Mrs.

Stonehouse’s
Peek at the Week
September 2010

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

13 14 15 16 17
Day 2 - Music Day 3 – Spanish Day 1 – Phy Ed Day 2 – Music Day 3 – Spanish

Start Spelling MAP TESTING Spelling Test

(Reading)
9:30-10:30am

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Friday Activity Day

Olivia (9/2)!  Joe R.!  

PATROL
All students who signed up for
Patrol will be trained in next
week at school. They will learn
how to correctly perform all
duties. Patrols will be divided
into teams and the schedules will
We have set up a website for all the 5th grade classes
be posted at school and on the
class website.
IMPORTANT DATES:
DISMISSAL PROCEDURE
 9/22 – 5th Grade Curriculum Night
6:00 – 7:00pm
 10/5 – School Picture Day Students who are walkers or get
 10/14 – Fall Conferences (NO SCHOOL) picked up after school will be
 10/15 – Fall Conferences (NO SCHOOL) dismissed at 3:34pm. Parents
should pick students up on the
playground side of the east doors
CLASS WEBSITE: (on Grand Ave.). Students who
take the bus or go to extended day
this year. Please check it out!
will be dismissed at 3:36pm.
http://www.fifthgradeteam.weebly.com
 CLASS NEWS
WHAT’S GOING ON THIS WEEK? September 13 – September 17
This week we spent a lot of time
DAILY SCHEDULE
getting to know one another and working to
9:15-9:30 Morning Meeting
establish a positive community. We
9:30-10:00 Target Time
completed activities and games that helped us
10:05-10:10 Snack
learn each other’s names. We learned that we
10:10-10:25 DEAR (silent reading)
will have to respect one another and work
10:25-11:30 Math
together as a team to have a good year.
11:30-12:15 Recess/Lunch
We learned about the BEAR-havior
12:15-12:35 Read Aloud
Areements for our school. Ask your 5th grader
12:35-1:55 Inquiry
what those five agreements are. We were
Literacy
reminded of how to walk in the hallway and
1:55-2:40 Specialist
be patient when we wait in line for lunch. We DEAR Time: We love to read!
2:45-3:15 Grammar/Buddies/F.A.D.
learned that we will have to set a good
3:15-3:30 Closing/Journal/Agendas
example and be role models for younger
3:36 Dismissal
students. We also decided on classroom
agreements for different parts of our day. We PLAN AHEAD
th
will continue practicing these things as we go 5 Grade Curriculum Night is scheduled for RECESS/LUNCH
forward this year. Wednesday, September 22 from 6:00-7:00pm. This year we are piloting a recess before
Next week we will start getting into We are looking forward to seeing all parents lunch plan for fourth and fifth graders.
more of our curriculum, including spelling, and guardians there and discussing important We are excited about this new plan and
math, and our first IB planner. I will be out of information about the 5th grade curriculum and know that it will take some time getting
town on Thursday and Friday so we will have a activities planned for this year. used to. Currently fifth graders go to
substitute teacher. Although I hate to be gone recess around 11:30 and eat lunch from
so early in the year, I am committed to leading 11:55-12:15pm.
a conference in OH on those days. I am
confident that our team will continue to
practice the good habits we have worked this CONTACT INFORMATION:
week to establish. Have a great week!  Julie Stonehouse
WANT TO VOLUNTEER?? Room 115
Help is always appreciated! If you missed the (651) 407-7600 x1609
volunteer sign-up at Meet the Teacher night, jlston@wbl.whitebear.k12.mn.us
please contact your child’s teacher to discuss
volunteer opportunities.