2017-2018 Supply List

Welcome to the Fisher Baker Class! Your child will be receiving a welcome letter and supply list on the first day of school. Here's the list early if you're looking to get a jump on your shopping. 

Fisher/ Baker School Supply List

Because of space issues in the classroom, students do not have desks to store items. Instead, they have pillowcase “pouches” that attach to their chairs. We ask that students limit their personal school supplies to the required spiral notebooks and folders and a few other things that will fit inside a zippered soft pencil case. Prohibited items and items that do not fit in the pencil case (excluding the notebooks and folders) will be returned home. Please label supplies with the student’s name to ensure that lost or borrowed items are returned to their rightful owner.

Supplies:

·      A container of Clorox wipes

·      A box of Kleenex

·      A solid, neutral colored, cotton/cotton blend, standard sized pillow case (no king size/ no flannel or jersey)

·      Four one-subject wire ringed notebooks

·      2 folders with pockets (no binders)

·      A soft pencil case that contains the following supplies:

o   A small personal stapler

o   Pencils

o   Erasers

o   A small pair of scissors

o   Colored pencils

o   Several dark colored dry erase markers

o   A small whiteboard eraser or piece of cloth

o   Highlighters

o   Glue sticks

Our classroom is also in need of some good quality staplers, hand sanitizer, extra Clorox wipes, extra Kleenex, dry erase markers, duct tape, masking tape, and “fun” kid/school friendly prizes. Any donations are truly appreciated!

Students may NOT have hard backed pencil cases, markers, binders, multi-subject notebooks, fidget spinners, or Sharpies.

If you can sew, please let us know ASAP! We need help sewing pillowcases!

Welcome, 2017-2018 Fisher Baker Class!

Welcome to our 4th and 5th Grade Family! 

A question we get asked all of the time when our new fourth graders arrive is "WHY?!" Why have fourth and fifth graders and two teachers in one class?


Here are some of the benefits to our unique combined classroom:

• We have a lot of teacher power! Our team consists of co-teachers Emily Fisher, Lizzy Baker, a paraprofessional, and a student teacher. Having this many people in our room means we can create flexible groupings and work more closely with students. Having two teachers with different strengths and insights also benefits our diverse group of learners. 

• Assessment at Grade Level: Many of the fifth grade standards are similar to fourth grade standards with slightly more advanced aspects. For example, both fourth and fifth graders learn to solve multi-operation equations using order of operations or PEMDAS, but fifth graders' problems include decimals and fractions whereas the fourth graders' practice will include only whole numbers. Fourth graders gain exposure to some fifth grade concepts, but are not assessed on fifth grade standards for their grades. 

• Fourth Graders Loop up to Fifth: When fourth graders transition into their fifth grade year, they will remain in our class. When they return, they are already familiar with our classroom's routines and expectations, and we as teachers already know (and love) them. This familiarity provides a build in mentor role for our new fourth graders, cultivating leadership skills before their transition to middle school. 

We are so excited to meet our new batch of fourth graders, and look forward to helping our newbies acclimate to our learning environment.

Week in Review 5/15-5/19

This week we've been hard at work, coloring scenery and writing scripts for our Westward Expansion museum. We also enjoyed celebrating our fifth graders at their graduation ceremony. We are so proud of them and will miss them lots next year! There's a lot going on these next (and final) two weeks, so mark your calendars!

Looking Ahead:

• Monday, 5/22 
• @ 12:30: School BBQ 
• @2:10: Magnet Monday Showcase
• Tuesday, 5/23: Picture Canyon field trip
• Thursday, 5/25: Pioneer Museum field trip
• Monday, 5/29: NO SCHOOL for Memorial Day
• Wednesday, 5/31: Westward Expansion Living History Museum in our classroom 
• Showtimes
• 9:30
• 10:00
• 11:00
• 11:30

Week in Review 5/8-5/12

Hey there!

With just a few more weeks of school, we have been winding down academics, and gearing up for lots of end-of-year fun. This week, we took our last notes as a class and took our last test! From here on out, we'll be focusing on planning and preparing for our Westward Expansion living history museum, going on a couple of field trips, gardening, and celebrating the fifth graders as they move on to middle school. We are excited to be completing another great year with our kiddos and all of you!


This week:

• We practiced metric conversions. 
• We practiced standard measurement conversions.
• We surveyed classmates and represented our collected data on line plots.
• We took our Measurement Final Test.
• We studied the effects of weather on Pioneers moving west in the late 1800s.
• We learned about how Westward Expansion benefitted some groups of people, while hurting others.
• We learned about the effects of the Transcontinental Railroad.
• Thunder Rolling in the Mountains reached its very somber conclusion.
• We got some serious weeding done in our Heritage Garden.

Looking Ahead:

• 5th Grade Graduation: Next Thursday, 5/18 at 9:15am
• Marshall Movie Night (Shiloh): Next Friday 5/19 @ 7:00
• School BBQ: Monday, 5/22 @
• Picture Canyon Field Trip: Tuesday, 5/23
• Pioneer Museum Field Trip:  Thursday, 5/25
• Last Birthday Friday (May/ Summer Birthdays): Friday, 5/26
• SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, 5/31(Second to last day of school)
  : Westward Expansion Living History Museum

Week in Review 5/1-5/5

Miss Crowley and Miss Johnson here! We are Ms. Baker and Ms. Fisher’s student teachers this semester. This week was our classroom takeover week and we were in charge of running the class for this last week. It’s been a lot of work and we’ve been learning a lot.

This week:

• We reviewed our fraction skills and took a final fractions concept quiz.
• We learned about economics and what it means to budget and earn a profit. Our fifth graders became shopkeepers and competed for the business of our fourth graders who became pioneers buying supplies for the journey along the Oregon Trail.
• We visited the Marshall garden where our students helped water the plants, repair a leaky water pipe, and plant new asparagus plants.
• We took a walking field trip to Francis Short Pond where the students learned about life at the pond and water chemistry.

Looking Ahead:

• Next week, we will be finishing our novel Thunder Rolling in the Mountains and reviewing measurement and data.
• We will be gardening again Wednesday from 9 AM – 11 AM, wear sunscreen and dress accordingly!
• Save the Dates:
• Fifth Grade Graduation
• Picture Canyon Field Trip
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Students of the Week 4/28

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


Destyni, Alana, and Jude!


Destyni was nominated this week because she is such a hard worker and positive, kind kid. We're so glad to have you!

Alana was nominated for similar reasons. She is a positive kid who is super on top of her work. Way to go!

Jude has been working so hard at school and at home. He's been on task here and studying for quizzes at home. Nice work!

Week in Review 4/24-4/28

Hi there!

We had a great week here in rooms 28 & 30! Here's what went on.

This week:

• We reviewed algebra topics and took a final algebra assessment
• We learned about the Oregon Trail and the California gold rush
• We studied animals of Northern Arizona with Ms. C.
• We learned about Flagstaff's watershed from the San Francisco peaks to the rio de flag
• We created a model of wetlands to observe the positive effects they have on surrounding environments.

Looking Ahead:

• Next Wednesday, May 3rd, we'll be going on a walking field trip to Francis Short Pond with Ms. C. of Willowbend to continue our watershed study. We we'll be there from about 9:15-11:15
• We'll be in the garden on Tuesday, May 2nd. Dress accordingly!