Thursday, October 30, 2008

WORLD SERIES

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THE PHILADELPHIA PHIILIES ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS! After a game 5 rain delay, the Phillies quickly won the series 3 - 1 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Our class wanted the Tampa Rays, but Miss Mitchell's team, the Phillies, prevailed. (Miss Mitchell's vote was only a city she had been to)
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STATES OF MATTER UNIT

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Our States of Matter test was great! It was really hard, but a few students received 100%
Those receiving 100% were:

Madeleine
Lauren
Katie
Addie

Those receiving an A (93-99%) were:

Brandon
Wyatt
Keli
Linzey
Brook
Ryan
Liz
Hunter
Caitlin
Elizabeth
Ryan

Clara received an A- on her test!

When our units were returned, we did a fabulous job!

Addie received the highest score on the unit---109%
(We receive bonus points if units and letters are signed by our parents, and if it is turned in on time and is complete!)
Anything 100% and over is an A+!

Other fabulous A+'s were:
Lauren & Keli 108 %
Elizabeth 107%
Madeleine, Wyatt, Hunter, & Ryan W. 106%
Linzey 104%
Emily & Tyler 102%
Caitlin 100%

Receiving A's were:
Eli & Clara 99%
Brandon, Gavin, & Liz 98%
Kaden, Brook, & Luke 96%
Greg 94%
Katie 93%

An A- went to Kalani with 91%

Keep up the great job!!!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

TIME TO VOTE!

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Yes, your vote does count! You can vote on our class blog! There are 4 polls to vote on. You will be able to vote until 8:00 p.m.(Mountain Standard Time) when all polls must legally close! Make your vote count!!!

HIGHLIGHT OF RED RIBBON WEEK!

The highlight of Red Ribbon Week was seeing the inflation of the Bank of American Fork pig balloon at our school! It was so fun to see how it all happens! Our eagle actually went for a ride in the balloon!
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Hopefully, no drivers were distracted by a flying pink pig!

Friday, October 24, 2008

OCTOBER 26 IS THE BIG DAY!

Sunday, October 26, Ryan W will turn 10! Ryan was born in England!Ryan has 1 brother and 1 sister. Pizza is his favorite food. Reading and playing sports are his favorite hobbies---especially football! Ryan played this year on the Lone Peak little league football team. Ryan has traveled to Italy, England, and Ireland.
Lucky, Ryan! Hopefully, he will always remember that his birthday is the same day as his 5th grade teacher!
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WYATT IS 11 TOMORROW!

On Saturday, October 25, Wyatt will be 11 years old! Wyatt just moved here this year from California. He has 1 sister and 1 brother. Pizza is his favorite food. He loves to play all sports, but his favorite sport is baseball! The LA Angels is his favorite team! Wyatt also enjoys visiting Las Vegas!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

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Thursday, October 23, 2008

HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN!

There is one week left before Halloween! This is a HUGE day for the kids! First, all 5th graders will come to school dressed in their U.S. History Wax Museum costume. The Wax Museum will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Students will then give an oral presentation to the class about their person. If they haven't previously turned in their written report, they will also turn that in. Our Halloween party will be from 2:20 - 3:20 p.m. Wendy and Laurie, our FABULOUS room mothers, will contact parents for party assignments. We watch the school parade. If a student wants to wear their Halloween costume, they can change into it at the 2:00 recess. Because this is an "end of month activity", students will still need to meet the requirements. So far, 13 students have qualified. Most just need a couple of SRAs, and 1 or 2 book reports.
We will also have a "Pumpkin Decorating Contest". This is OPTIONAL! Students who would like to participate, will bring a decorated character pumpkin to school that morning. It CANNOT be carved! Each student who participates will receive a "little something" for their efforts.
After the party, the kids go home, go "Trick - Or - Treating", and get to stay home for two more days!

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STATES OF MATTER UNIT

Our "States of Matter" unit is due Thursday, October 30. Our test is Wednesday, October 29. (Opening night for Utah Jazz) Our Early U.S. Explorers unit is due Thursday, November 6. The test is Wednesday, November 5.
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SOLID (Ice cubes)

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LIQUID

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GAS

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

CRAZY HAIR DAY!

As part of our annual "Red Ribbon Week" (against drugs), we have a "Crazy Hair Day!" Many students and their mothers are EXTREMELY creative! Here are our "Crazy Hair" kids:
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Sarah and Caitlin

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Elizabeth (Can her hair get any higher?)

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Addie (Look closely, it's John Lennon in her hair.)

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Sydney and Clara Photobucket

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Ryan, Ben, and Ryan

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Greg (Check out the crayons!)

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

OUR FAVORITE HALLOWEEN CHARACTER

Our favorite Halloween character is a witch! Ghosts, Dracula, and Frankenstein were close behind! Be sure to watch for next week's blog. This will allow you to vote in a "sort of" election until the end of election day!
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

BRANDON IS 11 !!!

On Sunday, October 19, Brandon will be 11 years old! Brandon has 4 brothers and 1 sister. He likes Pokemon cards, football, Halloween, and playing with cousins. Brandon likes to travel to Colorado, Goblin Valley, and Lego Land. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRANDON!!!

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Monday, October 13, 2008

SHIPWRECK! AAAAHHH!!!

We learned a fun new game in P.E. It's called "Shipwreck." There are four sides to the ship; bow, stern, port, and starboard. When the part of the ship is called out, we all run to it. The last two students to get there are out.
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When "Captain's Coming" is called, we stand at attention, and salute with our right hand.
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"Hit the Deck" means we hurry and lay flat on our stomachs.
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"Man Overboard" means you have to link arms with one other person.
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The best one is "Row the Boat!" For tis one, you have to run and sit on the center line. The person at the "front" of the boat says, "ready, begin." Then the students in the boat start rowing, while they sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat!" The last two students to do all of the actions on each call are out. A new game begins when there is one person left.
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Friday, October 10, 2008

BIG SISTERS!

CONGRATULATIONS TO SARAH AND KATIE, WHO ARE NEW "BIG SISTERS" AGAIN! SARAH HAS A NEW BABY SISTER, LEAH, WHO WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 25. AS A FUN COINCIDENCE, LEAH WAS BORN ON HER FATHER'S BIRTHDAY! KATIE BECAME BIG SISTER AGAIN ON OCTOBER 8. HER NEW BABY SISTER'S NAME IS COURTNEY! CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH BIG SISTERS!!!
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

THE MAKING OF A BULLETIN BOARD, PART 1

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We made our very first bulletin board. Each row was assigned to make a section of it. The final pictures are our completed HALLOWEEN BULLETIN BOARD!