Reminders: Mustang Gallop and Picture Day

Hey there Fisher Baker Families!

Just a couple of friendly reminders for tomorrow--

• Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 20th is Picture Day here at Marshall!

• Additionally, tomorrow we will be decorating shirts for our costumes for the Mustang Gallop. If you can, have your child bring an old brown, grey, or black t-shirt that you don't mind being painted.  

Have a great rest of your week!

Ms. Baker and Ms. Fisher

Fall Portfolio Conferences 2015

Fall Portfolio Conference time is here!  

To schedule a conference with Ms. Fisher or Ms. Baker and your child to meet about their progress this quarter, you can use the web address below to sign up. 

When you sign up, please include your child's name and the names of the family members attending the portfolio conference. To see all of the available time slots click the accordion and the options should expand. When you are finished choosing, don't forget to hit save on the bottom right hand corner. 

We look forward to seeing you and your child at their portfolio conference!

Ms. Baker and Ms. Fisher

*If you feel we need to meet for more than 20 minutes, please email us to schedule a longer alternate meeting time outside of conference week. (ekohl@fusd1.org, efisher@fusd1.org)

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Students of the Week 9/25

This week's students of the week have shown lots of growth so far this year! They have been helpful around the classroom, cared for and stood up for classmates, and really gotten involved in their jobs as students in our class. We are so lucky to have such caring, helpful, and dedicated students in our class! Congratulations Zachary, Bekah, and James!

Week in Review: 9/21-9/25

Happy Birthday Friday/Hatchet Party
(er..."Alternative Learning Experience") Day!

As per usual, it's been quite a busy week here in the Fisher Baker classroom. Here's a little bit of what we've been up to:

This week in academics:

• We learned lots of fascinating things about volcanoes from Dr. C. a.k.a 'Volcano Kent.'
• We memorized some standard measurement conversions.
• We used 'King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk' to help remember and convert metric system measurements.
• We finished Hatchet and completed a one paragraph book report about our opinions of the book.
• We began a scavenger hunt on mountains and volcanoes.
• We continued to practice identifying subjects and predicates within complete sentences.

Next Week:

• Wednesday September 30th is picture day
• Friday October 2nd is the Mustang Gallop!

• Continue collecting pledges for this event.
• Bring a plain brown, grey, or black shirt before Wednesday to be decorated for our costumes. We are the Fisher Baker EARTHQUAKERS!! 

Have a great weekend!

Week in Review 9/14- 9/18

Hey there, Fisher Baker families!

We hope you've had a great week out there. Yesterday we enjoyed a lovely day in the garden preparing to plant an alligator juniper in memory of Ms. Lucky. We miss her very much, and will be happy to remember her each time we see her tree in the garden. We also kicked off Mustang Gallop season! The Gallop is Friday, October 2nd, so start collecting pledges now!

This week in academics:

• We reviewed rounding and estimating and took a quiz on the topic. 
• We began a quick unit on measurement
• We practiced using meter sticks, measuring tape, and rulers.
• We got familiar with standard and metric units that measure length, volume, and weight.
• We practiced distinguishing possessive pronouns and contractions like its/it's, your/you're,  and their/they're.
• We studied weathering, erosion, and deposition from our expert's readings.
• We learned the difference between chemical and physical weathering.
• We studied different survival stories and compared these survival lessons with lessons Brian has learned in Hatchet.
• We took a comprehension quiz on what we've read from Hatchet so far.

Looking Ahead:

• This Friday is September's Birthday Friday!
• Save the date: Picture Day- Wednesday, September 30
• Save the date: Mustang Gallop- Friday, October 2nd

Students of the Week 9/18

Congratulations to Lesly, Indigo, and Natalie! These three ladies know the right thing to do, and aren't afraid to stand up for it. When it comes to group work and being a team, all of us are not our best all the time. These three keep it positive and help others to be their best selves. We sure are glad to have them on our team!

Week in Review 9/8-9/11

Happy Friday, Fisher Baker Families!

We were happy to see some of you at Connect to School Night yesterday evening. Hopefully you left feeling a little more connected with what's going on here in rooms 28 and 30. We know you are already doing so much  at home to help your child succeed, and we are happy to be a part of the team working towards your child's success. 

If you were not able to attend, we plan to send your child's folder home with them next week. 

Inside you will find:

• math and reading resources to use at home
• a reading graph and math graph that shows your child's baseline performance on a single aimsweb test and galileo test. (Your child's number written on the folder in the bottom right hand corner.)
• a goal sheet to set an improvement goal before the next Connect to School Night in the Spring

You do not need to return any of this to school. Everything including the folder is yours to keep. If you have any questions about the content of these folders, please contact us at efisher@fusd1.org and ekohl@fusd1.org

This week in academics:

• We began our unit on Landforms and Earth Processes.
• We completed our first Expert's Journal entry on Geology and Geologists.
• We learned a shortcut for rounding.
• We added and subtracted using bundling. (regrouping, carrying, borrowing)
• We turned adjectives into comparative and superlative adjectives
• We continued reading Hatchet. (This week Brian sees a plane! Builds a shelter! Catches a bird! But will he ever be rescued?...)

Next week:

• Wear tennis shoes Friday! We will be out in the garden.

Have a great weekend!

Students of the Week 9/11

This week's students of the week are Jewel, Addi, and Chris! This week, Jewel volunteered her lunch time to help some kids with rounding.  Chris was nice to a kid who felt they were being picked on and Addi helped a kid at her pod put some of her stuff away while the rest of her pod made her feel rushed. Thanks for looking out for each other this week, and congratulations!

Reminders: Connect to School Night and Tests

Hey there!

We have a couple of mid-week reminders for you.

Connect to School Night
We hope to see you tomorrow evening at 6:30 for our fall APTT (Academic Parent Teacher Team) meeting. We will be sharing your child's beginning of the year data with you along with some resources and strategies to help them grow this year.

Test Signatures
Yesterday, we sent home a series of tests with your child. Please go over these tests with your child and sign that you've seen them by this Friday, September 11th. In order to make up half of their lost points, students may correct their work on the test.

Thanks for all you do!

Ms. Fisher and Ms. Baker

Garden Friday

This past Friday, Fisher Baker kids got acquainted with and set intentions for our Heritage Garden. There are so many goodies flourishing out there including herbs, flowers, and tons of vegetables. Have your kiddo give you a little tour if you have a chance to check it out before or after school.

Week in Review: 8/31-9/3

Hey there! We had an eventful but productive week here at Marshall. We started RTI and Magnet Monday this week. Today was also our very first garden session. We are happy to report that this week we've begun to see a cohesive team emerge in the Fisher Baker classroom. Way to go, 4th and 5th graders!

This week in academics:

• We reviewed and took a test on place value. (Expect to see these come home next week.)
• We began a rounding unit
• We practiced finding endpoints and midpoints
• We practiced rounding on a number line
• Brian continues to gain new survival strategies in Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. 
• We practiced identifying types of maps according to their characteristics.

Next week:

• No school Monday for Labor Day!
• Specials: P.E. and Technology
• We'll have our first expert's topic instead of spelling in Wednesday and Thursday night's homework.
• Thursday 9/10: We'll be sharing resources and data about your child at Connect to School Night. Have you RSVP'd? Ms. Fisher and Ms. Baker will be meeting with families from 6:30-7:15

Students of the Week 9/3

In our class, we like to think of ourselves as a sort of family, and a family looks out for each other. This week's students of the week have cared for classmates when they were feeling down. We value this so much! Thanks for caring for others so well, Jack and Makenzie! Congratulations!