Week in Review 11/13-11/17

Hi, Fisher Baker Families!

November is always  a crazy ride here in the Fisher Baker classroom. This week's madness was the filming of our Maya, Inca, Aztec Magic School Bus episode. We are happy to report that, as a class, these kiddos were patient, polite, and professional actors. Our episode is done being filmed! That being said, it won't be ready as a final product until just before Winter Break. We plan to have our official premiere the week before winter break. Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements about that.


Looking Ahead:

• No school next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for Thanksgiving break.
• 5th Graders will be visiting MEMS on Wednesday, 11/29. We will not be sending home permission slips for that. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Students of the Week

This week's students of the week are....

Lexi, Jake, and Lana!

Lexi is such an involved student! She doesn't depend on others to do things for her. She is such a great example of what it looks like to take charge of your own learning. Way to go, Lexi

Jake has shown kindness and patience when working in his RTI reading group. He is a great leader when it comes to welcoming others who are different from him.

Lana has been super kind and helpful to others. In Girls on the Run practice, she cheers others on and sets a great example for positivity.


Way to go, ya'll!

Week in Review 10/30-11/3

Halloween, am I right? What a week! We had a mixture of celebrations and learning this week. Our students earned the "marble party" for this quarter's good behavior in their specials classes. Woohoo! That means we're now working toward a second one. We also celebrated our 5th graders' completion of their Taiko program. They put on two great performances this week. Thanks for coming out to support them on Thursday.

This Week in Academics:

• We practiced two new methods of multiplication. 
• partial products
• the algorithm
• We began an art project centered around Maya, Inca, and Aztec gods.
• We began a new historical fiction book called Race to the Moonrise 
• We practiced the right way to paraphrase
• We finished Maya and Inca Scavenger Hunts

Looking Ahead:

• No school Friday, 11/10 for Veteran's Day
• No homework again next week (We'll be starting our movie prep process.)
• Picture Retakes are on Thursday, 11/9.
• Fill out your Parent University registration form if you're interested in taking a class. Ms. Baker will be teaching Intermediate Math: That's Not How I Learned it As a Kid."
• Parent University is on Wednesday, 11/15 from 5:00-7:15

Have a great weekend!