OUR FAVORITE AUTUMN ACTIVITY

Our favorite autumn activity is . . .

COLLEGE FOOTBALL!
It received 25% of the vote!

My former student, Clint Mower (in white), winning in the SUGAR BOWL!!!


Miss Mitchell and a favorite friend...Korden.


BYU beating the University of Utah in 2009.

Former student, Zeke Mendenhall, playing against Oklahoma in (Dallas) Cowboy Stadium...September 2009!


No prettier site than "Y" Mountain at sunset!


My former student, Joe Phillips, kicking a field goal in overtime to beat Pitt!


BYU beating Utah in overtime.


In 2nd place:
HALLOWEEN!

This witch missed her mark!


Witches making their brew (at Gardner Village)


Mrs. Walter as Cruella da Ville.


In 3rd place, with 17% of the vote:
AUTUMN LEAVES

These are some of my great nieces and nephews playing in the leaves.



Others receiving votes were:
"Witches at Gardner Village" . . . 10%
Hiking . . . 7%
Thanksgiving . . . 7%
Canning and bottling fruits and vegetables . . . 3%
Getting ready for winter . . . 3%
Soccer . . . 3%

OUR BLOG WON AN AWARD!

Teacher Salary Info

This is part of an email I received today! Pretty exciting! No award money, trophy, or prizes...but this cute little icon to post on our blog!

Dear Miss Mitchell,

A wonderful morning to you! Kathy here, and your teaching blog, Miss Mitchell's Fabulous Fifth Grade, was determined to be one of the best 5th grade blogs in your region!

As a winner, we honor you by presenting you with an awards badge. You can use this to signify just how special your blog is to your class!

The "West Region" is Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona.

SEPTEMBER "END-OF-MONTH" ACTIVITY

Each month we have an "End-of-Month" activity to celebrate! It is either a class or grade level activity. To qualify for each activity, a student must have 25 stickers, complete 2 book reports, and 5 SRA reading skills cards.
Our September "End-of-Month" activity was a morning spent at Burgess Park. We walked over and continued our kickball tournament and participated in several activities.


CONGRATS TO OUR FIRST 5 QUALIFIERS:
1. TATE
2. CAMDEN
3. JOSH
4. CEDRIC
5. SETH


We had a bubble gum blowing contest.

Mrs. Hogan, our wonderful aid, distributes the gum.










Our class representatives were: Mariah (first to have a bubble), Syd S. (held bubble longest), and Preston (biggest).

We played Shambattle with Ms. Washburn and Mr. Goff.






We played "Team Building" games with Miss Wayman.

Tate, Josh, and Garrett help Seth get through the hula hoop.


Can Zane get through?


Preston & Mariah


Tate & Seth.


Did Camden do the ropes correctly?


Isabel


Maren


We played volleyball with Miss Mitchell and a GINORMOUS ball!

WE FINISHED OUR FIRST UNIT!!!

We finished our "STATES OF MATTER" unit!
Congratulations to the following students who received top scores on their test:

99% . . . JOSH & JOHN
98% . . . CAMDEN
97% . . . MAREN & ALEXIS
95% . . . PAUL & JACOB
93% . . . SETH
91% . . . BRYANT

Congrats, also, to the top unit scores:
108% . . . ALEXIS
107% . . . MAREN, JOHN, & SETH
106% . . . PAUL
105% . . . CAMDEN, BRYANT, BAILEY, & SYD S.
104% . . . CEDRIC & BRYNNA
103% . . . JOSH
102% . . . BLAKE
101% . . . ISABEL
100% . . . JACOB & TYSON
99% . . . . ZANE
98% . . . . CALLIE
97% . . . . PRESTON
96% . . . . SYD C.
94% . . . . AARON


SOLID (ice cubes)


LIQUID


GAS

GARRETT IS 11!

Garrett received a GINORMOUS doughnut for his birthday!


Garrett turned 11 on September 22! Garrett has 2 older sisters. His favorite colors are green and blue. Pizza is his favorite food, and playing video games is his favorite hobby. Garrett also likes to play soccer. Favorite trips have been to New York City, Palmyra, Adam-On-Diamon, and Nauvoo. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GARRETT!!!

IT'S SEP TIME!

It's that time of year again . . . SEPs! SEPs will be held Wednesday, October 6 & Thursday, October 7. To sign up for SEPs, go to the school website: http://alpine.alpinedistrict.org OR http://www.alpine.k12.ut.us Scroll to the bottom, and click on the Online Scheduler icon. The first 10 students who are signed up will receive 2 stickers! The rest will receive 1 sticker!

OUR FAVORITE SUBJECT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Our favorite subject in elementary school is . . .

P.E.! It received the most votes, with 24%!

Our 2nd favorite subject in school was . . .

READING

It received 16% of the votes!

A 3-way tie for 3rd place, with 12% of the votes were . . .

MATH,

MUSIC, and . . .

ART

In 4th place, a tie between SOCIAL STUDIES and . . .

SCIENCE receiving 8% of the votes.

With 4% of the votes:

WRITING . . .

. . . and HEALTH

5th GRADE BY THE NUMBERS

2010: THE YEAR WE STARTED 5TH GRADE.

2011: THE YEAR WE WILL FINISH 5TH GRADE.

26: NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN OUR CLASS.

16: NUMBER OF BOYS IN OUR CLASS.

15: OUR ROOM NUMBER.

10: NUMBER OF GIRLS IN OUR CLASS.

10: STUDENTS WHO HAVE BROTHERS OR SISTERS WHO HAD MISS MITCHELL AS A TEACHER (17 SIBLINGS TOTAL!)

3: STUDENTS NEW TO ALPINE ELEMENTARY.

2: "GRANDSTUDENTS" . . . STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS HAD MISS MITCHELL AS A TEACHER.

1: SET OF TWINS.

1: STUDENT WHOSE MOTHER TEACHES AT ALPINE ELEMENTARY.

NEVER FORGET

ALEXIS IS 11!!!

Alexis tuned 11 on September 10! Alexis is the youngest of 1 brother and 4 sisters. Her favorite color is anything but PINK! She loves pottery, swimming, and READING! Alexis also loves baseball, and has played it since she was in kindergarten. She also loves, loves, LOVES animals!!! Alexis lived in the Bay Area of California before moving to Utah. Favorite vacations have been to San Francisco, Oregon, Disney World, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Kennedy Space Center, and swimming at Shark Bite Capital. Alexis was just elected by her classmates to be our class rep for the student council! Happy Birthday, Alexis!!!