READ-READ-READ!!!!

As most of you know, the Read-A-Thon is in full swing and Team Hankins is doing great!!!  We want to keep it up so we can be the winners of the "Secret Party".  Students who don't participate in the reading will not be eligible for the party.  They will have an alternative classroom placement during that time.  Right now, Team Hankins has a total of 3,246 min. We have also earned 2 of the video clues!!! Keep up the great work!!!!

Read-A-Thon theme days next week:  Monday-"Sweat it out with a good book"-wear sweats.  Tuesday-"Get a kick out of reading"-wear Western clothing.  Wednesday-"Knock your socks off with a good book"-wear crazy socks.  Thursday-"Hide in a good book"-wear camo.  Friday-"Get your paws on a good book"-wear Bobcat colors.
Great job to Tommy and the Honor Choir as they came to Bitterroot School on Thursday to perform.  They sounded AWESOME!!!!  The girls get their turn on Friday, March 4th.
Once again I want to compliment the kids on the biography projects.  Lots of compliments from those who walk by to read them.
Speaking of reading-I would like to see the students get on the Reading Plus computer program at least 3-4 times/week for 30 min.  Also, do Wowzers the other nights of the week. Doing extra at home instead of video games will pay off with the progress your child will make in their studies.
We are proud of Faith,  our Purple Hand Cookie winner for the month of February.  She was nominated & voted on by her peers for her kind, caring, helpful demeanor.  Good Job, Faith.
No student of the week share this week.
Happenings for the upcoming week:
Lead 21-we are finishing up Unit 5-Also remember to read nightly.
Spelling-Unit 23 word list
Language-we are on pronouns
MT History-Lewis & Clark Expedition.  Ask your child 3 things they have learned in MT History this week so far about it and write them in the planner for free money.
Math-we are continuing with Fractions.
Have a great week and as always, ask any questions you might have.

Midterms Went Home Today

Yes, mid-terms went home today.  Please take a look at them, sign, and return so I know you saw them and then I will send them back.  Students will have 4 weeks to bring those grades up to where they want them.
Great job on the Biography projects.  Great information and researched gathered as well as shared.  They look great on display in the hallway.
Midwest States & Capitals test is on Monday.  Remember this is locations as well.
Happenings for next week:  We are working on fractions.  We just finished equivalent so have your child find 2 equivalent fractions for 5/6 and write them in the planner for free money.
This week we are going to work with simplifying and finding common denominators.
We are finally getting back into Montana History after our States & Capitals test on Monday.  YAYYYY!!!!
Unit 22 spelling list
Language-we are starting our Unit on Pronouns.
Lead 21-Continuing with our differentiated readers which is on the Midwest as well.
Remember to be working on Wowzers & Reading Plus at home.

Congratulations to Faith, our Student of the Week.  Some of her favorites are:  pizza, music, purple, Christmas.  Her goal is to get good grades.  She says one of the best things about her is that she is "me".  Her idea of a perfect day is spending it with her family.  I always love Fridays and hearing them share.
Have a great weekend.

Happy Wednesday

I know I don't usually post on Wednesday, but I TOTALLY forgot to do it this past weekend as I was in North Dakota enjoying family time.  I hope all of you had a great 4 day weekend.
Biographies are due tomorrow, February 18th.  We will not get all of them shared tomorrow so if you need to, you can bring it on Friday without being penalized for a late grade.  See the photos below for an idea how to set it up, but you can totally do it as you wish to.
Math fractions-we have started our fractions unit and will be working with equivalent fractions, benchmark, simplifying fractions, etc.  A lot of hands-on math will be happening. :)
Midwest States & Capitals test is on Monday, February 22nd.
New Reading program that you are able to do online at home.  It is called Reading Plus.  The school site code is:  rpbitte and student's user name and password is their ID #.  Great program with amazing results.  Also, remember to keep working on Wowzers Math as well as practicing "count bys" at home.
Having multiplication/division facts is a must when simplifying fractions as well as finding common denominators.
Unit 21 spelling words.
Have a good rest of the week.

Valentine's Day Party Notes Went Home Today

Yes, students brought notes home today about our Valentine's Day Party which will be on Thursday, February 11th from 10:30-11:45.  (We have a 12:00 dismissal that day with No School on Friday and the following Monday.)  Students have a choice of whether to bring a decorated bag or a box for their valentines.  Each student in the class is to receive a valentine.  Class list names went home as well.
Some students volunteered to bring food items and paper products.  Thank you for helping us out.  If you were volunteered and can not help, please let me know on Monday.  Thank you.  As far as activities/entertainment, we will be playing board games so your child is welcome to bring a board game as well as CD's for music if they have any they wish to bring.
Also, students in Lead 21 have notes on their assignment notebooks regarding their biography projects.  Please let me know you saw this by putting a note in the assignment notebook.  Don't wait to long to get started as this day will come soon.
Congratulations to all our Terrific Kids/BUG Club award winners.  Great job to all of you (see pic) and let's hope to have more the next quarter.  Also, Congratulations to Jerzie, our Bobcat award winner.  She continuously displays positive character & leadership qualities.
Great job to Jerzie, our student of the week.  Some of her favorites are:  spaghetti, math, soccer, blue, Christmas.  Her idea of a perfect day is being in Dallas, TX with her family and in 20 years, she hope to have a house and a kid.
AWESOME JOB to our 3 kiddos in Nova Theater.  Sophie, Alex, and Yulana did a great job as did all the kids participating.  You make Bitterroot proud.
We were lucky enough to have a meteorologist visit our classroom on Thursday.  It was Sarah Sanchez from KULR-8.  She did a great job and all learned some fun new things as she kept the presentation all hands-on.  Ask your child what they did and learned while she was here and write it in the planner.
We had fun spending all our fake money on Monday and have now started over with new money and we had our 75th celebration point celebration as well so we are on our way to 100!!!!  Keep up the great work, Team Hankins!!!!
Make sure you are studying your Midwest Region states & capitals.
We will be having our Chapter 5 test in Go Math next week and then we can start chapter 6 on decimals after the break.
Thanks to all of you that donated to student council by purchasing popcorn today.
Enjoy watching the SuperBowl this weekend.  I just hope it is a good game.
Have a great weekend.