Math

Our SCSU students, Ms. Brown and Ms. Donnay, have been doing a great job teaching geometry concepts during math class.    

Students practiced making 90, 180, 270 and 360 degree clockwise and counter-clockwise turns.

Students looked at 2-dimensional shapes and identified whether or not they had rotational symmetry.

Students classified triangles by their sides and angles.

Students took notes in their math journals.

Veteran's Day Program

Students participated in a special Veteran's Day Assembly on Friday.  The American Legion Honor Guard began the program by posting the colors.  Students sang a variety of patriotic songs and 4th graders shared poems they had written.

Students spent last week working on their Veteran's Day poems in language arts class.  The following students were voted by their classmates to share their poem at the Veteran's Day program.

On Veteran's Day

On Veteran's Day, we take the time to 

Honor the people we know.

To celebrate the soldiers who fought for our freedom.

On Veteran's Day, we say 

The Pledge of Allegiance and sing 

The Star Spangled Banner 

Because we are proud of what we can do for America.

On Veteran's Day, we say our prayers

For the soldiers who have died

And for the soldiers who are fighting.

Thank you for protecting our country.

Veteran's Day Respect

All soldiers are brave and strong

They fight for our country, they are in it for all.

They stand under the flag red, white and blue.

They fight for everyone including you.

They work for the Army, Navy and others too.

But when it comes to serving, they are the best for you.

They work together to keep our country safe.

They travel the world, but they start at one place.

A place where it is safe, calm and pleasant,

A place where people send you presents.

They leave that place to defend our rights

With courage and bravery, it is sad they have to fight.

So thank you for helping and serving for us.

And for the people we have lost thinking of them is a must.

Math Update - Unit 4 Angles and Polygons

Yesterday, we started Unit 4 Angles and Polygons.  Throughout this unit, students will measure angles using a protractor, sort and classify angles and triangles, identify two-dimensional figures with line and/or rotational symmetry and explore translations.  We will continue to practice finding the area and perimeter of rectangles, parallelograms and triangles.

Late Start - Friday, November 15

Friday, November 15 is our next Late Start Day.  Buses will run two hours late and school will begin at 9:40  AM.

Our Friday's focus will be centered around Veteran's Day as well as the kickoff to American Education Week.  The theme for AEW is "Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility".

On Friday, we will have a special program to celebrate Veteran's Day.  The program will take place in the gym at 9:45 AM.  Veterans from the Sauk Rapids American Legion will be here to help celebrate this special day.

We are also inviting family members of students at Pleasantview who are currently serving in the military or who have served in the military to attend our program to honor and recognize them for serving our country.

A letter was sent home with a RSVP attached to the bottom of the letter.  These forms are due Tuesday, November 12th.  Please include family members who will be attending the special Veteran's Day program, so necessary arrangements can be made.

Friendship Tool Box

A staff member from Anna Marie's House in St. Cloud came to speak to our class about friendship skills today.  She brought along her Friendship Tool Box and shared many tools with the students and what each one symbolizes in our relationships with others.

* Rock- Don't forget, you can to use Rock/Paper/Scissors to solve simple problems.

* Jump Rope- Remember to jump over small problems.

* Ear- Listen actively to your friends when they are sharing their feelings with you.

* Coin- Flip a coin- great way to practice fairness.

* Calm picture- Take a moment to relax and calm yourself before dealing with problems.

* SORRY game card- Apologize...admit when you've made a mistake.

* Shoe- Put yourself in somebody's shoes. Think about their feelings too.

* Stop Sign- Stop and Think! Once something has been said, it cannot be taken back. Ask yourself if your words or actions are helping or hurting others?

Pajama Day

Students had the opportunity to watch The Ant Bully. This movie contains some great messages, most importantly that those who appear to have nothing in common can turn out to be very much alike and that the impossible can be accomplished if all work together toward a common goal. Students had a great time lounging on mats in their pajamas during the movie. "LET'S PUT THE BULLIES TO BED!"