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Panoutsos' Press 11/21/08
Submitted by Mrs Panoutsos on Fri, 2008-11-21 10:24.I hope many of you were able to attend Family Reading Night. It’s a great way to support our PTA and grow your personal library as well. Thank you to Britney and Antonia for purchasing books for our classroom library. I appreciate it! The Civil War is a great reference book as we learn about this time period, and I will use Elijah for our next read aloud book.
Computers: We have started to work on our podcasts from the Grove field trip! Each student chose between 10 and 12 photographs and is now responsible for writing a script for each of the photos. The script should include ALL of the words to be recorded and is to be completed at home. The kids have their script templates and are expected to be ready to record on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving Break. Mr. Werneske has been guiding us in this project and will be helping me to post them on my blog.
Panoutsos' Press 11/7/08
Submitted by Mrs Panoutsos on Fri, 2008-11-07 15:11.Dear Families:
As you know, we have our parent/teacher conferences scheduled for Monday and Wednesday of next week. I had every student write his/her scheduled time in the assignment notebook as a reminder. Each conference has a 20 minute block of time, so please be sure to be ready with any comments, questions, or concerns. If you prefer to email (spanoutsos@sd74.org) any questions ahead of time, so we may better utilize the 20 minutes, that would be fine.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Stacy Panoutsos
Panoutsos' Press 10/24/08
Submitted by Mrs Panoutsos on Fri, 2008-10-24 14:11.Dear Families:
Please encourage your child to go to the following websites:
Mr. Werneske's Blog (Election websites)
customtyping.com (web-based typing program)
Red Ribbon Week (Drug Awareness Education)
Monday: Wear red to pledge to be drug free.
Tuesday: Pajama Day! Don't let drugs destroy your dreams.
Wednesday: Crazy Hair Day! Drugs make for more than just a bad hair day.
Thursday: Celebrity Day! Don't do drugs and reach for the stars!
Friday: Halloween Costume Day! Scare off drugs!
Thank you to Stasie's mom for her help with our Halloween party. Please contact her if you would like to help.
Schedule for Halloween:
12:55-1:35 Class party
1:40-2:00 PBIS Celebration
2:00 All school parade
Panoutsos' Press 10/08/08
Submitted by Mrs Panoutsos on Wed, 2008-10-08 15:29.The Grove: Thank you to Antonia’s mom, Brandon’s mom, and Tommy’s dad for helping to chaperone our field trip to the Grove! We experienced some of the things that pioneers did, and even prepared our own lunch. The kids really enjoyed all of the activities!
Panoutsos' Press 09/26/08
Submitted by Mrs Panoutsos on Fri, 2008-09-26 14:34.Dear Families:
Your child signed up for an item to bring for our upcoming field trip to The Grove. We will be cooking our lunch, which inludes stew (vegetable and beef), fresh applesauce, and homemade butter. I will send a note home next week with the exact item your child is responsible for. For those kids making corn bread or cookies, they should be made at home on Monday night (October 6) and brought to school on Tuesday morning.
Have a good weekend!
Stacy Panoutsos
Panoutsos' Press 09/19/08
Submitted by Mrs Panoutsos on Fri, 2008-09-19 15:14.Thank you to the parents who will be chaperones for our upcoming field trip to the Grove on Tuesday, October 7! I appreciate the support of the many who also volunteered their time. There will be more opportunities for your help.
Here is an update of what we are learning:
Reading:
Strategies: Predict/Infer and Questioning
Skills: Sequencing and Text Organization
Eye of the Storm and Warren Faidley, a storm chaser.
Language Arts:
Six Traits
“Show” instead of “tell” in writing
Science: Arthropod presentations will begin next Tuesday; how scientists classify animals; System of Classification.
Panoutsos' Press 09/09/08
Submitted by Mrs Panoutsos on Tue, 2008-09-09 14:56.Panoutsos' Press
September 9, 2009
Dear Families:
WELCOME TO 5TH GRADE!!! I am very excited to have your fifth grader this year. I am looking forward to a challenging and productive year, and am confident that your child will have the best year possible.
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The fifth grade curriculum includes a wide range of material. In Science, we have begun with Classification of Animals. Students will be expected to do an arthropod collection outside of school. Please encourage your child to begin collecting specimen as soon as possible. The completed project is due by Tuesday, September 23. Each student received a rubric showing the exact requirements of the project.
Genre of the Month
Submitted by Mrs Panoutsos on Tue, 2008-09-09 13:14.Students are expected to be reading daily. By requiring books from a specific genre, students will have the opportunity to read a wide variety of chapter books throughout the school year. Once the book has been read, the "Genre of the Month" sheet should be filled out, signed by the parent and turned in for credit. This must be done by the last day of each month...NO EXCEPTIONS!
September ................FREE
October .....................Realistic Fiction
November .................Biography
December .................Newbery Award Winner
January ....................Science Fiction & Fantasy
February ...................Nonfiction
March ........................Animal Story
April ..........................Mystery
Upcoming Dates to Remember
Submitted by Mrs Panoutsos on Wed, 2007-09-05 07:48.
Wednesday, November 26
NO SCHOOL
Thursday, November 27
NO SCHOOL
Friday, November 28
NO SCHOOL
Monday, December 1
5th Grade field trip to the Field Museum
***Bring $ for lunch (McDonald's)
November Reading Goals due by Monday, December 1!
Wednesday, December 3
Script for podcast due
