Week 11 Newsletter

The first trimester is winding down and we are doing so many things! Today we learned about We Video with our guest presenter Lisa Highfill, who is one of our district tech coaches. The students started to explore  bringing their narrative stories to life through audio and video. Check out our Twitter to see a few photos of this afternoon.

Next week is very busy... as we end the first trimester we have several assessments and assignments that will be happening. Please take a look, as I know it seems like a lot, and see everything that is packed in to our week.

As conferences fast approach, please make sure you are signed up for a conference time, HERE. I look forward to meeting with each and every one of you.



UPCOMING EVENTS:

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Monday, October 29th

Halloween Speeches
The classroom will be open before school if students want to drop their pumpkins off before music. I will also go down to the blacktop and remind anyone who wants to bring their pumpkins up to the classroom.

Book Clubs
Section 2 writing is due.

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Tuesday, October 30th

Writer's Workshop Assessment

Students will be writing an on-demand narrative piece to show everything they've learned.

Topic E & F Quiz

Students will be completing an open-notebook quiz to show what they've learned about division and estimation. 

Book Clubs
Section 3 writing is due.

Social Studies Notebook Check
I will be collecting social studies notebooks for the first notebook check. Using the rubric glued into the back of their notebook I will be giving students a score based on how well they've maintained the notes, classwork, and homework.

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Wednesday, October 31st

Remember Halloween this year is a full day... students will be dismissed at 2:50pm as normal.

Halloween Parade, 9:30am

The school parade will begin around 9:30am and usually lasts about a half hour. 

Halloween Party, 10:00am

Thank you to everyone who signed up to bring something in! Our party will begin after our Halloween parade.

October Pay Day, 11:00am

Paychecks, rent, bonuses, fines... 

Library, 11:40am

Band & Strings, 1:50pm

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Thursday, November 1st

Minimum Day... students will be dismissed at 12:30pm.

Auction
Students can bring in home made items.

Book Clubs
Section 4 writing is due.

Reader's Workshop Notebook Check
I will be collecting RW notebooks for the first trimester to see each student's thoughts as we have been reading Wonder, picture book discussions, Book Clubs, and much more!

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Friday, November 2nd

NO SCHOOL! Staff Development Day!

School Picture Makeups- Thursday 10/25/18

Makeup Photo Day

It's time to capture the memories— Makeup Photo Day is Coming.
On Thursday, October 25, Mohr Elementary students can get their school photos taken. Any new or absent students will need to get their portraits taken. Also, if parents want a retake of their students portraits, please send the original photos with your child. Please click on the this link to order your child’s/children’s 2018-2019 photos. You have the option to pay by credit card or print out the order form and pay by check or cash. Click here for flyer.

Outdoor Ed Photos

We are all having a blast at Outdoor Ed! Last night we ended the day with a Carnival full of dancing, arts and crafts, and games. I just wanted to make sure everyone knew that I was adding highlights of our day to our Twitter page, but I've also added pictures to our class photos page. Don't forget to click on the "photos" tab on our website or head HERE to check out the latest photos.

Tech Trek Volunteers

The Mohr Tech Trek is just around the corner and we need a cheering squad for our runners!  If you are interested, please go to this link ... Sign Up Genius for Mohr Tech Trek Cheering Squads  to sign up!  Thank you for your support of this event!

Week 7 & 8 Newsletter

We've had a great couple of weeks!

We are eagerly awaiting next week's trip to Outdoor Ed! We began Unit 2 in social studies which has us learning about the Silk Road and its influence on exploration. In science we finished up chapter 1, discovering about cells and plants. Math has us diving into longer multiplication problems with the help of area models and standard algorithms.

We have been busy writing our personal narrative stories and are well on our way to publishing our first piece. Students have been writing numerous drafts to try different strategies and it's wonderful to see how much effort they've put into telling their stories.

Reader's workshop has us discovering the different strategies we use to become better, stronger readers. We are enjoying the story of Home of the Brave and also reading Wonder. It's always exciting to see how much the students love to read!

On Wednesday I sent a big email with reminders about Outdoor Ed. If you need a refresher, here's the info again...

OUTDOOR ED

On Tuesday, please have your student at the front of the school by 7:45am. Our hope is to be able to leave by 8:00am before the morning rush of school traffic.

Luggage:
Your student's luggage and sleeping bag should be labeled with their name and easy for them to carry. They are responsible for their luggage at camp. Please use the packing list to help your student prepare. Camp Campbell is in Boulder Creek, if you want to look up the weather while we are there. We are up in the mountains so it will be cooler. 

Backpack:
Each student should have a small, lightweight backpack for hiking. Please do not have them bring their big school backpacks. Those are usually too heavy for them to wear on long hikes. Students should bring a reusable water bottle. 

Food:
Remember, do not pack your students any food. They will have plenty to eat at camp, and do not need any snacks provided. 

Mail:
If you want to send your student a letter or an email you can mail it to camp, or email camp at campcampbell@ymcasv.orgwith your child's name in the subject line and Mohr Elementary. You can also email me by Monday, and I will print them out and deliver the letters to students during the week.

THE SILK ROAD POSTER

We've been working over a week on our poster project about Marco Polo and the Silk Road. This project is due on Monday, and most students took it home to finish up. The necessary information about the project can be found in Google Classroom. This project is worth 100 points. 

TYNKER

In computer lab students have been introduced to coding through Tynker. This is a wonderful program that allows students to learn the language of code while playing games and solving puzzles. Please read this letter HERE about the program. Students can work on lessons at home, by going through our lab lessons found at bit.ly/wilcoxlab. 

Mohr Tech Trek- October 19th

The Tech Trek is coming! 

This year is "Mohr Power" with a superhero theme. 

Your donations will go to updating the computers in our school library to provide better searching abilities for all our students, as well as continuing our school goal of mounting projectors in our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade rooms. We would love your support as we continue to update our classrooms into 21st century learning environments.