Colonists' Nightly News

Here it is! My gift to you. Have a wonderful winter break!


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You can also find it on the right side of the blog under 'Fisher Baker Movie Productions'


-Ms. Baker

Colonists' Nightly News Movie Premiere

Fisher/ Baker's 4th and 5th Graders 

are Proud to Present:

COLONISTS' NIGHTLY NEWS

Movie Premiere

On Thursday, 12/15/16 at 11:30 and 1:30

In the Fisher/ Baker Classroom

Week in Review 12/5-12/9

Never a dull week here at Marshall. Today we had our canned food drive parade, and our school compiled over 2,000 cans this year. Wow! Thanks for donating!

This week in academics:

• We reviewed all of our multiplication skills and closed out the unit with a test.
• We continued reading and discussion Sophia's War.
• We took the math Synergy assessment.
• 4th Graders engineered motion of a miniature boat using magnets.
• We distinguished between features of predators from those of prey.
• We identified animal adaptations such as camouflage, mimicry, mutualism, and chemical mechanisms.
• We researched and created booklets describing warm blooded and cold blooded animals.
• We classified animals.

Looking Ahead:

• We will not have homework next week.
• Book Bingo is Wednesday, 11/14 from 5:30-6:30 (We'll calculate totals for stickers on Tuesday.)
• We hope to see you at either 11:30 or 1:30 on Thursday, 12/15 for our Revolutionary War movie premiere. (Invitations will be comin' at ya next week.)

Enjoy a lovely weekend!

Ms. Baker & Mr. Kasch

Last Year's End of Year Slideshow

Guess who cleaned off their computer this weekend? (Me, Ms. Baker.) And Guess what I found/ exported? (Last year's end of the year slideshow!) Can't believe we're already almost halfway through another one! Enjoy!

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Week in Review

Hey there, Fisher Baker (Kasch) Families!



With a two hour delay Monday, a snow day Tuesday, and the 5th Grade middle school visit Wednesday day, this really was an interesting and not quite as productive as we would have liked week. We hope you were all safe on those icy roads this week!

This week in Academics:

• The fourth graders were introduced to magnetic forces with Mr. Kasch.
• We learned about when to use estimation and practiced estimating.
• We learned about the four components of animals' habitats.
• We learned about animals' dietary adaptations and their sleep/ active rhythms. 
• We took the Language Arts Synergy ipad test. (Next week will be math.)
• AR Book Reports (5 Paragraph Essays) were due.
• If yours was late, you will have to finish it during your lunch next week!!

Looking Ahead:

• Continue to Bring in canned food for the canned food drive!
• This coming Thursday, 12/8 will be a half day. (Dismissal at 12:25)
• 5th Graders will be learning about social health on Thursday, 12/8. Please return permission slip  ASAP (whether you want your child to participate or not.) 
• There will be no homework next week!
• Book Bingo will be on Wednesday, 12/14. Bring books to donate if you have any!
• SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, 12/15 will be our Revolutionary War movie premiere!

Students of the Week: 11/18/16

This week's students of the week are...Sean, Aneeka, and Kaden C.!

Aneeka was nominated by a classmate for caring for someone when they were sad. Thanks for looking out for others, Aneeka!

Sean has earned the title this week because he has been super on top of his notes, his work, and class discussion. Thanks for doing such a great job joining in, Sean!

Kaden C. has been a great teammate to small groups and partners this week. He has stayed on task and helped others he's worked with by clearly explaining his thinking. Way to go, Kaden!

A Week in Review 11/14-11/18

Hey there, Fisher Baker Families! This week we welcomed Mr. Kasch into our Fisher / Baker family and back to Marshall from two years of retirement. We are thrilled to have this math, science, and book loving riddler in our room. We are so lucky have him and look forward to continuing to work together for the duration of Ms. Fisher's maternity leave. And no...there's no baby news yet... We'll be sure to make that happy announcement as soon as we hear anything!

This week in Academics:

• We learned and continued practice on four different methods of multiplication: area model, distributive property, partial products, and the algorithm.
• We continued reading Sophia's War
• We began a small unit on U.S. government, which has been particularly relevant in light of current events.
•  We discussed AR book requirements and talked about two assignments that are due on Friday, December 2nd.

This week in the Marshall Garden:

Today, John Taylor (JT) and the TerraBirds treated us to breakfast tacos made with potatoes and beans from our very own garden! It was so cool to see our efforts come full circle!

Looking Ahead:

• No School next Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday (11.23/ 11.24/ 11.25)  for Thanksgiving.
• Monday and Tuesday are regular school days. 
• 5th Graders will visit MEMS on Wednesday 11/30 from 10:30ish-2:00ish (No permission slips needed)
• SAVE THE DATE: Thursday 12/15 for Colonists' Nightly News Movie Premiere. Showtimes to be determined.