End of 1st semester 5th grade 2013-2014

Well we have reached the end of the 1st semester of our 2013-2014 grade 5 year.

We have worked hard in both reading and math. We have seen improvement in math that is fantastic. Keep up the great work!

In reading we haven't seen the growth that we should have so far this year. Could it be the new curriculum or could it be something else? It is hard to say but if we are doing as much reading as we can outside of school we should have seen more improvement. 

There is only one real way to get better at reading, and that is to READ!

Read often, read as much as you can, read for fun, read for information, read to learn.

So for the rest of the year we encourage you to read every single day for as long as you can. 

Have a fabulous break, read lots, and enjoy knowing that you are special and have every opportunity for greatness. Make the choice to be something great.

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

What we learned today. . .

Today we started to learned howto raise our classroom expectations higher. We did this by learning how to use our brains in class better-to activate our brains and to interact with others in a controlled learning filled environment.

1st we learned and practiced CLASS! YES!

CLASS! YES!

2nd we learned and practiced TEACH! OKAY!

TEACH! OKAY!
 
3rd we learned and practiced 5 CLASSROOM RULES!

5 CLASSROOMS RULES!

Finally we reviewed the things we learned today so that we can have our brains engaged and learn, learn, learn!

REVIEW 

 We will continue to learn how to engage our brains, so stay tuned.

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

Amphi Accreditation Survey for Parents

In an effort to improve our school system practices, Amphi is conducting a parent survey. We value your opinion and ask that you take the time to complete this survey. In order to complete the parent survey, please go to the following link.


En un esfuerzo por mejorar nuestras practicas del sisterna, Amphi llevando a cabo una encuesta a los padres. Valoramos su opinion y pedimos que tome el tiempo para completar esta encuesta. Para completar la encuesta, por favor vaya a link en su navegador:





http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/7020595


Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

Our school is now on Facebook and Twitter

Please follow Nash on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ecnashelementaryschool and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ECNashElem

Our Desks :-( or :-)

The desk fairy has been by our classroom to check on our desks:



Did we have desks that were neat and organized? Can we find what we need quickly?

Or did we have desks that were a mess. Where we can't find what we need? Does our desk try and throw up on us when we take things out?

 

Here are some pictures of our desks taken today after school. What do you think?

 

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

But Teacher I can do it. . .

"If you say you understand something,

then you can explain what you understand to others.

Anything short of that is deception, not understanding.

Education, above all, should not be about fostering deception.

In the same vein, anything not understood in more than one

way is not understood at all."

R. J. Kizlik

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

"I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn't pawn this off on anybody. I'm sorry it happened. And I hurt people." -Louie Anderson

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBLITITY or VICTIM

"If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim." -Richard Bach

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBILITY and LEADERSHIP

"Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses." -Mitt Romney

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

"You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of." -Jim Rohn

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBILITY

"The price of greatness is responsibility."-Winston Churchill

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBILITY

"In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility."-Eleanor Roosevelt

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBILITY

“To me, being a responsible means sticking to
the promises you've made even though you're
tired and it is inconvenient” Anonymous


Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBILITY

“Accept responsibility for your life, know it is
you who will get you where you want to go, no
one else.” Les Brown

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

Breakfast in the classroom-Cherry Strudel????

Today's breakfast

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

Uneaten Breakfasts

We don't always like the breakfast in the classroom but we don't waste it.

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

Read the first chapter of House of Hades. . .

You can now read the first chapter from the House of Hades online!

House of Hades Chapter 1

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

Something new for this year. . . Classroom TWITTER

This year we will be using a new way to check our learning that includes learning about technology.

Classroom Twitter

We will write daily about what we learned, questions we have, things we still don't understand about, etc. 

We will do it in the form of a TWEET, like they do on Twitter.

We will have a Twitter feed.

And each week several of our Classroom Tweets will be chosen to be posted on the class's real Twitter account for the world to see what we are doing.

Nanooks Online @NanooksOnline

How cool is that! So come check it out.

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

Classroom Setup Day 2-Setting up special things for this year.

After spending 4 hours and 45 minutes setting up yesterday, my daughter and I were back today working hard to get the classroom ready for the school year. Hope you all enjoy it.

Desks are ready

Groups are ready

Even have floater desks for working alone

   Bulletin Boards are Ready

Calendar is in a new place

Something new for this year

 Doors, cabinets, and some decorations are up

Bathroom sign out is READY!

Can the class READ 1,000 books this year?

Group materials are being put together

New Field Trip Lanyards

So stop by on Tuesday from 1-3 pm to meet the teacher and check out the classroom.

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

2013-2014 Classroom Set Up Day 1

Today is the 1st day back in the classroom. It has come together very quickly.

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."