Happy Holidays!

Multiplication Graduates

Congratulations to the following students for making it onto the "Multiplication Graduates" board.

Graduates from Mrs. Lund's Class

Graduates from Ms. Heitkamp's Class

Junior Achievement

Tuesday was our last day of Junior Achievement.  Students had the opportunity to play a board game that focused on some of the concepts that were taught over the last 5 weeks.  Players included a banker, money manger, bookkeeper, reader, mover and enforcer.  Students drew cards and then collected or payed the expense listed on the card.  They recorded their income and expenses on a financial report and at the end of the game determined if their company had made a profit or took a loss.

Pleasantview Food Drive

Thank you for your donations and helping the Pleasantview Food Drive be a great success!  We collected 1012 pounds of food for the food shelf.

Junior Achievement

Janet Dusek has been volunteering her time in our classroom for Junior Achievement. The 4th grade curriculum, Our Region, introduces the relationship between natural, human, and capital resources found in different regions and explores regional businesses that produce goods and services for consumers.

Math Graduates

The following students have earned their picture on the "Multiplication Graduates" board.  There are many students that are close to earning 95/100 or better in 5 minutes or less on 5 consecutive timed tests.  Keep practicing those facts nightly.

Food Drive

Pleasantview is now taking donations for our food drive.  All donations are welcomed and appreciated!

Canned Foods (soup, fruit, etc) 

Paper Product (toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, etc)

Cereal

Bathroom Essentials (toothpaste, soap, mouthwash, toothbrushes, dental floss, etc)

Anything in a Box (pasta, rice, potatoes, etc)

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving.  I am thankful everyday to have this wonderful job and the opportunity to work with such a great group of kids. 

SCSU Students

Tuesday was the last day for Ms. Brown and Ms Donnay.  They will return to SCSU for class and begin their student teaching experience after Christmas.  We have really enjoyed having them in our classroom over the last 4 weeks and will miss them very much.  We wish them the best of luck!

Multiplication Graduates

Students have been doing a fantastic job learning their multiplication facts.  Keep up the great work!  Our goal is to have our facts mastered by Christmas vacation.  Thank you for all your support at home!

Graduates from Mrs. Lund's Class

Graduates from Ms. Heitkamp's Class

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!"

Language Arts Update

In Language Arts this week, we will be focusing on differentiating facts and opinions in what we're reading. Following through with this focus, we will be starting our next big writing piece which will state an opinion we have and support that thought with at least 3 detailed reasons. We will begin our prewriting/brainstorming piece and work towards finishing a rough draft by the end of the week. Reminder, Reading Logs are due with at least 120 minutes.

Classroom Updates

We have 2 SCSU field experience teachers that started in our room today.  They will be joining us everyday for the next 4 weeks.

We will be having our end of the month reward this week for all students who do not have any late work.  Please check with your child to be sure they are all caught up!

Our first White Elephant Sale will be held on Friday.  Students were given a permission slip that needs to be signed and returned in order to participate.  We are practicing responsibility, so they will not receive another form if they lose theirs.  

Friday is pajama day and our school will be viewing the movie "Ant Bully" as a culmination to Bully Prevention Month.

Multiplication Facts

Dear Families,

We are off to a great year and I am enjoying working with my magnificent mathematicians!  It is crucial that students are fluent with their multiplication and divisions facts.  In the next few months, we will be getting into 2 and 3-digit multiplication and long division.  Having basic facts memorized will make it possible for students to be successful with these more advanced processes.  Not having the basic facts memorized will make learning these concepts very difficult.  I will be sending home a weekly multiplication checklist.  Students are required to practice their facts 5 days each week for at least 10 minutes/day and get a parent signature before turning their checklist in each Friday.  Please watch for the first checklist to come home Friday, November 1.  I have tested the students and they know which facts they need to be working on at this time.  Once they feel comfortable with those facts, they will test and move onto the next set of facts.  They are working toward getting their picture on the “Multiplication Graduates” bulletin board.

How can you help?
Practice with your child FIVE days a week.
Concentrate on the facts your child is struggling with.
Make it fun - play games (memory, flashcards, bingo, websites)
Place post-its around the house of multiplication facts.

               
                                            Thank you for your support at home!
                                                                  Mrs. Lund

Math Update - Unit 3

In math class, we have been working on place value. Students are expected to read, write and round numbers into the ten thousands. Today, we talked about the four different ways to write a number:

Standard Form - 268
Word Form - two hundred sixty-eight
Expanded Form - 200 + 60 + 8
Place Value Form - 2 hundreds, 6 tens, 8 ones


We also reviewed rounding a number to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand.  The rest of this week, students will work on comparing numbers and reading and writing large numbers into the millions. After practicing reading and writing them, we will work on lining them up correctly in order to add them together. 

Hat Day

Today was Hat Day at Pleasantview.  Lets rally against bullies!!

Conferences

I am looking forward to the upcoming conferences.  A reminder was sent home last Friday with the date and time of your child's conference.  There was also a pre-conference form attached.  Please take some time and fill that out and return to school by Wednesday, October 16.  Just a reminder, these conferences will be led by your student so they must be able to attend!

Tuesday, October 22 - 3:30-7:00 PM

Thursday, October 24 - 3:30-7:00 PM

Friday, October 25 - 7:00-10:30

Student Council

Student Council Representatives for Mrs. Lund's Class

Student Council has planned 3 spirit days in October for 

Bully Prevention Month.

Wednesday, October 16 - Hat Day: Lets rally against bullies!

Thursday, October 24 - Jersey or Number Shirt Day: We all count!

Friday, November 1 - Pajama Day: Lets put the bullies to bed!

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE A CHAMPION AT?

The following are responses that students from our class shared after attending The Ned Show on Wednesday.

What do you want to be a champion at?

Football
Math
Volleyball
Riding My Bike
Stick Hockey
Reading
Singing
Dance
Gymnastics
Writing
Swimming
Soccer
Science
Hockey
Social Studies

Unity Day

October is National Bullying Prevention Month

WARM FUZZY

Students enjoyed a beautiful afternoon outside for their Warm Fuzzy Reward. They have been working very hard to get compliments from adults around Pleasantview. Great job following the PATH!