Today was the fifth grader's play, Character Matters. The students did a brilliant job, but we owe many thanks to the Drama teacher, Mrs. Missy Miller, and her helpers: Mrs. Cherilee Sorensen with costumes, Mrs. Dana Barton with songs, and Mrs. Suzette Benecke with choreography. They did a fantastic job on the set as well. They worked tirelessly, well beyond the 45 minute class period twice a week to help the students put on an amazing performance. Thank you also to Mrs. Anna Jessen who brought cookies for everyone! What a treat! It was so nice to have many parents and family members there on relatively short notice. Having an audience makes it all real for the performers.
Thank you also to Monyca Jensen who sent in supplies for our classroom and refillable plastic water bottles for each student! They are all labeled and your student will either bring it home or keep it in the classroom to use there.
The Book Fair is stocked with tons of great books. It will be open all week. before and after school.
This week, we are starting two assignments that may need some parent involvement. The first is in writing. Writing has been challenging, and we are writing our last personal narrative from a prompt this week. On Tuesday or Wednesday (or both nights), your child will bring home a printed out copy of his or her rough draft. Please help with revisions and editing on paper. Your child can then bring back the paper copy of the changes and make the changes on their chrome book. I want the finished product to be the student's work, but I think some one on one help would really benefit these young writers. Final drafts are due on Thursday, and most students should be done with a first draft for Tuesday afternoon.
The second assignment is in projects. We have researched our people for our Fallon Wax Museum at the Churchill County Museum. However, if your child finds he or she is missing information as they go to write their script, there are a few ways to help out. Feel free to call Bunny at the museum, who will research specific questions like a birth or death date. You may also take your child to the museum, where they can go to the research room and look for more information. We can do internet research in the classroom if needed, but some of the people really don't have much information published online about them. Also, your child will need a costume for their person, so keep that on your radar.
Let me know if you have questions about any of this. It's a lot of info to take in. I'll try to be more concise next week!
