Happy Wednesday-Hope your week is going great. We are enjoying our guest speakers and learning a lot about making positive choices during Red Ribbon Week. We kicked it off by learning about Kiki Camarena whom Red Ribbon Week was started after. He was an amazing person who lost his life doing what he enjoyed and believed in. Have a discussion about what he did and what happened and how carrying on his legacy is helping all of us learn the destruction that poor choices can do to us and those we love. I know Red Ribbon Week can lead to a lot of discussion about drugs and thinking it is "bad" people, but we stress the fact that it is not "bad" people, but that they make bad decisions.
Then on Tuesday, we had a DEA agent come and talk to us here in our classroom. He told us about his job and many interesting facts to the dangers of drugs to young brains as they are developing. He spent a lot of time also talking about how to deal with peer pressure, having good strong character, and making good choices.
Today, Mrs. Neese brought in Wheezing Nelly. Ask your child about what she represented and about the activity they did.
Rusty's messages this week also reinforce the Red Ribbon Theme.
Students are doing a GREAT job on dress up days. Tomorrow is "No drugs in this hood". Wear sweats & a hoodie.
Friday is Bitterroot Bobcat apparel.
Keep practicing those states & capitals.
Conference Slips went home today. Please see your time, sign them and return the bottom portion back to school with your child tomorrow.
Have a great night.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
Happy Friday
What a great day we had today!!! We were fortunate to have 3 Rocky Mountain College foreign exchange students come to our class today. They were from the Netherlands, France, and Ireland. They shared so many interesting things about their culture that helped to culminate our Lead 21 Heritage Studies. Always so fun to have these experiences-bringing countries/cultures to the classroom. Have a fun discussion with your child about what they learned.
Speaking of heritage-our Heritage Day sharing on Wednesday was a great success. We learned lots and enjoyed a lot of good food. Enjoy the Smilebox movie that follows.
Thank you to all of you that have returned the purple conference time sheets. If you have not so yet, please do so by Monday as we teachers are going to be getting together to set up the conference times.
Congratulations to Yulena, as our student of the week. WOW-WOW-WOW!!!! We got to hear so much and see many pictures from her recent diving trip to Bonaire. Amazing-definitely on my bucket list now. Some of Yulena's favorite things are: Watermelon, Math, Ice Skating, Halloween, and the color teal. Her idea of a perfect day is a school day. How cool is that!!!! One of the best things about her is that she is always there to help others. What a great character trait.
We started tour of the NE this week as well as practicing the states & capitals for this region. I sent 2 maps home with your child to practice these at home. One for the states & capitals and the other for location. Work hard on these. If your child can name 4 states & capitals, write NE in the planner for free money.
Happenings for the upcoming week:
Red Ribbon Week. See the note in your child's planner for the daily dress up days.
We will be having guest speakers this week and I will spend our Character Counts meetings discussing the importance of making good decisions and choices when faced with peer pressure. Please let me know if you do not want your child to participate in these discussions.
Math-we have begin Chapter 2 on Multiplication
Lead 21-Unit 2 on A Green Future
Language-Nouns
Spelling-Unit 9 words
Social Studies-continuing our tour of the NE
Remember to get in your record money this upcoming week.
Have a great weekend.
http://www.smilebox.com/playBlog/4e444d784f4445784f54413d0d0a&blogview=true
Speaking of heritage-our Heritage Day sharing on Wednesday was a great success. We learned lots and enjoyed a lot of good food. Enjoy the Smilebox movie that follows.
Thank you to all of you that have returned the purple conference time sheets. If you have not so yet, please do so by Monday as we teachers are going to be getting together to set up the conference times.
Congratulations to Yulena, as our student of the week. WOW-WOW-WOW!!!! We got to hear so much and see many pictures from her recent diving trip to Bonaire. Amazing-definitely on my bucket list now. Some of Yulena's favorite things are: Watermelon, Math, Ice Skating, Halloween, and the color teal. Her idea of a perfect day is a school day. How cool is that!!!! One of the best things about her is that she is always there to help others. What a great character trait.
We started tour of the NE this week as well as practicing the states & capitals for this region. I sent 2 maps home with your child to practice these at home. One for the states & capitals and the other for location. Work hard on these. If your child can name 4 states & capitals, write NE in the planner for free money.
Happenings for the upcoming week:
Red Ribbon Week. See the note in your child's planner for the daily dress up days.
We will be having guest speakers this week and I will spend our Character Counts meetings discussing the importance of making good decisions and choices when faced with peer pressure. Please let me know if you do not want your child to participate in these discussions.
Math-we have begin Chapter 2 on Multiplication
Lead 21-Unit 2 on A Green Future
Language-Nouns
Spelling-Unit 9 words
Social Studies-continuing our tour of the NE
Remember to get in your record money this upcoming week.
Have a great weekend.
http://www.smilebox.com/playBlog/4e444d784f4445784f54413d0d0a&blogview=true
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Great Time at the NILE
Way to go Team Hankins!!! You all demonstrated positive behavior at the NILE and lots of learning took place. Ask your child about 3 new things they learned and if they can tell you, write NILE in the planner for free money. See all the pictures below of the stations we went to during our rotations.
Recorders for Music Class-Mrs. McKinsey sent these home on Tuesday. Get them in by Tuesday, October 27th.
Red Ribbon Week is quickly approaching. Here at Bitterroot School, we have a lot going on that week. We will have theme & dress up days for the week. So you know ahead of time, here they are:
Monday: "Be ready to say NO to drugs" -wear red.
Tuesday: "Put a cap on drugs" -wear a cap/hat
Wednesday: "Drugs Stink" wear pink
Thursday: "No drugs in this hood" -wear a hoodie & sweats
Friday: "These PAWS don't touch drugs" -wear Bobcat colors & paws.
Also, we will be having a door decorating contest so the students will come up with an idea and we will decorate our door following the Friday theme of "these PAWS don't touch drugs". So if you have any wonderful ideas, share them with your child and then they can share with us.
I will also be bringing in guest speakers for 3/5 days that week as a supplement to our Character Counts meetings where we will spend a good time about Making positive choices-just say NO and being drug free. We will also learn about Kiki Camarena, the person whom Red Ribbon Week got its' start.
Also, Friday, October 23rd, we will have Rocky Mountain College foreign exchange students coming in and sharing about their heritage.
WEDNESDAY IS HERITAGE DAY HERE IN OUR CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS IN LEAD 21 READING. I hope you have been talking about this enough and have at least one thing to share. Remember you have to have it written or typed out as well. Looking forward to this. Also, remember if you send in a food sample, have a taste for 13 students. Thank you. Any last minute questions about this, email me.
Students had a great guest teacher behavior yesterday. I am so proud of them!!! Happy teacher here!!!
Next weeks happenings:
Monday: Students will be running the 800 so dress appropriately and bring IPODS if you choose.
Social Studies-we are going to start our tour of the Northeast-map will be coming home to start studying the states & capitals.
Montana History: Native peoples of the 1700's
Spelling-Unit 8 word list
Language-Nouns-singular & plural
Writing-writing a personal narrative
Reading-Finishing up unit 1
Math-testing on Chapter 1 and moving on to Chapter 2
Recorders for Music Class-Mrs. McKinsey sent these home on Tuesday. Get them in by Tuesday, October 27th.
Red Ribbon Week is quickly approaching. Here at Bitterroot School, we have a lot going on that week. We will have theme & dress up days for the week. So you know ahead of time, here they are:
Monday: "Be ready to say NO to drugs" -wear red.
Tuesday: "Put a cap on drugs" -wear a cap/hat
Wednesday: "Drugs Stink" wear pink
Thursday: "No drugs in this hood" -wear a hoodie & sweats
Friday: "These PAWS don't touch drugs" -wear Bobcat colors & paws.
Also, we will be having a door decorating contest so the students will come up with an idea and we will decorate our door following the Friday theme of "these PAWS don't touch drugs". So if you have any wonderful ideas, share them with your child and then they can share with us.
I will also be bringing in guest speakers for 3/5 days that week as a supplement to our Character Counts meetings where we will spend a good time about Making positive choices-just say NO and being drug free. We will also learn about Kiki Camarena, the person whom Red Ribbon Week got its' start.
Also, Friday, October 23rd, we will have Rocky Mountain College foreign exchange students coming in and sharing about their heritage.
WEDNESDAY IS HERITAGE DAY HERE IN OUR CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS IN LEAD 21 READING. I hope you have been talking about this enough and have at least one thing to share. Remember you have to have it written or typed out as well. Looking forward to this. Also, remember if you send in a food sample, have a taste for 13 students. Thank you. Any last minute questions about this, email me.
Students had a great guest teacher behavior yesterday. I am so proud of them!!! Happy teacher here!!!
Next weeks happenings:
Monday: Students will be running the 800 so dress appropriately and bring IPODS if you choose.
Social Studies-we are going to start our tour of the Northeast-map will be coming home to start studying the states & capitals.
Montana History: Native peoples of the 1700's
Spelling-Unit 8 word list
Language-Nouns-singular & plural
Writing-writing a personal narrative
Reading-Finishing up unit 1
Math-testing on Chapter 1 and moving on to Chapter 2
Friday, October 9, 2015
Field Trip on Monday
Yes, Monday is our field trip to the NILE. Make sure if your child is bringing a sack lunch from home that they do so. Those that charged it to their lunch account will have it here at school for them.
Also, make sure your child dresses for the occasion. We talked about this today at school. Wear comfortable clothing & shoes. I know it is also "picture day", but that shouldn't matter as they are only taken from mid-waist & up.
Students will not be running the 800 until Monday, October 19th so no electronics until then.
Awesome Foreign Exchange students yesterday. Yes, Mrs. Hoffman, from Skyview brought in 3 students in to share with the Lead 21 kids about their heritage & culture. We learned so many things from about Germany, Netherlands, and Thailand. It is so nice to have these things that help enhance & enrich our curriculum. Our classroom heritage day for Lead 21 kiddos will be on Wednesday, October 21st. Students need to bring in something from their culture to share as well as a written description or narrative about it and why it is important to your family or when you use it, etc. so they aren't just showing something without any background information. If it is a food, if you could have small little samples for 13 students to try it. Thank you and as always, if any questions, please contact me.
Today, we got to hear all about Alex and we so enjoyed it. Some of her favorites are: crab, science, singing/dancing, Christmas. Her idea of a perfect day is going on a picnic with her friends. How fun!!!
AWESOME SAUCE IN TEAM HANKINS!!!!! I just have to say that these kids are doing so well academically, behaviorally, and all around. I am so proud of them so Thank you!!!! Please take a moment this weekend to reinforce that and remind them that the field trip on Monday will be a great place to show that true positive character.
Wowzers Math-they are loving it and remember it can be done at home.
Next week's happenings: Monday-Field trip and pictures
Tuesday: Guest Teacher
Wednesday: Early out-(12:00) and No School on Thursday & Friday.
No spelling list
Finishing up Chapter 1 in Math
Selection 3 in Lead 21
I hope you all have a great weekend.
The bonus question for today is: What do you hope to learn about at the NILE? Write it in the planner for free money.
Also, make sure your child dresses for the occasion. We talked about this today at school. Wear comfortable clothing & shoes. I know it is also "picture day", but that shouldn't matter as they are only taken from mid-waist & up.
Students will not be running the 800 until Monday, October 19th so no electronics until then.
Awesome Foreign Exchange students yesterday. Yes, Mrs. Hoffman, from Skyview brought in 3 students in to share with the Lead 21 kids about their heritage & culture. We learned so many things from about Germany, Netherlands, and Thailand. It is so nice to have these things that help enhance & enrich our curriculum. Our classroom heritage day for Lead 21 kiddos will be on Wednesday, October 21st. Students need to bring in something from their culture to share as well as a written description or narrative about it and why it is important to your family or when you use it, etc. so they aren't just showing something without any background information. If it is a food, if you could have small little samples for 13 students to try it. Thank you and as always, if any questions, please contact me.
Today, we got to hear all about Alex and we so enjoyed it. Some of her favorites are: crab, science, singing/dancing, Christmas. Her idea of a perfect day is going on a picnic with her friends. How fun!!!
AWESOME SAUCE IN TEAM HANKINS!!!!! I just have to say that these kids are doing so well academically, behaviorally, and all around. I am so proud of them so Thank you!!!! Please take a moment this weekend to reinforce that and remind them that the field trip on Monday will be a great place to show that true positive character.
Wowzers Math-they are loving it and remember it can be done at home.
Next week's happenings: Monday-Field trip and pictures
Tuesday: Guest Teacher
Wednesday: Early out-(12:00) and No School on Thursday & Friday.
No spelling list
Finishing up Chapter 1 in Math
Selection 3 in Lead 21
I hope you all have a great weekend.
The bonus question for today is: What do you hope to learn about at the NILE? Write it in the planner for free money.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Happy Wednesday
Hi there-hope you are all having a great week. First of all, I know the Lead 21 kids/parents are wondering when Heritage Day is going to be and I have decided to postpone it until Wednesday, October 21st for many reasons. One being next week, we are on a short week with early out Wednesday and No School on Thursday & Friday. Also, on Monday, we have pictures & our field trip. Then on Tuesday, I will be gone so there will be a guest teacher. I will be out at MTSS team meetings. So October 21st it is!!!!! Any questions, please contact me.
Tonight is MacKenzie River Pizza Night. A % of the proceeds go back to our school. Have fun if you go!!!!
We are hoping to see the Skyview Foreign Exchange students tomorrow to help add to our Heritage Unit. Will take pics and post on Friday of what we learn.
Remember Picture Day on Monday, October 12th. Information was sent home yesterday.
Wowzers!!!! Yes, that is the name of our on-line math program. I know many of you have been doing it at home and that is Fantastic-keep it up!!!!
In Science, we finished our Matter unit and will be going back to Montana History after the short break.
Ask your child about the fun chemical reaction we did in class on Monday. If they can tell you, write chemical reaction in the planner.
Figurative Language-we have been learning lots of it this week. Ask your child which 4 (Mrs. Hankins's reading kids) have learned. Learning Center kids will know one of them as we did it in Read-A-Loud with Naya Nuki and that is Simile. Tell your parents a simile about Naya Nuki. If they can, write Simile in your planner.
Thank you for getting those field trip permission slips back on time. So appreciate it.
Next Monday, October 12th, students are going to be running the 800 for part of their fitness testing and Mrs. Neese said they can bring electronics to listen to music as they run it.
Have a great night and see you at the next post on Friday.
Remember Library books on Friday.
Tonight is MacKenzie River Pizza Night. A % of the proceeds go back to our school. Have fun if you go!!!!
We are hoping to see the Skyview Foreign Exchange students tomorrow to help add to our Heritage Unit. Will take pics and post on Friday of what we learn.
Remember Picture Day on Monday, October 12th. Information was sent home yesterday.
Wowzers!!!! Yes, that is the name of our on-line math program. I know many of you have been doing it at home and that is Fantastic-keep it up!!!!
In Science, we finished our Matter unit and will be going back to Montana History after the short break.
Ask your child about the fun chemical reaction we did in class on Monday. If they can tell you, write chemical reaction in the planner.
Figurative Language-we have been learning lots of it this week. Ask your child which 4 (Mrs. Hankins's reading kids) have learned. Learning Center kids will know one of them as we did it in Read-A-Loud with Naya Nuki and that is Simile. Tell your parents a simile about Naya Nuki. If they can, write Simile in your planner.
Thank you for getting those field trip permission slips back on time. So appreciate it.
Next Monday, October 12th, students are going to be running the 800 for part of their fitness testing and Mrs. Neese said they can bring electronics to listen to music as they run it.
Have a great night and see you at the next post on Friday.
Remember Library books on Friday.
Friday, October 2, 2015
Homecoming Parade Fun!!!!
Yes, the kids had a great time at the Homecoming Parade today and they had awesome behavior. You will soon find out, they got TONS of candy too. Go Falcons & Good Luck to all the sports teams!!!!!
This has been a busy fun week. Not a lot new to post though since my post on Wednesday.
I do want to let you know that we started the math computer program called Wowzers and the students are able to log in from home if they remember their user name & password. I would love for them to spend some time nightly practicing.
We did not get to our spelling test today, but we will take it on Monday.
Congratulations to Damion, our Student of the Week. Some of his favorites are: lasagna, Christmas, football, and soccer. His idea of a perfect day is playing with friends.
Upcoming happenings for next week:
Lead 21-continuing with heritage by reading a biography about Celia Cruz and her heritage. Foreign exchange students from Skyview will be coming on Thursday.
Also the strategy of "summarizing" as well as learning 3 kinds of figurative language.
Language/Writing-Working on nouns and writing personal narratives
Spelling-Unit 7 word list
Science-continuing with matter-experiment showing a chemical reaction as well as making some chemical compounds with clay.
Social Studies-Geography Challenges
For today's blog question, ask your child to tell you about the book we are reading called Naya Nuki. If they can, ask them their favorite part so far and write it in the planner.
Have a great weekend.
This has been a busy fun week. Not a lot new to post though since my post on Wednesday.
I do want to let you know that we started the math computer program called Wowzers and the students are able to log in from home if they remember their user name & password. I would love for them to spend some time nightly practicing.
We did not get to our spelling test today, but we will take it on Monday.
Congratulations to Damion, our Student of the Week. Some of his favorites are: lasagna, Christmas, football, and soccer. His idea of a perfect day is playing with friends.
Upcoming happenings for next week:
Lead 21-continuing with heritage by reading a biography about Celia Cruz and her heritage. Foreign exchange students from Skyview will be coming on Thursday.
Also the strategy of "summarizing" as well as learning 3 kinds of figurative language.
Language/Writing-Working on nouns and writing personal narratives
Spelling-Unit 7 word list
Science-continuing with matter-experiment showing a chemical reaction as well as making some chemical compounds with clay.
Social Studies-Geography Challenges
For today's blog question, ask your child to tell you about the book we are reading called Naya Nuki. If they can, ask them their favorite part so far and write it in the planner.
Have a great weekend.
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