WORLD SERIES 2011

THE

ST. LOUIS

DEFEATED THE
TEXAS

4 GAMES TO 3.

Our poll had the

Texas Rangers . . . 54%

St. Louis Cardinals . . . 45%

OUR FAVORITE MONSTERS!

 We have been doing a lot of Halloween creative writing.

We wrote stories about a monster, and described it.

 Special thanks to my friend, Natalie, who created the booklet.

 

http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com

 

ONE YEAR OLDER AND WISER, TOO!

I am the last of the birthdays in our class for October!
Bringing the total for October birthdays . . . 7!

On October 26, Miss Mitchell turned one year older!

Celebrating with me are:

my niece-in-law, Lori (left...25 on October 10)

my niece, Heidi...best birthday present I ever got!  (right...24 on October 25)

 Who's jealous of my 55 inch Disney Christmas stocking???

. . . or my history of BYU football book?

RISE & SHOUT!

Yay for birthdays!

LOOK WHO I FOUND!

Donny was sitting about 5 rows behind me at the BYU game!

He should come more often . . . 

BYU won

56-3

RISE & SHOUT!

hApPy BiRtHdAy, eRiN!

On October 24, Erin turned 11 years old!

Erin has 1 brother and 3 sisters...and she is the youngest in the family!

Some of her favorites are:

Colors:  yellow & pink

Food:  steak

Hobby:  cheer

Vacations:  camping, Lake Powell, & California

Erin's older sisters, Nicole & Alyssa were also in Miss Mitchell's class!

Erin was the highest student in our "States of Matter" unit!

hApPy BiRtHdAy, ErIn!

FLY LIKE AN EAGLE . . . FUN RUN 2011

LAUREN'S BIG DAY!

On October 21, Lauren turned 11 years old!

Lauren has 1 brother and 1 sister, and is the youngest in her family.

Favorite colors are orange and light blue;

favorite food is corn;

and her favorite hobby is walking dogs.

She also likes to play dodge ball and basketball.

Her favorite vacation is Disneyland, and she also enjoyed a trip

to Las Vegas this summer.

hApPy BiRtHdAy, LaUrEn!

JAKOB IS 11!

On October 17, Jakob turned 11 years old.

Jakob has 1 brother and 3 sisters.  He is the middle child in his family.  

Favorite colors are blue and white.

His favorite food is meat loaf and potatoes, and his favorite hobby is fixing cars with his dad.

Jakob's favorite vacation is to Disneyland.

He also plays on the Lone Peak football team.

HaPpY bIrThDaY, jAkOb!

 

WE FINISHED OUR NORTH AMERICA GEOGRAPHY UNIT!

CONGRATULATIONS to our top test scores:

Brice  100%

Aspen  99%

Erin  98%

Maddie, Vienna, Casey, and Jessica  96%

Jane & Bo  94%

Sage  93%

Jackson  92%

CONGRATS also to our top unit scores:
Vienna  109%
Casey & Erin  108%
Jane  107%
Sage & Chandler  106%
Payton  105%
Brice  102%
Lydia  101%
Bo  100%
Aspen  99%
Deisy & Jessica  98%
Jackson  96%
Grace  92%
Lauren  91%

hApPy BiRtHdAy, CaSeY!

On October 11, Casey turned 11 years old!

Casey is the youngest in his family,

with 3 older brothers, and 4 older sisters.

His oldest sister is our very own "Miss O!"

Casey's favorite colors are black and gold.

His favorite food is sweet rice and his favorite hobby is reading.

Casey also loves to go the the splash pad at the new park.

Older sister, Crystal, was a student in Miss Mitchell's class!

Kindness and being and friend to all are Casey's great qualities!

HaPpY bIrThDaY, cAsEy!

WE FINISHED OUR FIRST UNIT!

We have finished our first unit . . .

States of Matter

 

 CONGRATULATIONS

to our top test scores:

 Jessica & Erin     99%

Aspen     98%

Brice     97%

Sage     96%

Bo     94%

Payton     93%

Jackson & Donny    92%

Jane, Chandler, & Casey     90%

CONGRATS also to our top unit scores:

Erin & Jessica     109%

Brice & Payton     108%

Sage, Jane, & Aspen     107%

Casey     106%

Vienna     105%

Deisy & Jackson    103%

Sadie     102%

Jakob & Bo     100%

Lydia     95%

Chandler & Lauren     94%

Abby     93%

Ari     92%

Dyson     91%

Tyler     90%

BRICE TURNS 10!

On October 7,

Brice turned 10 years old!

Brice has 3 brothers and 2 sisters, and is

the 5th child in the family.

Brice's favorite color is blue, his favorite food is

fried chicken, and his favorite hobby is reading.

Brice also likes to play the harmonica and soccer.

Favorite place is North Carolina.

Brice is able to have his cousin, Payton, as a

classmate this year.

Brice loves to come in early every morning and

put down all the chairs and help in any way he can.

haPpY bIrThDaY, bRiCe!

PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST

We are having a "Pumpkin Decorating Contest" as part

of our Halloween party.

Pumpkins can be decorated any way...but not 

CARVED.

Students are to bring the pumpkin to school

on Halloween.  

This is OPTIONAL.

VIENNA TURNS 11!

On October 4, Vienna turned 11.

She is the oldest in the family, with 3 younger brothers.

Some of Vienna's favorites are:

Colors:  purple & green

Treat:  brownies

Hobby:  dance

Vacations:  New York & Oregon

She also plays on the Eagles softball team.

Vienna is also a "grandstudent!"

Her father was also a student of Miss Mitchell's!

hApPy BiRtHdAy, ViEnNa!

  

THE MAKING OF A BULLETIN BOARD

Each table was assigned a part of our

Halloween Bulletin Board.

We had to work together a a group, designing each section of the board.

 Here is our finished product!

 Pretty cool, huh?!

BURGESS PARK

In order to qualify for an "End of Month Activity," each student must:

1. Have completed 25 stickers on the monthly sticker

2.  Complete 2 book reports

3.  Complete 5 SRA reading skills cards.

Our first  "End of Month Activity" was held on

September 30, at Burgess Park.

The entire 5th grade walked over there.

(Thanks, Mrs. Gillett, for walking with the kids!)

First, we had a bubble gum blowing contest.

The first to blow a bubble; biggest; and longest held

in each class competed in the finals.

Our finalists were Brice, Payton, and Ari.

We played volleyball with a GINORMOUS ball!

We played "Ultimate Frisbee" 
and
"Gator Ball" 

We also played with the parachute

and played "Shambattle"

CONGRATS TO OUR TOP 5 QUALIFYERS:
1.  CHANDLER
2.  DEISY
3.  SAGE
4.  JESSICA
5.  JACKSON

OUR FAVORITE CLEAR CREEK ACTIVITY WAS . . .

SKITS

with 40% of the votes.

IN 2ND PLACE WAS . . . 

S'MORES
with 20% of the votes.

IN 3RD PLACE, WE HAD A 5 WAY TIE . . .

HATS

MOHAWK WALK

 SOCCER

and

WILD WOOZY
(Didn't have a picture . . . these are teachers from
Alpine School District getting licensed for the ropes course)

6% of the votes.

mAdDiE tUrNs 11!

On September 30, 

Maddie turned 11 years old!

Maddie has 1 brother and 1 sister,

and is the middle child in the family.

Black and blue are her favorite colors.

Crab is her favorite food and P.E. is her favorite hobby.

Maddie also plays the piano.

Favorite vacations have been to Bear Lake and Lake Powell.

Maddie is a "grandstudent" of Miss Mitchell's!

That means her mother was a student of Miss Mitchell's!

hApPy BiRtHdAy, MaDdIe!

(It was not only Maddie's birthday, but Crazy Hair Day and the End of Month activity, too!)

RED RIBBON WEEK

Red Ribbon Week
began with the
Bank of American Fork
"balloon launch"

"PAJAMA DAY"

 

"CRAZY SOCKS DAY"

We went to an assembly
featuring a man who was the most amazing
JuMp RoPeR!

We then got to go spend some time learning from him.

"cRaZy HaIr DaY"
We had "Crazy Hair Day on Friday, the same day as our
September "End of Month Activity"

Erin and Bo

Sadie, Vienna, Deisy, and Erin

Mason, Lydia, Abby

Grace and Mason

Ben, Casey, and Tyler

Maddie, Jessica, and Lauren

Chandler, Ari, and Maddie

Jakob, Dyson, Jackson, Payton, and Chandler

Brice, Gabby, Aspen, and Sage

 Our class winner was . . .

Bo

Her hair was a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs...with a fork!