Character Dress Up Day

Hello Familes,

Below is a letter describing our Character Dress Up Day coming up in January. Another reminder will be sent out about this after break. 

Binders

Families,

Please make sure your child has a binder for school. They will be putting different materials for different subjects in there. Thank you!

CAMP UPHAM FUNDRAISER A HUGE SUCCESS!

The Nature's Vision Fundraiser was a huge success! Our fifth graders earned a total profit of $2,500. I would like to personally thank each fifth grade family that participated in this fundraiser. You did fabulous! Because of your efforts, we are on our way to a greatly reduced cost for our students to Camp Upham Woods this May. Fundraiser pick-up is this Thursday and Friday. Please see the earlier post for more information.

THE MIDWEST UNIT OF INQUIRY

Team Shine is now immersing themselves in everything about the Great Midwest - the region that we all live in! Students are exploring books, web sites, and videos to learn more about the history, culture, economics, and geography of the region. Students will eventually work in cooperative groups to become experts about the questions that they have chosen to investigate. The goal is for students to have selected their questions of inquiry by winter break. More information will be posted in our Units of Inquiry Moodle. Please let us know if you have any questions.

5th Grade BAKE SALE

At Thursday's Winter Sing, the PTA is helping the 5th Grade Class sponsor a bake sale. All proceeds will help reduce costs for the trip to Upham Woods in May. Our goal is for each 5th grade family to donate an item to this bake sale. ANY items left over after the Winter Sing will be available for the 4/5 students to purchase this Friday for 25 or 50 cents.  A huge THANK YOU to Margie White for organizing this bake sale.

5th Grade Nature's Vision Fundraiser Pick-Up

If you participated in the Nature's Vision Fundraiser for Camp Upham Woods, your items have been delivered and are ready to be picked up. Please make sure you inspect your order as soon as possible. If you are missing an item or have an item that you did not order, please let me know. I will need the order form and the item that is incorrect. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanks,
Mrs. Graff
414-604-4500 x1502
grafa@wawm.k12.wi.us

Pick up will take place in Room 110:
Thursday, December 12 after school until 4:00 pm and after the conclusion of the Winter Sing
Friday, December 13 after school until 4:30 pm

Dreambox

Attached is a link regarding a math program we use daily with the kids called Dreambox.  This is a great resource that they can use at home for extra practice.

 

https://play.dreambox.com/login/tfn9/85769              

 

Students should click on their classroom teacher and they should also know their log in information.  If they do not, they can ask us and we can send home a sheet with that information on it.

 

Dreambox is a program for students to use independently.   As district policy, students should not be using pencil or paper to solve any math problems on the program.  The program creates math problems based on how well students are answering them and modifies future questions to their ability level.

If you have any questions please email us.

Team Shine Teachers

Thanksgiving Break Fun

K/1 Buddy Read

PJ Day

Guest Read- Alouds

FISH Incentive- Charlie BrownThanksgiving

 

FISH Meeting 11/22

We received the Golden Music Award this past week from Mrs. Andritsch!

Birthdays of the week!

Tae Kwon Do

Students in the Tae Kwon Do after school program had their graduation this past Friday. They did awesome!

Lt. David

Today we had a very special guest visit Team Shine.  Miss Reichert's dear friend, Lt. David Kranz, came in to talk to us about his services in Afghanistan over the past year and had a chance to answer many questions our friends had for him.  They were an amazing audience!  Lt. David is very thankful for everything our team did for him while he was gone.

 

 

 

Golden Awards

This past Friday we earned two golden awards at the FISH Meeting!

 

 

Dojo Goal 10-28-13

This happened a bit ago, but it is still something worth celebrating.  Team Shine made a deal with Miss Reichert that if they could get 100% on their Dojo "donut" class points, Miss Reichert would bring in donuts for the class.  Guess what? They did it!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

November Birthday Treats

This Friday we will be celebrating our November birthdays!  If your child has a birthday in November, bring a treat in on Friday to celebrate if they would like.

Tae Kwon Do After School Program!

Next week starts the two week Tae Kwon Do program! Miss Reichert along with one of her head instructors from her Tae Kwon Do studio will be teaching beginner classes.  Students must return a signed permission slip along with the $20 fee.  All fees go directly back to Mitchell Elementary to raise money for the school.  Last year we were able to raise $900 for Mitchell!  If you need an extra permission slip or have any questions please email Miss Reichert at reichertk@wawm.k12.wi.us

We still have plenty of spots open!

WKCE

We made our own definition of WKCE Testing!

Incredi Roll tonight: Tuesday, November 5

Come join us tonight for a fun night of skating at Incredi Roll from 6:00-8:00. Admission is $5.00. We hope to see you there!

PLP (Personalized Learning Plans)

Team Shine has introduced the PLP (Personalized Learning Plan) to the students. Our first PLP is for reading. Students personalized their plan for using Achieve3000. The students are focusing on their reading strategies to score at least 75% or higher on the comprehension activities. Now that the students are familiar with the PLP, we will introduce one for writing and math. The PLP's are kept at school in the students 3-ring binder. We will review with the students how to take a picture and upload it into their Google Drive so you can view the PLP at home. Students will monitor their progress and add evidence of their learning to their binders or their Google Drive.  See the sample PLP below. Please let us know if you have any questions.

SAMPLE PLP for Achieve 3000

Personalized Learning Plan

Name:
Subject: READING

Essential Questions: How can I use reading strategies to help me better understand what I read?

Real World Problem: How can I use strategies to help me read manuals, chapter books, recipes, newspapers, textbooks, etc…?

Common Core State Standards Addressed:

• RI 4.10; 5.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
• RI 4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
• RI 5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Evidence of Learning:

At the end of this Unit I will be able to:	To demonstrate the learning I will:
-demonstrate my comprehension of the text by completing the activities at 75% or higher. -answer the Thought Question with 1-2 paragraphs	-score at least 75% on the activities. -respond to at least 2 reading connections in the article. -complete the Thought Question by following the directions provided in the box.

My Learning Plan:

What I need to know and understand:

I will accomplish this by:

Targets: How to reply to the poll question how to access the reading connections (summarize; generate questions; setting the purpose) how to refer to the article when completing the activites how to write 1-2 paragraphs in the Thought Question how to use the information in the blue box (“include in your answer”) to help fulfill the requirements of the Thought Question how to access the Thought Question to finish later

completing at least two articles a week following the correct order of the article tasks competing each step thoroughly

WKCE TESTING BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY

The WKCE Test (Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination) begins in October. Our fourth grade students will take Part 1 of the Reading Test on Wednesday, October 30 at 9:00 am. Please see the Mitchell Calendar link on the right for a complete list of tests for both the 4th and 5th grade students. Please avoid scheduling appointments for your child during testing times. Also, encourage your child to get a good night's sleep and to eat a healthy breakfast on the day of a test. We want all the students to do their best. Thanks for your support.

5th Grade Wolverines go undefeated!

Congratulations to Kiernan and Kaden on Saturday's victory against Brookfield. The 5th Grade Wolverines ended the season with an undefeated record. Way to go, boys!

Mrs. Graff with her son, Phillip.

More Costume Fun

Team Shine girls.

Where's Hannah?

We forgot to say, "Say cheese!"

If you get too scared, Nurse Lexi can help.

We're coming to get you!

"Peace"

Having some fun!

Looking good!

What a pair!

Nice hair!

Halloween Fun

Team Shine boys

I'm hungry!