Short Post Tonight...

Another day of super Cadet Pride!  I think you guys are starting to save up your Cadet Cash for a trip to a the Cadet Store!  I'd love to continue and complete this week with the same fabulous behaviors! A real challenge will be tomorrow when we have a goofy schedule, a special event and some silly dancing and exercise time! Can 5B handle all of that goofiness and craziness?  It's your chance to say... "In Yo' Face, Mrs. Sorenson!" if you can:)

I loved hearing all of your passions today for Cadet Time.  I'm sorry the laptops were not cooperating with us.  You dealt with it pretty well though!  Pat yourself on the back for that!

Here are the Wordles that both 5B and 5D created in literacy today!

I'll know you checked the blog if you come in the classroom, find a comfy spot to Read to Self, and just start in for me.  I'll come around and tell you to stop when it's time.  We missed Read to Self today, so you can start off tomorrow building your stamina!

Miss ya'll!

~Mrs. Sorenson

WOW Wednesday for 5B!

5B,
You know how impressed I was with you today.  Other than a few chatter bugs here and there, we really have this top notch class thing figured out!

I realize every day we get to make many choices on how we deal with something.  We could be strong and remember what the "angel" side of us could do or be weak and not T.H.I.N.K. and get pulled into some poor choices.  I'm so proud of each of you for going through that battle each day and trying to be the best 5B student you can be!  LOVE your Cadet Pride!  So, so happy to be a part of the 5B Family!!!!


Share with your families about us starting our Cadet Time today and how it will be a time for you to become a stronger student using your PASSIONS....  I'm including the 2 videos I shared in class today.  It would be great to share them with your parents!  See what they think:)  Tomorrow we will continuing looking for our passions and begin thinking how we could use them to better ourselves!
For Kid President:  Click Here
For Creativity Takes Time:  Click Here

In writing, we didn't get as far as I had hoped on our KidBlogs, but please feel free to explore it from home.  (Remember what your password was???)  If not, go onto your Google Drive from home and look it up from there:)  Share with your family about our hope to share out with the world!  You can change your profile picture, even try posting a blog if you feel like it!  We'll continue tomorrow, too!

At the end of a long day, I feel like I need something to make me laugh!  Remember the quote on our wall.... "A Day Without Laughter is a Day Wasted."  

I'll know you checked the blog if....

You watch this video link to see if it makes you smile, giggle, chuckle, laugh or even just feel good! Click below and in the morning, tell me the response YOU had to watching the video.  It definitely changed my mood:)  Have a super night!  Remember band trying out tomorrow and P.E.!

Click Here for the Video

5B is FABULOUS! (Fabulous! with pizzazz)!

5B,
I sure hope you go home to your families and brag about how amazing our class is!  I know bragging is not the best example of Cadet Pride, but hey, when you Got It, Flaunt It, Baby!

Great job for those who checked the blog!  I love seeing you taking the extra effort to show you think about school even AFTER you walk out of the doors:)  Keep that up and encourage your friends to do so too if they aren't checking, ok?!

Also, awesome job making Mrs. Branum pay up for her Ice Bucket Challenge/Self Portrait Unicorn Drawing Dare!  She'll donate $20 in honor of 5B!  Way to show you care!

I'll keep it kind of short tonight, but I wanted to remind you and families of some of the events coming up this week and the next weeks, too!

THIS WEEK:
* Students will be testing out instruments for band!
*This Friday - Wear you Cadet Nation Shirts (or BLUE)!
*This Friday - Fun with Fitness Day!  Dance and Bouncy Houses!

COMING UP:
*Next Week:  Picture Day!
*Next Friday, Sept. 12 - Field Trip to Borlaug Learning Center
*Next, Next Friday, Sept. 19 - Field Trip to Borlaug Farm

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY, eh?!!!


In addition to the field trips to celebrate Norman Borlaug's contributions to the world, during the Harvest Fest there will be opportunities to help package meals for people who don't have enough food!  Here's the link to check it out and volunteer to help package meals!  Get the whole family helping!  Thinking of others is the best way to find out what kind of person you are!

Click Here to Check Out the Sign UP

I'll know you checked the blog if you come in right away and ask me, "Can you tell me more about these field trips, please?"  Don't forget the please!  I'll hand you a paper that explains both of them to you!  Then just have a seat while we're getting ready for attendance!  

Have a fantastic night!  WONDERFUL Wednesday is upon us!  No more Wild or Wacky ones like last week, right?!  

Awesome Long Weekend! But CRAZY weather, huh?!

Hey, My Darling 5B Angels (ding...ahhhh)!

I hope you all had a super extra day for a vacation!  Mine was good, but boy, oh boy, I was quite busy and am feeling a wee bit tired right now!  I'm going to have to get my family to bed VERY early tonight so I don't come grumpy and tired to school on Tuesday!  No one needs Mr. or Miss Grumpy Pants being all moody tomorrow, do they?!  No fun for 5B:(

So, if you are feeling tired from all of your busy weekend plans, PLEASE do your 5B Family a favor and get some sleep tonight, ok?!  Pretty please, with sugar on top?  Or a candy bar?  Or Cheetos?  Or Steak? Whatever works for you:) Just Please???

This week will be short, but we'll jump right back into all of the fantastic Cadet Pride behaviors you've been working on.  We'll also start Cadet Time in the morning.  This is a special time for you to focus on specific skills just for you that make you a stronger student!  I'm excited to start this tomorrow!

Also, this Friday is the FIRST FRIDAY of the the MONTH, so that means it is CADET NATION T-SHIRT DAY!  If you've been in our district before, you should have one of these.  It was given to EVERY student last fall.  So, I'm giving you a big heads up to start digging for it now if you can't think of where it is! OK?

Now, if you are NEW to our building and do NOT have a Cadet Nation T-shirt, please let me know, and we'll get you your very own that fits you!  We just need to see what size you'll need. 

Also, there's something special planned for Friday.  I'll know you checked the blog over the weekend, if you whisper to me, "So what's the big surprise on Friday?"  I'll be sure to tell the whole class when we finish with the pledge:)

Have a super rest of your Labor Day.  I've switched the class jobs around, so some of you will have a break, while others are helping us out for this week and next.  I'm excited to hear about the camping trips, barbeques, birthday parties, visits with cousins, drawing, moving, gaming and other special activities everyone had planned.

Take care ya'll,
~Mrs. Sorenson

Wonderful but Wild Wednesday:)

Actually, 5B, you had a great day!  It was just our last 10 minutes that seemed to be a bit too wild and wacky! No worries though... I'm so glad you are a part of 5B and are already showing such great improvement and quick to remember the T.H.I.N.K. and how to show respect!

Tonight will be a super short blog post!  I'm really impressed with how many of you have been checking the blog each night/morning!  Way to go!!  Love the effort and responsibility!

Today's proof to show that you checked the blog is this...

Finish this poem for me and share the your part quietly to me in the morning!... (And poems do NOT have to rhyme, but I'm hoping you will make this one but whatever works for you!)

It's so great to have a class that is so sweet!
Mrs. Sorenson's should give them each a yummy ____________.

Fill in that blank and tell me in the morning what word you chose to put in the blank!

Again, great listening and role models for respect today, 5B!




Miss you!
~Mrs. Sorenson

It Was a...

Wow!  Not too tired to show AMAZING Respect and the ability to T.H.I.N.K. what you are doing or saying!  Sooooo amazing:)  Loving the energy and personalities from my 5B Angels (ding...ahhh)!

I bet tomorrow will be something super as well!  That will be your proof for checking the blog.  I know you checked the blog if you come up with a phrase for what kind of Wednesday we will have!  Today was a "Totally Tubular Tuesday"!  We had an "On the Move Monday"!  So what will tomorrow bring?!  Just come whisper it in my ear in the morning, ok?

Here are some pictures of the great THINKING and STRATEGIES we worked on in reading today!

Cam tried using a mirror,
but that didn't work. 

Others tried using laptops, inverting
the colors, and taking pictures.

Others worked together to see it
from a different angle or distance!
That seemed to help.

Some from 5D's class even tried
EATING it!  Um... it didn't help:(

In the end... only a few students were able to read the two sentences that were on the page.  I LOVED seeing how students kept trying.  But we're NOT giving up on it. We'll try again.... because..... Reading is THINKING...Grrrr... with STRATEGY!

After amazing work time, patience during the frustration we're having with technology not cooperating with us, and fabulous respect we had all morning, we decided a little bubble blowing and fun was necessary!

I think we MADE these little Kessel Kids babies' day!  Their
smiles and giggles from the bubbles were priceless!

Have a great night!  See you all in the morning!  Don't forget to prove how you checked the blog, ok?!

"On the Move" Monday!

Wow, we sure did get going today, didn't we 5B?!  It was busy, busy, busy!

I loved getting to know more about our 5B Family with our Guess Who Pages!  Snake tamers, wanting to learn about farms, loving chicken and rice, wanting to be teachers and so many more fun details I'm learning!  You guys are so awesome!

Having fun playing "Big Booty"!  Lots of laughs!

More excitement and creative thinking with Draw a Stick Man
from the 5B Blog!

Show Stick Man to your family!  Don't tell them what's going to
happen though...let them experience the same fun as you:)

Finding what inspires us in for our writing notebooks.  If you
want to see that video again of that talented college student, it's on the blog:)

Our day just flew by!  Wow.  The saying is true....Time Does Fly When You're Having FUN!!

Tomorrow will continue to be a test of how tired we are, how we T.H.I.N.K. and show RESPECT with our actions!  Let's see how amazing 5B can be:)

I'll know you checked the blog tonight if you come in Tuesday morning and tell Firefish (our class pet) "Good Morning,". Then come tell me what his response is.  (Obviously, he's a fish, and he can't talk, so you need to make up what he said:)  Have fun with it!

Have a great night, everyone!

Are You Ready for a FULL Week of 5th Grade?

Hey, 5B Angels (ding...ahhhh)!

Well, we made it through 2 days of school, then a nice little weekend break.  This week will be the real test!  Can you survive a full week with me?  Muuahahaaaa...We shall see:)

My weekend went by quite quickly!  However, it was still nice to take a teeny break from getting back into the school routines.  I have to compliment my 5B Family for doing such a great job last week getting back into the swing of things!  LOVED your "Butts in the Air" conversations about what that REALLY IMPORTANT WORD.  Look at all these focused students!

Does everyone remember what that word was?  Say it out loud....  Now scroll WAY DOWN to see if you were right and remember it!  We'll keep that word in mind in every single action we do, every day, all year.

Yep, keep scrolling....

Keep going....

Almost there....  I know, it's SO much work....

Ok, I'd better let you enjoy the rest of your afternoon or evening.  I just have a couple reminders for you for this week:

1) Remind your parents about their "Million Words or Less" Homework.  Some of your parents are already done!  I got some emails:)

2)  If you're missing any items from the supply list, bring them as soon as you can.

3)  If your parent(s) have NOT created an Apple ID and Password for you, please have them do so following the note I sent home on Friday.  If they are having trouble, have them call the school at this number:  563.547.2300.  Ask for the Tech Department to help you go through the steps.

4) Get some rest!  It will feel like a long week since we've had such a nice summer break!

**I'll know you checked the blog this weekend if....you whisper in my ear, "So, is there a snack involved in me checking the blog this time?"

Fantastic First Day with 5B Angels (ding...ahhhh)

Wow,
Our first day just FLEW.... truly!  It was weird how quickly it was time to go home!  We had a fabulous first day.  I saw a lot of smiles, laughs, sparks of personalities and wonderful Cadet Pride!  I think our Top Winner for the Cadet Pride Kahoot game was Josh, right?  You'll have another chance tomorrow everyone!  No worries!

Not only was it nice to start to get to know our 5B classmates a bit.  We also mingled with our other 5th grade classmates in a fun little Kootie Catcher Get to Know You game.

I feel bad that I didn't take a class picture!  Our day went so quickly!  Tomorrow is already Friday, and I'm sure it will be over before we know it, and here comes the weekend

Here's a little test for you.  I'll know you checked the 5B Blog if you come up to me in the morning (right as you are coming in) and whisper to me your MIDDLE name!  

Have a great night!  I LOVED our first day!  See you soon!

Peace out,

Mrs. Sorenson

First Post for the 2014 5B Family!

Greetings, new 5B Family!

It's Wednesday afternoon, and I'm getting little butterflies in my stomach about our first day together!  Isn't that funny?  Even I get a little nervous as the TEACHER!  But most of my nerves are EXCITEMENT to see you again, find out more about you and start off a fun new year together!

This is the 5B Blog that you will become VERY familiar with! But I'll get into that later!

Have a fabulous last afternoon and evening of summer!  And if you are feeling depressed about summer ending, just remember that we only have 2 days this week!  That's not so bad, right?

Here's a picture of my son, Isaiah and husband, Jason (Mr. Sorenson who teaches 6th grade!) as we were having a picnic and fishing at Vernon Springs this afternoon!

 Good bye summer... sniff, sniff...

But hello to..