A Little Late but Happy Holidays

Hello Students!!! Well I meant to write this post about a week ago but things got a little interesting in my family. My brother and his wife had a baby girl on the 22nd of December. The baby was about a month early but completely healthy. So we got to spend a few days in the hospital with them and the baby. They were all able to come home for Christmas. This was an awesome event for our entire family. I look forward to telling you all about it when we get back to school next week. I hope that you are all having a fantastic break and enjoying some time with your families. Have a safe New Years and I will see you in 2011.

K-5/K-6 Research Question

You need to create 1 question using a couple of these questions. Make sure you give it some thought and reread what you write. You will be reading your questions in class.

 

1. What do you think about 6th grade coming to Roosevelt?
   

    
    

2. Why should we add 6th grade to Roosevelt?
   

    
    

3. Would it be better for Roosevelt to add a 6th grade?
   

    
    

4. How would it be better for the school?
   

    
    

5. Why would adding 6th grade make a difference to Roosevelt?
   

    
    

6. Will there be enough teachers to add a 6th grade?
   

    
    

7. With the budget cuts will there be enough money for adding a 6th grade to Roosevelt?
   

    
    

8. Will there be new teachers at Roosevelt?
   

    
    

9. Who would benefit the most from adding a 6th grade to Roosevelt (parents, students, or teachers)?
   

    
    

10. Would you like mixing the beginning of middle school with the elementary school?
    

     
     

11. If we add sixth grade with they have to make changes to the classrooms on campus?
    

     
     

12. Will there still be library and computer lab time?
    

     
     

13. Will there be a different time schedule for the 6th graders?
    

     
     

14. Will there be new equipment for the new classes?
    

     
     

15. Will there be enough room on the yard for the sixth graders?
    

     
     

16. Will they be adding lockers to the school for the older kids?
    

     
     

17. Do we have enough classrooms for the new classes?
    

     
     

18. Would it be harder to teach with 6th graders on campus?
    

     
     

19. Will there be more discipline issues with 6th graders on campus?
    

     
     

20. Would it be safe for all the students on campus if we add a 6th grade?
    

     
     

     
     

First Trimester Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule (Updated)

Monday, November 15, 2010

1:20    Josselynne

1:40    Lourdes

2:00    Mcayla

2:20    Cervando

2:40    Daisy

3:00    Alma

3:20    Joanna R.

3:40     Christian D.

4:00    Christian J.



Tuesday, November 16, 2010

1:20    Jose

1:40    Angela

2:00    Luis

2:20    Anthony

2:40    Open

3:00    Lesley



Wednesday, November 17, 2010

1:20     Jaymee

1:40     Open

2:00    Yalitza

2:20    Sergio

2:40    Andrea

3:00    Alejandro

3:20    Irvin

3:40    Kevin

4:00    Joshua

4:20    Andrew



Thursday, November 18, 2010

1:20    Dimna

1:40    Sophia

2:00    Rosie



Friday, November 19, 2010

1:20    Joanna V.

1:40    Justin

Outdoor Education

Important Meeting About

Outdoor Education

 

Dear Families,

    We are having a very important meeting regarding Outdoor Education. The meeting will be taking place on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 7:00pm in the Gym. This meeting will have all the information you will need for this years trip, including fund raising to help cover the cost. Please try and make this meeting. If you can not make the meeting please contact one of the 5^th grade teachers for missed information.

 

Thank You,

Ms. Coyle

Mr. Williams

And The Winner Is

We held our class election yesterday and the final counts are in. We had some very close races and in some cases the vote was determined by 1 vote. Below are the winners of the different class offices.

President – Angela

Vice President – Joanna R.

Chief of Staff – Sophia, Lourdes, Yalitza

Secretary of the Treasury – Joanna V.

Secretary of Commerce – Christian J.

Attorney General – Sergio, Josselynne

I would like to thank everyone for their hard work on this project. I was very proud of you efforts and achievements. Congratulations!!

Playing With Science Presentation Information

Dear Families,

 

Your student has, for the last week, been participating in the TheatreWorks program "Playing with Science". This is a program that integrates the sciences with acting and theater skills. Beginning on Monday, October 18 and continuing to Friday, October 29 you child will learn about the different systems of the body through acting and movement. As a celebration, they will be performing science skits on Friday evening, in the MUR, at 6:15 p.m.

 

In addition to being treated to a wonderful performance by your own star child, the 5^th grade teachers will be discussing the upcoming fundraising opportunities for Outdoor Education. And, because it will be dinnertime, we would also like to have you join us for pizza and pop. In order to help us cover the cost of the evening, please send $5.00 to school with your student as soon as possible. Below is the schedule for the evening:

 

6:00    Arrive with your student. We will dismiss your child to rehearse with their acting teacher when the time comes.

 

6:15    Presentation about fundraising opportunities

 

7:00    "Playing with Science" performance

 

7:45    Dismissal

 

Permission Slip going home Monday.

Class Election Information (Updated)

We will be having the class election on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Speeches will be delivered to class on October 28, 2010. All students are invited to make posters and campaigning materials and pass them out during the school days until November 2, 2010. Posters, buttons, and other small campaign items may be pass out but are not required. All students are required to write a 1 to 2 minute speech. Your speech should give a little background about you. It should explain why you would make a good class officer and what you might bring to the class in that position. Here is a list of the positions and the students running for those positions:

Chief of Staff: Sophia, Lourdes, Cervando, Jaymee, Lesley, Dimna, Alma, Irvin, Mcayla, Yalitza

Secretary of the Treasury: Christian D., Joshua, Alejandro, Joanna V.

Secretary of Commerce: Jose, Kevin, Luis, Christian J., Rosie

Attorney General: Sergio, Josselynne, Justin, Anthony

Vice President: Joanna R., Andrea, Daisy

President: Angela, Andrew



I wish all of you good luck!

Class Job Assignments

Here are the class job assignments for the 2010-2011 school year. Each one of you has been hired to complete the job as described in class and available on an earlier post. Should you not preform the job up to the class standard you could forfeit that job and the pay that goes with it. All jobs will start on Monday, October 25, 2010. Each student will be trained on their assigned job.

 

Sec. of Health and Human Services

Dimna

Luis

Sergio

Justin

 

Amb. of Trade

Joanna V.

Anthony

 

Sec. of Housing and Urban Development

Rosie

Irvin

Angela

 

Sec. of State

Yalitza

Cervando

Andrea

 

Sec. of Homeland Security

Jaymee

Christian J.

Mcayla

 

Press Secretary

Cervando

Daisy

Christian D.

Andrew

Alma

 

Sec. of the Interior

Kevin

Andrew

Jaymee

Alejandro

 

Adm. of the Environmental Protection Agency

Jose

Joshua

Lesley

 

Sec. of Defense

Rosie, Daisy, Angela, Justin, Alejandro, Lourdes, Joanna R., Joshua, Mcayla, Jaymee, Josselynne, Anthony, Sergio, Kevin, Yalitza, Andrea, Alma, Lesley

 

Sec. of Education

Josselynne, Lourdes, Sophia

 

Head Librarian of Congress (New Position)

Joann R., Yalitza, Josseylnne, Angela

Class Jobs

Hello students. I will not get the jobs posted tonight. I will hopefully have them posted tomorrow. Please remember to leave comments on the top post not on other posts. Thanks

Class Jobs

Class Officers

Job Title	Job Description	# of Students	Salary	Voted In
Secretary of Defense	Hall Monitors	20	$20	No
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Collect Playground Equipment after Recess and Lunch	4	$30	No
Ambassador of Trade	Class Library	1	$30	No
Chief of Staff	Thursday Folders, Pencils, Filing, etc.	2 or 3	$60	Yes
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Cleaning of the classroom	1 or 2	$20	No
Secretary of State	The most important job ever ICE.	1	$20	No
Secretary of Homeland Security	Line Monitors	2	$20	No
President	Class Leader	1	$80	Yes
Vice President	Co Class Leader	1	$70	Yes
Attorney General	Consequences of Class Law Breaking	1	$60	Yes
Press Secretary	Picture taking	2	$30	No
Secretary of the Interior	Technology Assistant	1	$20	No
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Recycling and trash supervisors	2	$20	No
Secretary of Education	Board writing	1	$50	No
Secretary of the Treasury	Class Banker pay students on pay day	1	$50	Yes
Secretary of Commerce	Class store supervisor	1	$50	Yes

New Website

Students - 

I have added a new website to the Helpful Links section. The site is called Multiplication Help. These games will help you learn your times tables. Please check it out and play a few of them. Let me know what you think. Those that leave a comment about the games using details will get a stamp. Give me the name of the game and what you thought. To get credit you need to give details. Have Fun!!!

Mr. Williams

Week of September 27, 2010

Hello again everyone. This week is our last week of testing for the first part of the year. The students will be taking the Benchmark Tests all week. These tests are designed to help us better understand what the needs of our classes are. These tests are not reflected on the report card in any way. Below is a rundown of the events happening in Room 18 this week:


 

Monday –     Benchmark Testing begins

  D.A.R.E. – There will be a permission slip going home this week for 

  students to participate.

 

Tuesday –     Benchmark Continues

  Chevy's Fundraiser Night (Handouts went out last week. If you need 

  another please let me or the office know.

 

Wednesday – Benchmark Make-Ups

               Music Class

 
Thursday –     Benchmark Continues


Friday –     The Big Test Day

              Last Day of Benchmark Tests

              Chapter 2 Math Test

              Spelling Test

              Language Arts Selection Test

              Student of the Month Assembly


 

Wendy's Night

Guess Who’s Cooking Tonight?

Enjoy Great Food and Benefit a Great Cause…OURS!

Wendy's

1852 El. Camino

Redwood City, Ca 94063

Roosevelt Elementary School and Wendy’s have teamed up for a Community Night.  Wendy’s will donate 25% of our sales (dine-in, take-out and drive-thru) from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on September 21, 2010.

Please give a copy of the flyer to family and friends; also bring the flyer with you so we can get credit for the sales.

 

¿Adivinen quién va a cocinar esta noche?

 Gocen de una comida excelente  beneficien una gran causa …¡LA NUESTRA!

La Escuela Elemental Roosevelt y Wendy’s se han puesto de acuerdo para celebrar una Noche Comunitaria.  Wendy’s va a donar un 25% de nuestras ventas (cena en el restaurante, comida que se lleven a casa o que compren desde el carro) desde las 5:00 p.m. hasta las 8:00 p.m. el 21 de septiembre de 2010.

Por favor den una copia de este volante a sus familiares y amigos; no se olviden de traer el volante con ustedes para que podamos acreditar a su escuela por lo que compren.

You can pick up a flyer in the school office your from me.

Box Tops For Education

This year we are continuing to collect Box Tops for Education. You can find these little coupons on many of the products we use daily. We are asking that you cut them out and send them to school with you child. I have added a link for this program under the Room 18 Helpful Links section. Please help our school out and thanks in advance.

Stamps Up For Grabs

Hello Students-

I am offering a stamp to any student that leaves a comment in the comments section. Make sure to leave your name so I know who to give the stamp to. See, that easy. Don't forget to read below for this weeks events.

Mr. Williams

Week of September 6, 2010

We have a short but very busy week to look forward to. On Tuesday, we will be welcoming several new students into our classroom. We look forward to meeting them and having them join our classroom.

In Language Arts we will continue to work on our first story of the year Earthquake Terror. This is a realist fiction story about the Loma Prieta Earthquake that hit our area in 1989. Last week the students saw videos about the earthquake as well as other natural disasters.

In Math we are working on algebra and will be completing our first chapter by the end of the week. We will have a test on this information early next week. Starting on Thursday we will begin our JiJi Math program. This computer based program is a fantastic new math resource that will help the students with their math skills. It is designed to challenge all learning ability levels.

We will also continue our study of the U.S. Constitution in preparation for our class elections next month.

The week will conclude with an Awards Assembly recognizing those students that performed well on the CST last school year. Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend this assembly; Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the Gym.

I look forward to a great week with lots of learning.

Math Homework Help Page 11

Page 11 help

For questions 3 thru 6 you need to find what will make the table true. This is where you need to know your multiplication tables as well as addition and subtraction.

 

So for 3 you see that the answer is higher so you are either adding or multiplying

So try 4 and 8. You either add 4 or multiply by 2.

Now try adding 4 or multiply 2 to 3 and 6. Which works?

Finally check your answer using 12 and 24.

 

Here is a video clip from another teacher that might be able to help you out. Click on the link and it should work.

 

http://www.mhschool.com/math/2009/ca/assets/asset_view.html?s=PT_G5_CH1_L6

Math Homework Question

I know there are some questions on the homework. I will attempt to help with your questions here.

On number three the question reads:

3n + m

We know that n = 15 and m = 3.

You must rewrite the problem to look like this:

3 x 15 + 3

From here you follow the order of operations.

I hope this helps. If not leave me a note and I will try and help.

Class Tour

There were some issues with the original video so I have recreated the post and wanted to share it again with everyone. I hope you enjoy the tour of our classroom and share it with your parents.

Back To School Night

Back to school night is this Thursday from 6:30pm until 7:30pm. Please come on  by and see what we have planned for the year. I look forward to meeting you all and having the students show you around our classroom. If you have any questions please feel free to leave me a message.

See you Thursday night.

Don't Forget

Hey class. I can tell that many of you have stopped by and some have even left me a message. That is awesome but please make sure you follow the rules above. I had to delete a few comments because you did not follow directions. See you all tomorrow.

2010 – 2011 Dress Code

Dear Parents,

  
The dress code for 2010/2011 will be:

•Navy blue or khaki pants, shorts, skirts or jumpers (no jeans)

•Navy blue or white collared or turtle neck shirts/blouses

•White plain t-shirts may be worn under shirts

•White or navy blue socks

•Closed toe shoes, appropriate for physical activity

•Roosevelt Raccoon t-shirts may be worn instead of the white or navy shirt at any time.

•Roosevelt sweatshirts or navy blue sweatshirts/sweaters may be worn to school.

•Black or brown belts

  The following places carry navy and khaki school clothing.

    Target    K-mart    GAP    Old Navy    Walmart    JCPenney's     Kohls

  French Toast online helps with fundraising and will give 5% back to the school for clothing purchases. www.frenchtoast.com

French Toast Uniform Code is:  QS46WJ9

The first Friday of the month will be Free Dress Friday. Appropriate school clothing should be worn on free dress days.

 
Thank you

 
Patricia Girardi

Principal

Supply List for Mr. Williams’ 5th Grade Class

Welcome to the 2010/2011 school year. I am very excited about this school year. This supply list is created to help each student have a successful year in our class. Should you have any questions please feel free to stop by the classroom or visit our website at http://scenein18.blogspot.com/. I would be happy to help clarify anything. I look forward to meeting you and your families.

 

To Get:

1. 2 inch binder
   
2. 8 tab dividers
   
3. Binder paper
   
4. 7 single subject notebooks (Please get the following colors: Blue, Green, Yellow, Red, Purple, Black, Your own Design)
   
5. Pencil Box
   
6. Eraser
   
7. Pencils (No mechanical pencils)
   
8. Color Pencils (12 pack)
   
9. Compass
   
10. Red Ball Point Pen
    
11. Set of 4 White Board Pens
    
12. Graph Paper
    

 

Please Do Not Get:

1. Pencil Sharpeners
   
2. Desk Decorations
   
3. Glue
   
4. White Out
   

 

Classroom Wish List

    Windex            Printer Paper

    Binder Paper            Markers

    Graph Paper            Kleenex

    Glue Sticks            Pencils

Paper Towels        Red Ball Point Pen

Hand Soap            Post It Notes

Single Subject Notebooks (assorted Colors)

4x6 Index Cards (assorted colors)

A Starting Point

Well Room 18 is taking shape. Most of the boxes are unpacked and put away. Here are a few pictures of what the classroom looked like just a few days ago. Updates on the look of the new room to come.

New Room - New Website

Welcome to the new website for my classroom. With my leaving room 2 for room 18, I decided to start a new site. I have big plans for this site and will be adding many new features as time goes by. Please check back in the coming weeks to see what is new.