Ms.

Wagoner’s
Peek at the Week
October 2009
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
5 6 7 8 9
Day 2 – Media Day 3 – Gym Day 1 – Music Day 2 – Media Day 3 - Gym

Innisbrook PICTURE DAY Bully lesson Spanish

Fundraiser Due Dr. Moore
Spanish Spelling Test

Friday Activity Day

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Star of the Week: Katie

MIS AMIGOS
Are you interested in helping to foster
interpersonal skills in children of all ages?
Would you like to build self- confidence,
leadership and respect in our
students? Then consider helping us lead
cross age groups called "Mis Amigos"
once a month. Call Marie Andrews at 651
426 2214 or andrews206@msn.com or
Sarah Hesseltine at 651 246 0222 or
ffreezinmn@aol.com.
We would love your participation!
IMPORTANT DATES:
 10/05 – Innisbrook fundraiser ends
 10/06 – School Picture Day FUNDRAISERS
 10/12 – 5th Grade Fundraiser begins
 10/14 – No School (Staff Development) Innisbrook orders are due on Monday,
 10/15 – No School (MEA) October 5. This is a fundraiser that
 10/16 – No School (MEA) raises money for our school.
 10/30 – 5th Grade Fundraiser ends
 11/02 - Camp payment due Be on the lookout for information
coming home soon regarding our 5th
grade fundraiser. This fundraiser is set
CLASS WEBSITE: up to help students raise money for
We have set up a website for all the 5th grade classes this year. their overnight camp trip in November.
Please check it out!

http://www.fifthgradeteam.weebly.com
 CLASS NEWS
October 2 – October 9
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO? CAMP FORMS
This week we started Unit 1 in math. This
unit focuses on multiplication and division word Camp forms went home this
problems. We worked on problems with week. It is very important that
combinations and used tree diagrams to figure out those forms are returned as soon
and display the solutions. We also discussed as possible. Our 5th grade
comparison problems and wrote our own word fundraiser for camp will be
problems using multiplication and division. starting soon.
We continued working with our IB Planner,
titled The Human Machine. This week we focused
our inquiry on the circulatory system, the ART LEADERS NEEDED!
cardiovascular system, and the respiratory system.
We made a model of what happens when we breathe Our classroom still needs an art leader
for art enrichment. Please contact me if
using a plastic bottle and balloons. We also talked
you are interested. Art orientation
about clogged arteries and the job our heart has in will be on Thursday, October 8 from
our body. We also located our pulse and measured 4-5pm in the Media Center. All
our heart rate after doing some physical activity. We IB Planner – The Human Machine
leaders, assistants, and helpers are
were even lucky enough to hear our own heart welcome to attend!
beating using a stethoscope! Next week, our inquiry Childcare will be available.
will focus on bones and muscles.
In spelling we focused on words with the
long e and long u sound. Please remember that all of SUPPLIES NEEDED!
our spelling work is done at school, but we We have a class set of whiteboards to use,
but very few dry erase markers. If you
encourage students to study and practice at home. A would be willing to donate any dry erase
great website for practice and games with our markers to our classroom that would be
spelling words is www.spellingcity.com. great! Thanks!!
Dr. Moore, our school psychologist, also
visited our classroom and talked about bullying. She
will be back once a week until Thanksgiving break CONTACT
to discuss bullying and friendships. INFORMATION:
Sarah Wagoner
Room 114
IB Planner – The Human Machine
(651) 407-7600 x1610
sjwago@wbl.whitebear.k12.mn.us