Weekly News: Week 18

2016 has flown by! It's hard to believe we've been in school 5 months already! In this last week we learned some math behind The 12 Days of Christmas, we finished our Feature Articles, we made ornaments and celebrated our Holiday Party by decorating cookies and eating pizza. It's been a great end to 2016.

Have a wonderful winter break, enjoy the holidays, and a Happy New Year! See everyone again on January 9th!




Important Info
Please make sure you submit your student's online medical form to attend Outdoor Ed in February. Click HERE to access the form.

Weekly News: Week 17

Wow! Only a few more days until Winter Break! 2016 has really flown by.

We've been reading the historical novel, Blood on the River, which is the story of the Jamestown Colony and their interactions with the Powhatan Empire. Learning about Captain John Smith and the rest of the English colonists has really shown us how important their relationships with the Native Americans were.

We also have been creating some different holiday art pieces. So far we've made Santa Stamps and Nutcrackers. The holidays are a great time to get creative. Check out our Twitter page to see some of the art pieces.

The biggest thing we've been working on is our Feature Articles. Each student picked a topic that they wanted to become an expert on. They've researched, and are now writing their articles to teach us all about their topics. These articles are due on Thursday, December 22nd, right before we leave for break.  Past examples of Feature Articles can be found HERE.

**Outdoor Ed field trip forms and donations due next week.

Upcoming Events:

• Monday, Dec 19
• Library Books due
• Tuesday, Dec 20
• Module 3 Math Test
• Wednesday, Dec 21
• Social Studies Unit 3 Test
• Pay Day
• Thursday, Dec 22
• Minimum Day (8:15am -12:30pm)
• Feature Articles printed out and due
• Auction
• Class Party (11-12:30pm)
• Sign up to bring in an item HERE
• donate $3 for the cost of the pizza lunch
• We'd love to have some volunteers to stay and help during the party!

Band & Strings Holiday Concert

All of Mohr's 5th grade students will be performing on Monday, December 19th at 2:15pm, in the MPR for their Holiday Concert. Parents are welcome to attend.

Dress for the students will be anything festive that they would like to wear.  Students are encouraged to decorate themselves or their instruments.  Our PBB shirts are an option to wear.

Additional shirts were ordered and will be ready by the first assembly.  If you would like a shirt, or if you have not received your shirt, we will have them by 12-19.  The cost is $15.  Checks can be made to PSEE.

Can Food Donations

This week all of Mohr Elementary is collecting donations for a local food shelter. Our class has been tasked with bringing in Cake or Brownie Mix. If you have some in your pantries at home, or can pick some up at the grocery store, we would really appreciate it!

Weekly News: Week 16

We have been collecting field trip forms and money for our upcoming trip to Outdoor Ed. If you still need to submit your paperwork or the check, please make sure it is in by December 21st. We would like all the money collected prior to Winter Break. Checks should be made payable to PUSD.





Donations needed.... cold season has hit us hard in the classroom. If you are able to donate a box of tissues to the room, we'd really appreciate it!



Pizza Party Donations:
On Friday, December 22nd we are having our Holiday Party. Our wonderful room mom, Soniya Joshi, will be picking up pizza for lunch that day. We are hoping for a $3 donation from every student to help cover the cost.

Mohr Traffic Protocols

Please take a look at the Traffic Protocols for our school. Help make the pick-up and drop-off area a safe area for all our students.

Mohr PTA's Newsletter - August 17, 2016

New Mohr Traffic Protocols

Dear Mohr Community, We have been working with the City of Pleasanton and Pleasanton Police Department to improve the flow of traffic at Mohr Elementary School.  The City has suggested some changes that should help create a safer environment for students and their families. DROP OFF / PICK UP LINE Please enter the drop-off/pick-up lane near Guzman Parkway.  A white line separating the cars waiting to enter the drop-off/pick-up lane from the regular street traffic has been added.  Students may unload/load in the coned areas only (in front of the Kindergarten playground) as we have staff supervision and traffic valet helpers to assist.  We ask that students wait to be picked up in the front and wait for parents in this designated area only.  When driving, please be sure to keep the space clear before the crosswalk and that there is no drop off or pick up taking place in this area.  The City has painted new “Keep Clear” signage near the crosswalk.  This will help ensure pedestrians are visible in the crosswalk. Please do not make a U-turn on Dennis Drive from the drop-off/pick-up lane.  It is very dangerous and police officers may cite you.  SCHOOL PARKING LOT CLOSED DURING DROP OFF/ PICK UP The Pleasanton Police also suggested that since our school parking lot is so constricted, we close the lot during drop-off and pick-up times.  Those with handicapped placards will still be allowed to enter.  This should also help reduce congestion during those peak times.  Thank you for your support and keeping the students at Mohr safe! Sincerely, Julie Berglin Principal, Mohr Elementary

Color Guard

Check out a new opportunity for students! 

Google Form Link

Weekly News: Week 15

I hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving Break! I can't believe we only have 2 more trimesters of school already.

This week we started our Non-fiction reading and writing units. Students have chosen a topic of interest and will be writing a Feature Article about their topic. We have begun researching and studying informational texts. Today, we also took the Mid Module 3 math test! Adding and subtracting fractions have been a lot of fun!

Holiday Can Food Drive - December 12th - 16th

Our class is participating in the Friends Helping Friends annual Holiday Can Food Drive.  With your donations, we will be able to put tubs of food together that will be donated to local families during this holiday season.  Our class is collecting Cake or Brownie Mix.  Thank you for your support!!!!

We have also begun collecting money and field trip forms for Outdoor Ed! In just a few months we will be taking our trip to Pigeon Point. Please help your student get in their donations and field trip forms!

Upcoming Events:

• Monday, 12/5
• Library books due

Outdoor Ed- field trip forms

Today your student brought home two packets of information for our upcoming Outdoor Ed field trip.

The white packet contains a letter from the director of Pigeon Point, a packing list, a shirt/sweatshirt order form, as well as our class's projected itinerary during our stay. If you are interested in ordering a shirt, please make sure you have your student return the form with an attached check made payable to Exploring New Horizons or ENH.

The pink packet contains the two field trip forms required for our 3 day trip. We will be at Pigeon Point from Monday, February 6th through Wednesday, February 8th. Your student should return this permission slip with a $320 cashier's check or money order made payable to PUSD.  We would like these forms and checks in as soon as possible.

Pigeon Point also has an online medical form that must be filled out in order for your child to attend. Please go to this link HERE and fill out a form for your student.

Chaperones will be notified this week so they may begin to get their fingerprints done. I will let everyone know by Friday.

If you have any questions regarding Outdoor Ed, please email me.

Weekly News: Week 14

It was so great seeing all of you for conferences! It was a busy week, filled with minimum days, but it was nice to be able to sit and chat with all of you about the first trimester and your student's progress. We are already a third of the way through the school year!

 We started Module 3 for math and are learning all about adding and subtracting fractions. It is a much smaller module than the last, so we will be taking our first test on December 2nd.

Next week is Thanksgiving Break! Enjoy the week off! We will return to school on Monday, November 28th.



When we return we will be starting our informational reading and writing units. Students will get a chance to research a topic they are interested in and become an expert! Informational writing is a great way to show what you know.








Upcoming Events:

• Monday 11/21-Friday 11/25
• Thanksgiving Break
• Monday 11/28
• Return to school
• Friday 12/2
• Mid Module 3 Test
• Monday 12/5- Friday 12/10
• Safety Valets

Weekly News: Week 13

We had a short, four day week this week. With Friday being Veteran's Day, all the 5th graders got to hear from Major Miller about the importance of the day, and why we celebrate our veterans. We also read the book "The Wall" by Eve Bunting and talked about the veterans among our families and friends.

We also finished up Module 2 this week! Students took the Module 2 test on Thursday to show how much they've learned about division. It was a long module and the students worked really hard!

This week students should finish up their Poetry Anthology project so they can present their poetry to the class on Thursday. This is not a speech, but rather a chance to share their work with the class. It is an informal presentation.


Upcoming Events:

• Monday, 11/14 -Thursday, 11/17
• Parent Teacher Conferences. Make sure you check the schedule HERE for your date and time. 
• Tuesday 11/15, Wednesday 11/16, Thursday 11/17
• Minimum Day schedule, 8:15-12:30 every day. No late start on Wednesday.
• Thursday, 11/17
• Poetry Anthologies due. 
• Friday, 11/18
• No School
• Monday 11/21-Friday 11/25
• Thanksgiving Break-- No School

Outdoor Ed Chaperones

We are looking for chaperones to accompany us to Outdoor Ed in February. We need 8 parents in order to go, so if you are interested please go to bit.ly/OutdoorEd2016 and fill out your information. We would love to have you join us! Please submit by Friday, November 11th.

Our class attends Outdoor Ed February 6th-8th, 2017.

Thank you in advance!

Weekly News: Week 12

Report Card Conferences
This week was the last week of the 1st trimester. I will be working on report cards and our conferences begin on Wednesday, November 9th. Today your student brought home with them a reminder of your conference time. Keep in mind that conferences are 20 minutes in length. We will discuss your child's report card, as well as their overall progress so far.

Outdoor Ed
On Wednesday we had the informational meeting about Outdoor Ed. Thank you to all of you who were able to attend. A letter went home today stating some important information about the upcoming trip. The letter can also be viewed digitally HERE. The cost for Outdoor Ed is $320 and it is due prior to Monday, December 12th.

Our class will be attending Outdoor Ed from Monday, February 6th through Wednesday, February 8th.  We will need 8 parents to chaperone. If you are interested in being considered as a chaperone, please go HERE and submit your name by Friday, November 11th.

More information regarding Outdoor Ed will be sent home in the coming weeks.


Upcoming Events

• Wednesday, 11/9
• Report Card Conferences begin
• Veteran's Day Assembly with Major Miller
• Friday, 11/11
• No School (Veteran's Day)
• Tuesday, 11/15
• Minimum Day
• Wednesday, 11/16
• Minimum Day, school begins at 8:15, not 9:15.
• Thursday, 11/17
• Minimum Day
• Poetry Anthology Presentations due
• Friday, 11/18
• No School
• Monday 11/21-Friday 11/25
• Thanksgiving Break

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

Your student brought home a UNICEF box in their Friday Folder last week. Take the box out with your family if your trick or treater would like to collect coins/dollars for UNICEF this Halloween!  Boxes should be turned in to the classroom, November 1st-4th.

Weekly News: Week 11

Reminder: There is no school tomorrow, Friday October 28th! Enjoy the three day weekend before Halloween!

This week we started reading the poetry book "Love That Dog" which has inspired a lot of creations in our classroom. Today we also heard wonderful speeches from our students about their pumpkins. Everyone was so creative in their designs and stories! They really brighten up our room for Halloween!

We are winding down the first trimester, which ends next Friday, 11/4. Assessments will be given over the next week or so before report card conferences begin.

If you haven't scheduled a conference yet, please go HERE and choose an open time slot.


Upcoming Events:

• Monday, 10/31
• Halloween Parade, wear your costume to school over your clothes
• Halloween Party, bring in donated items
• Pay Day
• Minimum Day (8:15-12:30)
• No Band and Strings
• Tuesday, 11/1
• October Auction
• Wednesday, 11/2
• Outdoor Ed Parent Meeting, 6:30pm, Multi-Purpose Room
• Friday, 11/4
• Last day of 1st Trimester

November 9th- November 17th--- Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences. Check your appointment time!

November Conferences

Our parent-teacher conferences are beginning in a few weeks. Thank you to all of you who have already signed up for a time. I look forward to meeting with each and every one of you.

If you have not signed up for a conference time yet, please go HERE, and choose one of the open time slots. If for any reason you need to change your existing time, you should be able to edit your appointment.

Thanks! Email me if you have any questions.

Weekly News: Week 10

This week we finished the story of "Wonder!" The students loved hearing Auggie's story of fitting in with his 5th grade class. We are looking forward to reading "The Julian Chapter" and learning more about what made Julian so mean to Auggie. There's always two sides to every story!

We've also started our poetry unit in writing. We've been writing haikus, quatrains, and cinquains. As we study more types of poetry, we will eventually be creating our own poetry anthologies.

There are several things happening in the next two weeks. Please keep track of these important dates. On Monday, students should have a completed Exploration Flipbook for social studies. If students want to earn full credit it needs to be colored and their words need to be covered in Monart pen.

If you have not yet signed up for a November Conference, please click HERE and choose an open timeslot.


Upcoming Events:

• Monday 10/24
• Exploration Flipbooks due
• Tuesday 10/25
• Vascular Plant Flipbook due to Ms. Britto
• Wednesday 10/26 
• Scholastic Book Orders due
• Thursday 10/27
• Pumpkin Speeches 
• Monday 10/31 
• Halloween Parade 
• Party 
• Minimum Day
• October Pay Day
• Tuesday 11/1 
• October Auction
• Wednesday 11/2
• Outdoor Ed Parent Meeting, 6:30pm, Multi-Purpose Room

October Scholastic Book Orders

Class Code - GVYZL

Order Due Date - 10/26/16

Subject: Scholastic Reading Club Class Order Due Date is approaching!

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Reading Club orders are due by 10/26/16. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/readingclub using my class activation code: GVYZL

Happy Reading!

GATE Nomination Forms

If you are interested in having your student take the GATE test this year, please fill out the form at the PUSD website. 

The parent nomination form has already been posted on the PUSD website: http://www.pleasantonusd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=308228&type=d&pREC_ID=712593

Nominations are due by December 2nd, 2016.

Outdoor Ed Parent Meeting

Outdoor Ed Parent Meeting- November 2nd, 6:30pm

We are having an Outdoor Ed Parent Meeting on Wednesday, November 2nd at 6:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Room. A representative from Pigeon Point will be on hand to provide detailed information about our trip in February. I encourage all families to attend this meeting to hear the information firsthand. Informational handouts will also be sent home with your children in the coming weeks.

Just a reminder... our class is scheduled to attend Pigeon Point from February 6-8, 2017. In future weeks we will be sending out information regarding parent volunteers, as we will need 8 parents to attend with us.

Weekly News: Week 9

We had our first field trip to the Blackhawk Museum this week! Students loved exploring the Native American and Settler perspectives of the Old West through dioramas, artifacts, and our wonderful Gallery Guides.

Thank you to all our parents who took time out of their days to drive and help chaperone at the museum. It was a great day for everyone!

I've added the few pictures I took while at the museum. Parents, if you have photos to share, please click HERE and become a part of our picture website. It will allow you to add pictures directly and then we can all have access. This will be very helpful for all our field trips this year, particularly Outdoor Ed.  I've been adding pictures of things that are happening in the classroom as well.


Upcoming Events:

• Mon 10/17-- Library... books are due!
• Tues 10/18-- Picture Retakes
• Fri 10/21- Fall Fun Fair, 5-8pm

• Mon 10/24- Explorer Flipbook due
• Thurs 10/27- Halloween Pumpkin Speeches
• Fri 10/28- No School

• Mon 10/31- Halloween Parade and Party. Wear costumes to school.

Field Trip Tomorrow

Tomorrow we are heading to the Blackhawk Museum for our first field trip. We will be gone from 9:30am to about noon. Students do not need anything special for this trip.

We will be back at Mohr by lunchtime, so students will still be able to buy lunch at school if they need to. Students should bring their backpack & homework, like usual, as we will only be gone for a small part of the day.

Thank you to all our wonderful chaperones!

Blackhawk Museum “Spirit of the Old West” Exhibit

3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle • Danville, CA 94506-4652

Visit our Website: www.blackhawkmuseum.org

Email: museum@blackhawkmuseum.org

Weekly News: Week 8

It's hard to believe that two months have already flown by! We've started learning about the Age of Exploration in Social Studies, we're using area models to complete long multiplication problems and conversions with expressions in math, and we just finished up our Narrative pieces. It's amazing how much we've accomplished in the first two months of school!

On Monday, October 31st we will be having our Halloween Party following the Halloween Parade. We'd love your help in donating breakfast items. Click on our SignUp Genius link HERE.

Upcoming Events:

• Thursday 10/13- Field trip to Blackhawk Museum (9:30-12:30pm)
• Friday 10/14- Mid Module 2 Test

Future Events:

• Thursday 10/27- Halloween Pumpkin Narrative Speech
• Friday 10/28- No School
• Monday 10/31- Halloween Parade & Party

Halloween Speech- 10/27

Today, students learned about their first speech! We are doing a Halloween inspired "Pumpkin Speech"

Check out the requirements below. All students should be prepared to give their speech on Thursday, October 27th.

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Pumpkin’s Halloween Night Speech

Thursday, October 27, 2016

October’s speech is Halloween themed!  You’ll be telling a two-minute Halloween Night NARRATIVE about your costumed pumpkin!

To begin:

1. Brainstorm Halloween costumes for your pumpkin until you decide upon one that sparks your imagination
2. Brainstorm story ideas for your pumpkin’s Halloween night adventure.  

Use any of these prompts as inspiration! You are not limited to these ideas.

1. It was a dark and stormy night when….
2. My friends and I were trick or treating and knocked on the door ….
3. Meow! The black cat was scared….
4. The white sheets with black eyes peering through holes of the costume gave no clue as to who the kid was…
5. Running down the street with candy flying, I saw….
6. A yellow glow was coming from the jack-o-lantern, only…
7. I couldn’t believe it… my brother was a werewolf!
8. They claim the house was haunted, but it looked okay to me, so….
9. I was counting all my candy when all of a sudden…
10. At the Halloween party...
11. The mad scientist was creating a new monster that could…
12. The large cauldron of purple liquid started to boil when…
13. I got an eerie feeling when I heard…
14. The mysterious object started floating in the air and…
15. The Halloween pumpkin turned into a…
16. Something in the closet made a strange noise, so I opened the door and…
17. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw…
18. You won’t believe this story, but it is true…
19. As I carefully entered the haunted house, the door shut behind me and…
20. The silliest Halloween ever started when….

3)  Find a JUST-RIGHT pumpkin at the market - be sure you can carry it to school!!!!!

4)  Decorate your pumpkins’ costume using material/paint/carvings, ANYTHING creative       

   Ex:  felt, fabric, sequins, ribbon, cotton, feathers, foil, yarn, paint, foam, markers, clothing, buttons, hair

For no more than two minutes, you will narrate your story.  Know it well enough to tell it from memory!

Include the following details:

• All Narrative Story Elements:
• Characters/Setting
• Initiating Conflict/Rising Action
• Climax/Falling Action/Resolution

• A Heart to the story - a lesson that should be learned or understood

• Sensory Details, Action, Main Character’s Thoughts and Feelings, Emotion

Grading:  pumpkin design, narrative content, preparation, time, volume, eye contact, gestures, expression, enthusiasm

Weekly News: Week 7

This week was the Book Fair. The students had a wonderful time browsing and shopping all the latest titles. It's always a great week at our school. Thank you to all the families who donated a book to our class library!

We also started our Read-A-Thon this week! Students have been busy reading in class, helping to earn money for our school and the library. Our class has already earned over $200! The Read-A-Thon continues through Friday, October 7th so students still have the opportunity to join in and get donations.

As you know, last Thursday we had our Kids Against Hunger event. It was an amazing experience. Check out this video made by Eagle TV chronicling the event.

Every week in computer lab we have been using the program Zearn.org which has amazing math concepts! The kids work through the lessons for more practice and support. If you are interested in having your student practice this at home, just have them ask me for their password so they can login.


Upcoming Events:

• Tuesday, 10/4- Auction... students can sell items they have made (artwork, jewelry, food, etc). It must be handmade, not store bought. All food items need to have ingredients listed in order to sell them. No nuts.
• Wednesday, 10/5- Bring Your Own Device class party. After a lot of hard work the students have earned enough rewards for their first class party. Students may bring in a device: laptop, tablet, or phone. The only requirement is that it must connect to wireless. Students who bring in a device must be willing to share with other classmates.

Weekly News: Week 6

Kindness Week was a huge success! Students worked on "Random Acts of Kindness" all week long, looking for ways to help one another. On Thursday we had our Kids Against Hunger event, which was absolutely amazing. All the students in the school had a helping hand in packing thousands of meals.  Our class reflected on how meaningful it was for them to be part of such a wonderful event.

In Reader's Workshop we started book clubs. The students are in small groups of 4 to read and discuss new novels. We've only been going for a couple of days but the students are already making great connections to their books.

On Wednesday we took the Module 1 test, which should be in your student's Friday Folder. Today we started Module 2, which is a much longer module. We will be in this module for awhile. Make sure your students use the video resources if they are feeling stuck.

Also, if you haven't seen the videos that Eagle TV is producing, check out the YouTube channel, HERE. This club has 4th and 5th graders filming, editing, and producing all its content.


Upcoming Events:

• Monday 9/26 through Friday 10/7- Read A Thon... sign your students up to help raise money for the school. All the reading is done in class.
• Monday 9/26 through Friday 9/30- Book Fair in the Library
• Monday 9/26- students should finish their narrative final drafts in class. 
• Tuesday 9/27- Book Fair Family Night 6-7:30pm
• Wednesday 9/28- Mrs. Davidson art session
• Thursday 9/29- September Pay Day
• Friday, 9/30- Library books due

Weekly News- Week 5

We had a very busy week this past week: students had their first Social Studies quiz, Mr. Duncanson came to visit and helped teach us about improv and social skills, we're beginning to learn about Native Americans, we're finishing up Module 1 in math, and most importantly we had an assembly about next week's Kids Against Hunger event...

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Kids Against Hunger is coming to Mohr Elementary School! Fill a bag of food, fill hearts with kindness!

Kids Against Hunger (with the support of Friends Helping Friends and  the Mohr PTA) would like to invite the students of Mohr Elementary to participate in a kindness project that will be taking place on

Thursday, September 22nd!

TK, K and 1st will decorate bags and 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th will package

This is a wonderful way to help feed hungry children around the world!

Kids Against Hunger is a non profit organization that enables kids to pack meals of specially designed nourishing food for children in malnourished nations around the world. Each meal costs 25 cents so 100 meals costs $25.

In order for our school to participate in this kindness project, we are asking the students of Mohr Elementary to raise $5 each to pay for the cost of the food that we are bagging.  Greater donations are also encouraged!  Please bring your donations in cash or check (made payable to Kids Against Hunger) in an envelope or baggie,  by Friday, September 23rd.  Students will turn their donations into their teachers :)  

We would like for the kids to see if they can come up with a way to earn that money on their own and then donate it.  Some ideas include: doing chores around the house or collecting spare change.  Earning and donating the money will be a much more valuable experience than just being given the money.  Also, please have your child bring in their $5 as soon as possible and share how they earned it :)  They will be encouraging others and demonstrating how helping others can be fun!

Thank you in advance for your support!

For more information about Kids Against Hunger please visit www.kidsagainsthungerpleasanton.org

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Friday Folders
This week's Friday Folders contain your student's latest Grade Progress Report along with the Weekly Progress Report. The Grade Progress Report is to keep you updated on their latest scores. These are for you to keep. I only need the Weekly Progress Report returned with your signature. 

Thank you for all your help in getting this school year off on the right track!

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Next week's events & upcoming tests:

• Monday, 9/19- Flag Salute to kick off Kindness Week
• Wednesday, 9/21- Module 1 Math Test
• Wednesday, 9/21- Pinwheels for Peace
• Thursday, 9/22- Kids Against Hunger
• Friday, 9/23- Spirit Day-- Peace, Love, Happiness (Hippie Day)

Kids Against Hunger Event

On Thursday, September 22nd we are hosting Kids Against Hunger for a Kindness Celebration at our school!  Students in grades 2nd - 5th will be packing meals and we need parent volunteer help!  If you are interested, please go to Sign Up Genius and pick a two hour slot that you would like to volunteer in.  Volunteers will be monitoring and helping in food stations!  It is an amazing event, we hope you can join us!

Our class will be filling bags from 8:30-9:00am, so I hope you can join us in the morning!

Weekly News: Week 4 & Friday Folders

Another week of school done! Week 4! We had a busy week with picture day, our first math test, as well as learning about the U.S. government.  Students are reading and writing a lot, producing lots of true stories from their lives, while reading books they enjoy.

Today, your student should have their red Friday Folder with them. This folder will start going home every Friday with a few things inside: their Weekly Progress Report, as well as their latest tests and assignments. In today's folder you should see their Mid Module 1 math test, as well as a few assignments from the beginning of the year.

It is important that you review their Progress Report, where I highlight their current strengths and concerns. This report is to help keep you apprised of everything that is happening at school. Please sign and have your child return the progress report and their red folder on Monday, Sept 12th. All of the school work papers are yours to keep. If you have questions regarding the Progress Report you can email me, or simply write a comment at the bottom of the page.

About once a month, you will also get a Grade Progress Report which will have your student's current grades in each subject. This takes a few weeks to get going, as we do not have very many assignments yet.

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Upcoming Events:

• Band & Strings meeting on Monday, Sept 12th. Students should have their instruments.
• Library Books due Monday.
• Scholastic Book Orders due on Wednesday, Sept 14th. Order online at scholastic.com and use our code GVYZL to join our classroom
• Social Studies Government quiz on Wednesday, Sept 14th

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Donations

• We are in need of Kleenex boxes. If you are willing to donate a box or two we would greatly appreciate it!

Weekly News: Week 3

I can't believe it's already September! These three weeks have really flown by. Students have started seeing Ms. Britto for science, and all our subject areas are up and running.  On Wednesday we had our first "Pay Day"... learning how to deposit our paychecks, earn bonuses, and pay fines!

Don't forget, Monday is Labor Day... I hope you all have a fun and relaxing three day weekend!

A few things to remember for next week:

• Tuesday-- Safety Valets!
• The new schedule is out and our class is scheduled for this week. Students received their new schedule today and should be at school on time for their shift. A few students are thinking about joining in, as well, to help make sure our MWF mornings are covered. Thank you to all of you who volunteered!
• Tuesday-- Kindness Ambassador applications due
• Ms. Britto had an informational meeting this past Wednesday. All interested students should have their forms with them on Tuesday so they may be considered. 
• Wednesday-- Mid Module 1 Math test. 
• Students received the study guide today, as well as a sheet with sample problems to work from. We will be reviewing for the test on Tuesday. All our math tests this year will be taken on the computer, to better prepare them for the state testing in May. Students should study this weekend for the test, which covers lessons 1-8. Don't forget there are videos for each of the lessons, found HERE. And I've also linked up our Study Guide, so you can see the types of questions your students should study, HERE. We will go over all the correct answers on Tuesday.
• Thursday-- Picture Day!
• If you have not already ordered your pictures for this school year, go to mylifetouch.com and use the school code BY416636Q0 to order online. We will be taking individual student pictures as well as a class photo. 

Weekly News: A successful week 2!

I can't believe we're done with week 2 already! Homework began this week and we're getting used to the routine of writing down homework and completing everything.

A few reminders for this upcoming week:

• Safety Valet forms for any interested people are due on Tuesday, August 30th... If you need a form it can be found HERE
• Picture Day forms went home last Wednesday. Picture Day is on Thursday, September 8th. I am happy to hold on to everyone's forms until then. Just have your student bring it to school.

Eagle TV participants only: 

Your permission slip is due on Monday. Mrs. Carrolan and I are hosting a training during the school day on Monday, and we need your permission slip in order for you to participate. Email me if you have questions.

Field Trip Drivers Wanted

I hope you've had a chance to take a look at the class site and get used to where things are. If you have not done so yet, please go to the earlier post, HERE, and fill out the Google Form with your contact information.


Field Trip Drivers/Chaperones Wanted
We'd love to have you join us for future field trips. Please head to our class signup, HERE, to submit your name for future field trips. I will only be contacting those of you who have submitted your name.

In order to drive and chaperone you need to complete two things for the school:

1. Driver's Insurance Form...  filled out and approved by Mrs. Wolfinger. The fillable online version can be found HERE. Print it out and send it in with your student.
2. Volunteer Clearance Form... most likely turned in during Walk Thru Registration. If not, please make sure you submit it to Mrs. O'Neal as soon as possible. 

Great 1st Week

It has been a great first week of school! I'm so glad each and every one of you are in my room this year. I know we are going to have a great year together.

Parents, thank you so much for coming to Back to School Night last night. It was great seeing familiar faces and meeting so many new families. The BSTN presentation is linked up in the "Classroom" section of our website, or you can find it HERE.


Also, for any students still interested in joining Eagle TV, applications are due by Tuesday! The application can be found HERE. I hope you'll join us!


If you haven't already submitted your information into our Google Form, please do so soon.
Have a wonderful weekend!

Back to School Action Items 2016

I'm so happy to have your family in my classroom this year! To help speed up the process for Back to School Night, below are a few things you can do now. 

First, please fill out the embedded Google Form with information for your family. This will help you stay updated on everything that is happening in the classroom. You can also fill it out HERE, if the embedded document doesn't work.


You can also subscribe to our website by looking on the right hand side for the "Follow By Email" tab. This will provide you with updates to your email address anytime I post something new. 

Second, there are TWO signups you will want to check out this week...
Parent Volunteers -- 2 room parents are needed to work together to help plan parties, send emails, be a liaison for PTA information, etc. Also please sign up to be a driver for any future field trips we will have. I will only be emailing parents from this list to be drivers for all future field trips.

November Conferences 2016 -- please sign up for a report card conference time that will be held the week of November 14th, and a few on November 9th and 10th.

Third, please link up with me through REMIND. Remind will let me send out important alerts and reminders about assignments, tests, field trips, etc straight to your phone or email. You can also contact me through the site. I do recommend if your child has their own device, phone or tablet, you think about having them sign up too. It will give them direct access to information and keep them accountable for their own work.

You can go to this link, https://www.remind.com/join/9bge7h to sign up, or download the Remind App to your phone.  You can also follow the instructions below.

I'm looking forward to meeting all of you on Thursday at Back to School Night at 7:00pm. There is an informational meeting with Mrs. Berglin from 6:45-7:00 in the MPR prior to our class session. Our classroom is upstairs, room 12C. Please remember this is only for parents, students do not need to attend.

1st Day of School

Welcome to the Wilcox Crew! 

I'm so excited to start the school year with all of you in my class! I hope you will have a wonderful 5th grade year with me. We are going to have a lot of fun and learn a lot of things! Get ready for an exciting final year at Mohr!

Welcome!

I can't wait to meet all of you on Monday! Have a great weekend!

Thank You!

This has been a truly amazing year!

Thank you to each and every parent, student, and family who helped make this year a great way for the students to end elementary school. It has been an honor and a privilege to have your family in my classroom.

Your students are off to do amazing things and I can't wait to hear about life in middle school! Have a wonderful summer and keep up all the hard work!

Students-- 

In the words of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the great Sherlock Holmes... "You are a conductor of light." So... try new things, work hard, and show everyone just what you can do when you put your mind to it! You will change the world!

Pool Day-- Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is Pool Day! Below is a list of things students need to bring with them. The snack bar will not be open so no need for money. 

Incredibox

Today, during our last time in the computer lab we played around with Incredibox and creating 5th grade memory songs...

Check out our hyperdoc and see what everyone has been creating!

Last Week of School Events

I can't believe it but it's the last week of school! What an amazing year this has been and it really has flown by so fast! Our last week is full of events so check out the schedule below.

Tuesday, June 7th
--last Band & Strings
--clean out desks

Wednesday, June 8th
--Pool Day, 9:30am-2:30pm

Thursday, June 9th
--Field Day, 9:15am-11:30am
--Ice Cream Sundae Class Party, 11:40am-12:25pm

Friday, June 10th
--Culmination, MPR, 10:30am-11:30am
--Report Cards go home

Field Day Volunteers Still Needed

Please check out the message below from Kirk Gottschalk regarding Field Day. Thank you in advance to all of you who have already signed up! You are wonderful!

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We still need at least 47 more signups for Field Day volunteers!!!! We have only 8 days of school left in this year.

Here is the url:   http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948A4A82BAAF85-mohr

We need over 130 parents who are cleared to volunteer starting at 8am till noon to make this event successful, fun and safe.

Please signup for 1 or more openings.

Thanks in advance,

Kirk

Tuesday's Events

Happy Memorial Weekend! Enjoy your Monday off from school!

A few things for Tuesday:

• Debates will be first thing in the morning. Just remember to practice your talking points over the weekend, so you're ready to debate with your group in front of the class.
• There will not be Band or Strings on Tuesday due to our field trip to Harvest Park. You do not need to bring your instruments. June 7th will be the final Band and Strings session for the school year.
• Our field trip to Harvest Park will be from 10:30-12:00pm. It's a regular day for us, so feel free to bring your regular lunch, or buy lunch on that day.
• We will also be having our last Pay Day on Tuesday, with our last Auction on Wednesday, June 1st.

PUSD Film Festival

Check out a message below from Sarah Landis and Scott Padway, organizers of this year's PUSD Film Festival.... 
Our very own Heejee will have a video featured!

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We are excited to announce that our 2nd Annual Film Festival event will be held next Wednesday! We hope you'll join us for this student-centered event that highlights our kids' digital skills and showcases student voices. 

Details here: 

More info on our website HERE!

Also, just a heads up ... 

The street fair is also on June 1st (busy night!) so Main Street is closed. The Firehouse Arts Center parking lot fills up relatively quickly, so it would be wise to park on First and Second Street if possible. 

And ... 

We wanted to be sure and THANK all the teachers and students who participated in this year's event! We had so many submissions that it was hard to determine which films to show. We have a range of elementary through high school videos, and couldn't be any more proud of our students. 

Sarah Landis & Scott Padway