 

Oh, and look to see if YOU have a new classroom job this week! 

So Sorry It's Late... but It'll be Short!

....at meeting our 5B Fun Pass Goal of 50 Tickets!  Yoo-hoo!

Go to this TodaysMeet to choose which ONE celebration you'd like!  I will see which one has the most votes, and that's what we'll do on FRIDAY!  What a great way to end the week, 5B!

Option #1:  Watch short episodes of Jessie, Liv and Maddie or Dog with a Blog with SNACKS

Option #2:  Class Game of Pictionary - drawing game on walls!

Options #3:  Nap and App Time!

I'll post a bunch of photos from the Veteran's Day assembly, lunches and today's visit with Astronaut Clay Anderson over the weekend!  We are lucky to have had Kelly, Brian, Kody and Britain get to meet him up close.  We are lucky that we sat up so close, aren't we?!!  Cool beans!!

Nighty Night!

Tough Tuesday...

Hey, 5B,
Today was a bit rougher and tougher than yesterday.  With only 1 Fun Pass today, I'd say that kind of shows that the T.H.I.N.K. strategy wasn't quite at the tops of our list.  So... let's get that FOCUS button back on FULL POWER like it was for Monday, ok?!  I know how great 5B can be... I've seen it MANY TIMES!  Let's bring it back together for HUMP DAY and more importantly... Veterans Day!

The blog will be short tonight.  I just want you to see the video that is finished today from your creative choices of nouns, verbs and adjectives AND the excellent photos with flags.  I think our visitors are going to enjoy it a lot.  Check out this LINK HERE of our video.  Your blog proof will be to share your favorite word, photo or part from it!  Also, help me out and see if there are any MISTAKES in it!  It's always good to have extra eyes looking for any possible "oops" that I missed!

When you come in, simply tell me that part, word or photo you liked best!  We'll watch it again as a class in the morning before switching!

Have great nights... and remember 2 things...

1)  Wear RED, WHITE or BLUE tomorrow...
2)  T-shirt Orders due by November 20

Nighty Night, Darlings!

MAN, it was a Good MONDAY!

5B had a smooth transition back into school after the 3 day weekend! That is AWESOME!  Whether you were tired from your weekend or you just put your FOCUS on FULL POWER like Sunday night's blog stated.... I'll take it!

We had some great discussion and reflections today in writing class.  The video we watched "I Fought for You" to honor veterans and the book, The Wall by Eve Bunting reminded us that authors write from what is on the inside, what they feel connected to or are inspired from.  If you enjoyed the video we watched first, it is on the right side of the blog at the top.

Tomorrow we plan to use parts of speech to make a Veterans Day tribute video for our special guests on Wednesday, November 11th.

It appears there is VERY little homework tonight, so please remember these simple tasks for this week...
1)  Bring back your report card envelope!
2)  Bring back your Tylenol paper!
3)  Wear Red, White or Blue (or a combination of them) on Wednesday!
4)  Explore Kidblog if you get a chance!
5)  Be sure to tell your families about....

I see some parents already have "Liked" us!  That's great!  And to be absolutely clear, our 5B Facebook page is for PARENTS to "Like" if they wish.  I will still use the 5B Blog as usual to connect with my 5B Babies (mama, mama!)

I feel bad that some of you didn't get a chance to share today in class... So... would those of you who did NOT get called on, share on the TodaysMeet Link HERE, and I'll start Tuesday morning off by sharing this?  I'm pretty sure some of you were Spencer, Kelsey, Brian, Ashton...and I know there were others, so please let us know how YOU spent the 3 day weekend, OKEY DOKEY?!

Blog Proof...  Come prepared to Writing class tomorrow by coming up with...

1) Noun (a person, place or object or idea)

2) Verb (an action that can be done"

3) Adjective (a word describing a noun or pronoun)

They all have to have SOME kind of connection to Veterans Day or veterans. Write them down. This will help you out quite a bit when we start the activity in class!  

Conferences Were Fabulous!

Parents, students and even other family members who helped make the conferences happen..... I wanted to say...

It means a lot for parents, kids and teachers to be open and honest about how things are going with reading, writing, math, science, social studies, behaviors, Cadet Pride, Fee-Fee, etc!  The more comfortable we all are with sharing how things are going, the easier EVERYTHING is!  So, I'll be sure to follow-up with some of your families on some extra topics we looked into! 

5B Parents... PLEASE be sure to call, text, email, write a note or stop in with ANY questions, check-ins, etc. More communication is better than less!  

What I can't believe is that we are ONLY 12 days away from Thanksgiving break already!!!  That is crazy!  In honor of that upcoming holiday, here's a little JibJab video starring some of our 5B students sharing how THANKFUL we all can be!  

Click HERE!  5B has seen this one before! Share it with your families if you wish:)

Upcoming Events!  

The days will FLY by quickly!  This week we have 2 special events happening!

1) Wednesday, November 11th - Veterans Day Lunch and Special Visitors for 5th Graders

2) Thursday, November 12th - Special Guest Astronaut Clay Anderson Visits Howard-Winn! WOW!!  Click Here for More about Astronaut Clay Anderson!  

So, as you can see, our days will be filled with getting back into routines but also squeezing in some special celebrations!  Let's keep our focus button on full power!

We are lucky this fall has been filled with mild and sunny weather!  I hope you enjoyed SOME of it outside this weekend or today!  I even have a few clothes on our line outside today!  Crazy in November!!  So your blog proof will be to tell me what NEW and strange FACT you learned from this website about Fall or Autumn.  There are 10 facts.  There's a photo above each one.  Click the arrows to the side of the photo to see the next one.  I thought some were really ODD!  Write your FAVORITE one down and show it to me on MONDAY morning! 

Here's the LINK for FALL FACTS! 

Still on a Rollercoaster...

We are still kind of on a ride of ups and downs in 5B.  We have MIND-BLOWING moments of model Cadet Pride, and then we have "Are you acting like a 5th grader or a Pre-schooler?" moments.  I know we are definitely making progress as a class!  We are working toward that goal of 50 Fun Passes, but it has to become a daily routine for some of our 5B classmates.  Things like...
1)  Walking into the classroom quietly
2)  Getting straight to a job/task that is expected
3)  Lining up quietly to leave for another class
4)  Staying focused during ST Math

If we can get these things figured out, our Fun Pass Celebrations would be here before we know it!  So, let's continue to work together.  Think about the iPad reflections on the ceiling... we KNOW they distract others, so it's disrespectful to allow that to happen, right?  T.H.I.N.K.

Thanks to all of the families for coming in and chatting about our 5B Babies (Mama, Mama)!  I absolutely love being able to connect with your home family!  Be sure your parents see this blog post and know I said....

Students who have conferences on THURSDAY night are listed below!  It'll be another busy night!

2:50   Quinzey

3:10  Sawyer

3:30  Elyse

3:50  Kody

4:10  Brian

4:30  Camden

4:50  Haley

5:10  Vince

5:30  Britain

5:50  Kyle

6:50  Ashton

7:10  Ben

Don't Forget to Pick Up Your Chip Shoppe items on Thursday from 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.!

Finally, I'll know you checked the blog if you come in VERY CALMLY (no chatting to anyone), put up your turkey on the attendance board and move to a spot to find your "calm" by meditating.  Stay in your "meditation" pose until I whisper THESE WORDS to you...  "Ooga Booga Mushroom Stew".  I may try to trick you, so listen carefully.  Only get up and move to your spot IF I say those words!  

Here's Your Blog Proof... What is Mrs. Sorenson doing at 8:01 p.m.?

If I'm still sleeping when you come in on Wednesday morning, don't wake me.  Just go ahead and start taking attendance:)  

Good Start to Our Week, 5B!

Ok, I have to keep it short tonight... Am pretty busy:)

Here are a few things to keep in mind...

REPORT CARDS went home today!  Show families and explain the 1, 2, 3, 4 like I did on the Smartboard:)

CONFERENCES are TUESDAY!!  Here are my 5B students who have conferences on TUESDAY, NOV. 3rd!

In case your family needs some help,
use this babysitting service for either
of the conference nights!

2:50   Adyden
3:30   Aidan
3:50   Elice
4:10  Tara
4:30  Chase
4:50  Bree
5:10  Kelsey
5:30  Alex
5:50  Kalob
6:10  Daniel
6:30  Landen
6:50  Kelly
7:10  Joey
7:30  Spencer

YIKES!  Could someone bring me some supper when you come to your conference?  :)  Just kidding!  I'll just be sure to tell my tummy not to grumble as we are bragging about you!

Okey Dokey, Artichokey! That's all for tonight!  I know we didn't count our Fun Passes, but I'll keep them "safe" until we count them in the morning as a class!  We have some Halloween weekend sharing today, an Incredibox from Joey from a while ago and a few schedule things to talk about!

Blog Proof...  Come in and look through your Conference Reflection Photos and Videos on SeeSaw!  Go through them one at a time as you would be showing them at your conference.  Do this ALONE...no one else should be chatting with you:)

See you SOON!
Thanks for a great day, 5B!

Happy November!!! Is That Possible?

Last Friday was FULL of excitement for everyone!  Our 5B Fun Pass Celebration had all sorts of activities from indoor basketball, Guess Who?, bracelet making, Hangman, Apples to Apples, Pumpkin Toss and much more!  I captured a FEW of the activities!

Then later in the day, we did what we could to help others with our service projects!  So amazing!  I didn't have the photos from the Origami bookmarks, so they aren't included but I KNOW they did amazing work!  Here are a few pictures from our visit to Country Winds Manor!  Thanks so much to Holly O'Brien, who made our visit possible!  

Then, this weekend, you poor kiddos couldn't get away from me!  I saw MANY of you on Halloween!  Here's a quick snapshot of a few who I saw on Elm Street!  

I hope everyone had fun weekends doing WHATEVER you chose to!  If you have any candy leftover, feel free to bring a couple pieces (2 -3) to snack on Monday!  Don't bring them in right away with you though.  I'll tell you when to go grab them!

Last FRIDAY was an amazing day for 5B in the area of TEAMWORK and CADET PRIDE!  Here's how many Fun Passes were in the container Friday after school!  These are SAFE!  

FINALLY... Do NOT forget how busy this week is....

Monday - Report Cards come home!

Tuesday - Conferences and 1-hour early out!

Wednesday - Normal?? What's that?

Thursday - Conferences and 1-hour early out!

Friday - NO SCHOOL!

Big NEWS!  Mrs. McCabe had her baby on Halloween!!!  I'll tell you more on Monday at school!

Blog proof -  Whisper to me how many FUN PASSES we earned on Friday!  AND tell me what our new target goal will be (It's 50!)  WE need to challenge ourselves a bit more now:)

Nighty Night!  Man it's dark out already!