Morning Message 4/5/10

Good morning and welcome back! Today is Monday, April 05, 2010.
Tiger Day: G
Day 129 of School, 51 days left

• Another month has come down off the wall! How many more months do we have of school?
• Did anyone see the moon this morning? Did you notice what phase it was in? How could you tell?
• Did anyone see the news this morning? What did NASA do that was important?

This Morning: We’re starting our new unit on weather! You’ll be working with a partner to buddy read and complete a packet of notes.

To-Do List:

1. Complete your morning routine! Don’t forget about snack.
2. Be sure to turn in any important papers to the “Notes for Ms. Bragg” box (like your signed VA Studies test!)... Then return your empty Friday Folder to its mailbox.
3. You will be working with the person next to you unless your name is on the following list. You will need to share a book (be sure to read shoulder-to-shoulder so that you both can see), but you both will complete a packet. Josh will work with Ben L. Thomas D. will work with Christian and Hope.

NASA in the News!

Since we've been learning about the NASA's Apollo Missions, I thought you would be interested in what NASA is up to nowadays... This happened this morning!

Morning Message 3/26/10

Good morning! Are you ready for Spring Break?!!!
Today is Friday, March 26, 2010.
Tiger Day: I
Day 128 of School, 52 days left

REMINDERS:

• Book Reports are due today! Hold onto them for now. We will be sharing them after lunch.
• You are expected to continue to enjoy reading over Spring Break! I’ll give you a new reading log for April this afternoon. It’s your only work over break!

NOTE: Mr. Evans’ class needs a book today.

This Morning:

• Civil War research! There are a variety of books on each pod. Eventually, we’ll be switching pods so that we get a chance to explore more of the books. Ms. Bragg will show you how to make a simple graphic organizer after announcements.
• At the end of our research session, we’ll finish up the video we started two days ago... And if we have time, learn a little bit about Civil War hospitals.

To-Do List:

1. Complete your morning routine! Don’t forget about snack.
2. I’ve hole-punched your VA Studies Weekly for you. Go ahead and put it away in your Virginia Studies binder. Remember to add it to the back!
3. Go ahead and choose a book from the stack on your pod. Begin to read and explore quietly at your seat during announcements.

Too Late for the King to Apologize

Too Late (for the King) to Apologize
by Soomo Publishing

Halfway across the globe
And we're standing on new ground
Screaming 'cross the waves
You can't hear a sound
There's no fair trials, no trade, no liberties
No tea
We've colonized America; we won't stand for tyranny,
Oh king
And it's too late to apologize
It's too late
I said it's too late to apologize
It's too late
We've paid your foolish tax, read the acts
And they just won't do
We want to make it clear, we believe this much is true
All men were created with certain
Unalienable rights
Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit
Of happiness
And it's too late to apologize
It's too late
I said It's too late to apologize
It's too late
It's too late to apologize
It's too late
I said it's too late apologize
It's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, yeah
It's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, yeah
Halfway across the globe
And we're standing on new ground

Morning Message 3/25/10

Good morning and congratulations on a fantastic performance!
Tiger Day: T
Day 127 of School, 53 days left

NOTES:

• There have been some changes to the seating arrangement.
• Ms. Allan’s math class needs to bring colored pencils with them today.

Bravo! I heard that the performance was grand success! I can’t wait to hear more about it from the performers!

Outdoor Classroom! Peas need to be planted early-- before Spring Break. So I need 3 volunteers to go during recess on Friday. We will select volunteers after announcements.

REMINDERS:

• Book Reports due this Friday!
• You are expected to continue to enjoy reading over Spring Break!

This Morning:
More Civil War! You’ll work with a partner to create new vocabulary matching cards.

To-Do List:

1. Complete your morning routine! Don’t forget about snack.
2. Complete vocabulary matching cards. READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY! You will be working with the person sitting next to you unless you are one of the following: Hannah R. will work with Thomas D. Ben L. will work with Thomas R. and Eva.

Morning Message 3/24/10

Good Morning and Happy Performance Day! Today is Wednesday, March 24, 2010.
Tiger Day: S
Day 126 of School, 54 days left

Outdoor Classroom! The Wednesday after we get back from Spring Break, we’ll be planting the outdoor classroom. This morning we’ll need to make some selections for what we want to plant.

• Root Vegetables: radishes/carrots, turnips, or beets
• Leafy Vegetable: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, rainbow chard, or broccoli
• Colonial Flowers: violets, marigolds, pansies, or nasturtium
• Herbs: sage, rosemary, thyme, basil, sage, dill, mint, chives, oregano, or parsley

REMINDERS:

• Music Performance tonight! Is your outfit ready? When you arrive in the Band Room, you’ll need to locate Mr. Palermo. He’ll be standing in for me because I can’t be there.
• Book Reports due this Friday!
• Assembly today at 10am!
• Today is a short Wednesday!

This Morning:

• We’ll do some homophone work.
• Then we’ll learn more about the Civil War!

To-Do List:

1. Complete your morning routine! Don’t forget about snack.
2. Take out your Word Study notebook. Find a partner to work with. Play the homophone game until after announcements.

Afternoon Message 3/23/10

Good Afternoon! Today is still Tuesday, March 23, 2010.
Tiger Day: R

The “dress/tech rehearsal” went great! I’m so proud of all of you! I only have one note for you: Sing Out! It really was hard to hear your voices in the audience... And it’s only going to be harder when you get more people in the auditorium. So sing nice and loud!

I sent your parents a reminder email about the performance tomorrow night... You can certainly help out too! What are some of the things that you need to remember?

SPECIAL REMINDER: Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the performance because it conflicts with my birthing class, which was scheduled months before I knew the performance date. Thank goodness for dress rehearsals! :-)

On your desk:

• Reminder about tomorrow night’s performance.
• Flat TJ.

Put both inside your homework folder now.