Mrs.

Stonehouse’s
Peek at the Week
February 2010
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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Day 3 - Media Day 1 – Phy Ed Day 2 – Music Day 3 – Media Day 1 – Phy Ed

IB Planner:
You Are What You Eat MAP TESTING MIS AMIGOS
Spanish
(Bring materials for (Math) First Grade Buddies
10:30-11:30 Spanish
project!)
Parent Board meeting Homework pkt due
6:00pm
(Happy Birthday DARE (See reverse side) Spelling Test
Sam! )
FAD 

Family Movie Night

HELP FOR HAITI
The student council is
collecting money to help those
in Haiti involved in the recent
earthquakes. We will be
collecting money in our
classroom until February 12.
This money will be donated to
the Red Cross.
We have set up a website for all the 5th grade classes
IMPORTANT DATES: 6:30-8:30pm
 1/29 – NO SCHOOL (Teacher Work Day)
 2/3 – MAP Testing (Math) FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
Friday, February 5th
 2/5 – MIS AMIGOS 6:30-8:30 p.m.
 2/5 – Family Movie Night 6:30-8:30pm Come dressed in your pj's, have some
 2/9 – Parent Board Meeting 6:30pm yummy popcorn and enjoy the movie,
 2/15 – NO SCHOOL (President’s Day) Ratatouille! This is a FREE event for
 3/4 – Conferences (NO SCHOOL) students and families sponsored by
 3/5 – Conferences (NO SCHOOL) the Parkview/Centerpoint Parent
Board.
CLASS WEBSITE: All students must be accompanied
by an adult
I’ll be there with my son and one of
this year. Please check it out! his pals, hope to see you there too!
http://www.fifthgradeteam.weebly.com
 WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO? WILD ABOUT READING
In math this week, we continued our study Ms. Wagoner’s fifth grade classroom was
of fractions. We practiced adding and subtracting chosen as a finalist for the “Wild About
fractions, and converting between improper Reading Cheer Contest” sponsored by the
fractions and mixed numbers. One of the most
Minnesota Wild. The contest requires
important concepts we have been discussing is that
classrooms to submit a cheer combining the
the larger the number as the denominator, the
topics of reading, school, hockey, and the
smaller the fractional piece will be. Check out
math links on the class website for more practice Wild. Twelve classrooms throughout the
with fractions. state were chosen as finalists. These finalists
We continued our new IB Planner, You Are are voted upon in a public online vote. The
What You Eat. The central idea of this planner is cheer listing and voting instructions can be
the choices we make nutritionally affect our bodies found online on our team website or at
and our physical and mental health. We looked at http://wild.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=60052
Learning to Read Food
the food pyramid this week and studied different . The two classrooms that collect the most
Labels:
food labels. Our secretary, Ms. Kay, came to speak votes online receive the grand prize – a trip
You Are What You Eat to the Xcel Energy Center, where students
with our class about the importance of good
nutrition for our growing bodies. We sampled will watch the Wild hockey team practice,
“jicama”, a root vegetable grown in Mexico. Most tour the facility, enjoy lunch, and have a
students liked it.  story read to them by a current Wild player.
In literacy, students continued with their Winners will be notified in February.
fantasy book clubs. Students are doing well VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
keeping up with the reading and having valuable LAST DAY TO VOTE IS FRIDAY 1/29!
discussions in their groups. Please remember that
some reading and assignments may need to be
completed at home. We will wrap up book clubs on
2/11 by sharing our books with the class in a SPECIAL PARENT BOARD MEETING
creative way. Spelling will continue again next There will be a special meeting of the Parent Board
week. to discuss proposed boundary changes on
On Thursday, we visited the Bell Museum Thursday, February 4th at 6 pm at school.
and had a great time learning about foods from
around the world. Thanks to the chaperones who
accompanied us!!
I will be sending home midterm reports CONTACT
D.A.R.E. with Officer
next week, if there are any academic or INFORMATION:
Just
social/study habits issues that I feel you should Julie Stonehouse
know. Of course, anytime you have questions Room 115
about your student, I am available to you. (651) 407-7600 x1609
jlston@wbl.whitebear.k12.mn.us