WE ARE WINDING DOWN....

5B,
Can you BELIEVE in just 2 days, we will have been together for almost 1/2 of our year already!?  That's just crazy to me!  Our time has just slipped by in a blink of an eye!  We have had so many fun and special memories already!  I can't wait to see what another 1/2 year will bring us!  A few that just jump into my head...

"Who's ALEX?"
Rolling off the blobs.. (a few more than others....You know who you are... eh m...  Bree:)
Reading together from Swear to Howdy (and now Hostage)...
"Who's Fat Ming?"
Learning about hunting from many of you!
Spencer's spazzy acting of the pawn shop scene!
Hearing about basketball tournaments and plays!
STRONG onion breath from a particular 5B sweetie...
Giving Hoot & Hollers for AMAZING Cadet Pride...
Fun Pass Celebrations...

Man... there are so many more fun, hilarious, sweet, goofy times....  It's been a WILD RIDE this first part of the year!  I'm excited and a little nervous to start the next part in January!

BUT... we're not done with each other YET!  We have 2 MORE DAYS!  And these days are jam-packed with activities and opportunities for SELF-CONTROL!  Right?

Monday
8:30 - 9:30 Music Practice at the Auditorium
3 Switches in the Morning - very short, last day of class for Writing, Math, Social Studies of the 2015 YEAR!
AFTERNOON - Reading/Homeroom Work

Tuesday
Special Mentoring Activity!  We will be buddies to Kindergarteners!  I'll explain more Monday!
Big Blast 10:30 - 11:15 (Parent chaperones can sign in at office at 10:20 and head to the gym)
Special Limo/Lunch Rides
LAST RECESS of 2015! Enjoy it!
1:30 - 3:00 5th GRADE HOLIDAY TALENT SHOW!!

BIG REMINDERS....
1)  Music Practice RIGHT away Monday... Don't be late for SCHOOL!
2)  Music Concert Monday Night- YOU be high school lunchroom at 7:00 p.m.
3)  Book-It - Can be due TUESDAY before break...OR you can wait until you come back!
4)  TALENT SHOW - be practiced AND READY with ALL props or materials, etc.  You've had a FULL MONTH!

Blog proof... Ask me "What's the Mentoring Activity you mentioned in the blog?"  WHISPER IT!!  please:)

Really, Really Short One Tonight...

Can you spot ALL 19 differences in this Christmas picture?  Write down how many YOU honestly found, and we'll check it out together sometime tomorrow!

Blog Proof...  I'll know you checked the blog IF you WALK in the door as if you are one of Santa's helper elves carrying his MASSIVE bag of presents!  No sound effects or noises, just the "action" of what it would look like, k?!

See you for FRIDAY!  2 WONDERFUL WEEKS in a ROW!  Awesome way to finish off the 2015 school year!

Oh, remember that your December Book-It can be done as of Tuesday, Dec. 22nd if you'd like it to be handed in BEFORE Christmas break.

Teacher's Meeting Thursday...

Just a heads-up to all of 5B....there is a staff/teacher meeting in the morning.  This could mean coming in later from the playground or starting the attendance without me possibly.  If I'm not there when you start, just go straight to working on your writing (Reports) or read to yourself.  Those are the 2 options. 

I'll know you checked the blog if you give me a smile and a high 5 when you see me!

Reminder... 

Coffee Talk - My Life in Dog Years Thursday - coffee cups, think page & finished the book!

Deadline - Advertising Reports Due THURSDAY for Dream Team and Wonderful Wackos

Deadline - Advertising Reports Due FRIDAY for Fantastic 5's

You've been working your tails off, 5B!  Keep it up.  I'm really proud of you!

Short Post....

One of my ultimate FAVORITE groups is Pentatonix (PTX).  They are a group that ONLY uses their voices, no instruments at all.  Their new Christmas song has a sweet and caring message.  Please watch the video, and do the blog proof below....

Click Here for the Video!

PTX shares all of the things "That mean Christmas to me...or them".  Please write down, your most serious feeling about what Christmas means to you.  SHOW me as you come in Wednesday morning.  Be sure it is written down, and you have the paper!  I'll tell you what mine is, too!


Have a great night!
Tomorrow is....

Mixed Up but MIND-BLOWING MONDAY!

....Ummmm.. I don't know how to spell what we do with our new phrase for 5B!  Well, you know what to do!  I tried to figure out how to spell that word, but nothing made sense to write down!

Point being...  Keeping up the Cadet Pride! So So Proud!!

Great job today with the music practice.  I know that was long and draining.  You sounded super though!  I can't wait to hear the rest of the solo groups, too!

Homework:  STEP 4 - for Sure!
Book Club Reading - LAST ONE, make it one you, your group and I am proud of for finishing the pages, discussing and having some "coffee."

Blog Proof!  Think of some more fun ideas to add to our "secret talent show act".  Write them down, and we'll share them with the class tomorrow.  The more about our class or about what life is like in 5th grade the better!  Speaking of what life is like.... excuse me while I go take a BATHROOM BREAK!!!!!!!!!

Crazy, Amazing, Fabulous, Super-de-Duper Week!

Hey there, Chicky Babies..
Do you REALIZE how amazing of a week we had as a CLASS last week?!!!  And we weren't even trying to get Fun Passes!  What?  This shows so much about who 5B really is, how much of a TEAM we can be, and how our 5B Family looks out for each other!

I am one......

This week will fly by SO quickly!  We only have 1 full week left before Christmas break.  YES, we still have school on Monday and Tuesday (Dec. 21 and 22), but that will be like a blink, too!  Goodness me, we have A LOT to do in the next 7 DAYS!  On top of how busy we will be, we also have no reading class on Monday afternoon.  With your music concert only ONE WEEK AWAY, Mr. Bieber is having a 5th-6th grade practice Monday afternoon from 12:45 - 2:25!  Yep!  You got it!  The more focused you are, singing your hearts out, the better for everyone!  We won't have recess BEFORE the music practice.  We will do it AFTERwards.  Okey, dokey, artichokey?

Homework Reminders...

Um..well, for sure you know you have a MAJOR

from your

STEP 4 of the Research Toy Analyst job is due Monday, Dec. 14 for Wonderful Wackos and Dream Team.  We talked about ALL SORTS OF OPTIONS to complete this if you weren't done in class on Friday.  

**Work at recess for overtime

**Work during reading time

**Work over the weekend on Google Slides

**Work Monday morning at school BEFORE 8:10 a.m.

This will definitely show me WHO is ready for real world and who needs some "retraining"!  So, let's be sure to let the Boss Lady see 100% effort on the job!

Ok.. as blog proof, simply tell me WHICH of these Christmas treats you would have liked to nibble on as I made them this weekend! (if you had showed up... I was ready...showered JUST IN CASE one of you DID show up at my door!)

1) Scotcharoos

2) Peanut butter cookie with chocolate kisses

3) Sugar cookies - some frosted, some not

4) Caramel, Snickers chocolate chip cookies

5) Plain Oreos dipped in white 

6) Mint Oreos dipped in chocolate

7) Chex Mix

**I think I gained about 5 pounds taste-testing... Oops!

Oh.... and

I am going to make a TON of Cadet Cash on Monday morning from people who need their iPads, pencil cases, planners, social studies books, notebooks, folders, etc.  Boy, oh, BOY!  Santa Sorenson is watching if you are picking up after yourselves!  Maybe she will skip your area the next time she drops something off!  :-o

4 Days in a Row.... 5B is Still Going Strong!

Short and Sweet..Can't Be Beat!  The blog is WAY short tonight!  Thanks for another super-dee-duper day!

A big shout-out to the band students!  Good luck tonight!  See you there!  Your 5B Mama is so proud of all of your extra effort, missed recesses and hard work!  So impressed!




Homework and Reminders.....
Coffee Talk Homework:  Legend of Skull Cliff, Biggest Klutz and Cornelia groups
Can bring a small, dry snack for writing tomorrow - optional, of course!
Ask if family is interested in supervising the Big Blast Tuesday, Dec. 22nd from 10:30 - 11:15

Blog Proof.... As you come in, you'll whisper to me, "Did Santa Sorenson come again?"  I'll give you the ok to go check your stocking to see the answer to your question!

Big, BIG, BIG, BIG pat on the back for a majorly amazing 4 days!  Let's make it a WHOLE 5 DAYS to show what 5B is made of!  Yee-haw, Babies!!

Wow Wednesday!

3 in a ROW, Baby!! And what a GREAT way to celebrate both our 76 Fun Passes and enjoy a super job of being "on a roll" with Cadet Pride!  Check out the fun pics from today's indoor snowball fight!

Only ONE little injury, but she ended up fine!  I think this will have to be repeated game for us for indoor recess sometime in the future!  It was fun "pelting my students" with snowballs and NOT get in trouble for it!  Even the principal got to see you guys in action! 

Big reminders for Thursday!

Homework:  Social Studies sheet, Reading for Coffee Talks, any UNDONE math homework:(

Tomorrow is a pretty normal! I'd like to start the day with with some Hostage!  We've taken a few days off, so it's time to find out more about that robbery that happened next door to Kaci's house.  As you come in Thursday, get ready for switches, and be ready for attendance RIGHT away!  I'd like to start reading by 8:25!   If we can do this, the whole class can go to lunch early! So, that means you'll need to REALLY help each other get on task IMMEDIATELY!  

Blog proof...  Ask Kairi if she has a new sister yet! ???   Kairi, your blog proof is to come tell ME the answer to that question!

Don't forget to get your SNOWBALL on your NAME right away!  Too many forgetful Freds in here lately!

1 Marvelous Day + 1 Great Day =

I've been bragging last night and tonight after school to people how "on top of things" 5B is! So, so proud of EVERYONE!  Each of of you has impacted our amazing 2 days in a row!  I'm am honestly SO SO impressed with great attitudes, effort and all around Cadet Pride!  Oh, and we're all HEALTHY and back!  Yeh!!  

Can we make 3 in a row?  The doughnuts as your little "thank you" didn't seem to sugar you up too much!  Let's see what tomorrow brings!  I'm confident that it's more WONDERFUL things for a Wednesday!  

Fun Pass Celebration!  Ok, it was a pretty close vote between hot cocoa/popcorn chill time and the indoor active games like soft snowballs/wrestling room class games.  Hmmm..  So, I'm thinking we'll need to now vote on WHEN!  

If you want it Wednesday (tomorrow), we'll do the wrestling room - snowball, tag, games, etc.  

If you want it Friday afternoon, we'll do the hot cocoa/chill time.

So, please get your votes in ASAP! Click on this TodaysMeet!  Choose Wednesday or Friday for your vote.  I'll be prepared for either one, so just pick based on WHEN you want it:)  

We also have guidance tomorrow! That's just an FYI!

Ok, now for reminders...

1) MATH HOMEWORK - you've had an entire week to complete.  It MUST BE signed by parents.  This will result in a Cadet dollar fine AND a Minor if not done.  

2)  Step 3 of Research Analyst packet (not Fantastic 5)

3)  Stocking!  (Santa Sorenson stopped by.... check your stocking as you come in Wed. a.m.)

4)  COFFEE TALKS - be reading, filling out Think Pages and bring in those coffee mugs!

Blog Proof!  I'll know you checked this blog post if you are come in, get ready for switching and sit like a 5B Angel (ding...ahhh).  Have your hands above your head like a halo and smile sweetly and innocently!  Your voice should not be used:)  

Magnificent, Marvelous, and a-Mazing Monday!

I can't think of a better day, 5B!  Many of you thought the same things about how well our transitions, ST Math time and especially reading and the end of the day transitions!  Woo-HOO!  I'd say our Monday deserves one mighty....

I'd say this can be our BLOG PROOF!  

When I say, "What kind of day was Monday?"  

You need to yell, "A HOOT and HOLLER day!"

I also wanted to share the pictures from last Friday's NED Show!  It was a blast, and I feel bad that some of you missed it!  What a fun performer!

I'm guessing SOME of you are wondering about our Fun Passes, too!  Well...  I decided to take a picture of the total from today....  I'm wondering if anyone remembers how many we needed????  Well, here's the picture!  Did we make it to 70?  Or are we going with 75?  

Reminders....

1) Stocking from home (only if you wish... but a plain old sock will work fine!)

2) Math Homework - due Wednesday, but I'll pay Cadet Cash for early work!

3) Book Club Reading for Coffee Talks - be sure you're reading at home!

4)  Come in with the SAME AMAZING CADET PRIDE, ATTITUDE and EFFORT!  I'd say NED is in the air (wait, I think that's true because he is literally hanging from our ceiling!)

Another 5 FULL Days?? Can we handle it?

Although last week was a full 5-day week, there were a lot of extra activities that threw off our routines. Bob the Builder has the same idea as NED!  Never Give Up! (Yes, we can!) Encourage Others! (Yes, we can!) Do Your Best! (Yes, we can!)  These guys must be best buddies with such great attitudes!  

This week should be MUCH more routine for us.  There will be new class jobs and new spots to move to.  So, we'll start the week off with fresh new jobs, seats and outlooks on LIFE!  Right-o?!

Some reminders...

1)  IF you forgot book orders, I waited to order. So PLEASE bring them in on Monday so I can get them sent in!

2)  Social Studies homework for some! Be sure you're showing Cadet Pride with responsibility.

3)  Bring in a Christmas stocking from home!  It can be a regular old sock (as long as it's clean!).  I think Santa Sorenson is checking her list of good boys and girls!  Santa Sorenson sometimes drops off little stocking stuffers BEFORE the real Santa comes just to spread the spirit of giving to others!

4)  Step 2 in Research Analyst packet - The Venn Diagram should be done for Dream Team and Wonderful Wackos!  Fantastic 5, you have Monday to work. 

Blog proof!  Check on the side of the blog where the Christmas activities are on the Christmas Countdown.  Write down the days, hours, minutes and seconds it was when you checked the blog!  Show it to me when you come in on Monday morning.  Then get ready for moving to a new home AFTER our attendance and pledge are done.  

We also need to see how many Fun Passes were left in the bucket on Friday afternoon!  I keep forgetting to count!  

Oh, and Wonderful Wackos, you get to meet up with New York 5B on Monday!  Matt and his class have been VERY busy (like us) but are free ONLY this Monday!  Let's get ready to connect with our New York buds again!

2 Hour Delay.... a WHOLE LOT DONE!

Even with 2 hours less of school, 5B and the other 5th graders worked their TAILS off today!  Great job.  I saw some WONDERFUL examples of self-control today.  That's fabulous to see Cadet Pride from my 5B Babies (mama, mama)!

I'll keep it short tonight.  But remember tomorrow is a goofy schedule again due to the special visitors we have presenting

Mrs. McCabe worked hard to get them to visit OUR school, so let's be sure to show these visitors an AMAZING first impression of Crestwood Elementary and 5B!  The video link below is to watch for teachers, but I thought it would be a good introduction to The NED Show.  I'd like some BLOG Proof from the video.  NED stands for 3 different phrases.  On a piece of paper, write down....

N stands for ______________

E stands for ______________

D stands for ______________

After watching the video link below, you'll know the answers.  Write those in the blanks on your page.  Hand it to me as you come in Friday morning!  I'll also have small activity for you to work on when you come in.  Grab your scissors!  You'll need them!  

Click here for a preview to The NED Show!

And tomorrow is FRIDAY!!

Apples, Toys and Kahoots!

Yep, that kind of sums up our day today!  We forgot to count our Fun Passes today again!  Oops! What is your guess?  Your blog proof will be to post your prediction of how many we got today.  It was a pretty good day.  We got some put in and only a few taken out!  Click on this TodaysMeet Link Here!


Quick Reminders...
My Life in Dog Years - Coffee Talk tomorrow!  Bring books, think pages and be ready to chat about ALL of the chapters (Cookie, Snowball and Ike).

Book Club Orders - due Friday!

Classroom Contest - collect Milk Moola, Box Tops or Labels for Education!  Let's see what you have at home!

Here are some pics of the our delicious apples from Sawyer!  Thanks so much, man!  Hearing about the apple orchard was awesome!  You obviously learned A LOT! We missed you....and our tummies enjoyed having you back, too!

Whole Body Listening! We're Working On It!

5B,

I saw some great Whole Body Listening today after our discussion.  Some people have it completely figured out!  Others do some of the time but need reminders.  We'll get it down!  I believe in 5B, no matter what anyone else would say!  Families stick together, right?!  I know Mr. Anderlik and Mrs. Grimm will be stopping in to see if 5B (and other 5th graders) are able to be independent and on-task.  Be sure they see what 5B is TRULY made of when they T.H.I.N.K. and W.A.I.T!

By the looks of the Pic Collage I made of today's Research Analyst Project time, I think 5th graders enjoyed their "job!" Be ready to get your first job assignment in writing class!  Play time will continue (kind of) on Wednesday!

REMINDERS for WEDNESDAY!
1)  BAND PEOPLE!  Being responsible and remembering your instrument is a part of Cadet Pride.  Forgetting your instrument or not going to band will be considered a minor.  So, T.H.I.N.K. about what you need to do, ok?!

2)  Three Days Coffee Talk tomorrow!  Your "ticket" into the Coffee Talk is that you've read the amount of pages assigned, you have 1 (or more) filled up Think Pages and you're ready to chat!  I CAN NOT WAIT!!  It's SUCH a good spot in the book to talk about!!!!!

3)  Any November Book-Its - Please bring in....signed!  I'll have December calendars for Wednesday!

4)  Book Club Orders... Due Friday! Online or send to school!

5)  MOST IMPORTANTLY....   Sawyer is BACK from Virginia!  I'll KNOW you checked the blog if you write a quick and friendly "Welcome Back" note for Sawyer!  Show it to me as you walk in, and then put it at his spot for him to see/read!  Sawyer, though...  YOUR PROOF will be to come give me a BIG, EMOTIONAL HUG that shows how much you missed 5B (and me...heheheheee!)