January PWLC
We has a great time investigating the outdoors today and were blessed with nice weather :)
Thank you Patsy for coming with! Ask your child what he/she learned!
Jan 20 / 6:12am
Newsletter 01-20-12
Mrs. Ringquist’s News
January 20, 2012
Next Week at a Glance
Monday: No School – Workday
Tuesday: Spelling Pretest
Thursday: January Show and Tell
Counselor Nikki’s Lesson on Bullying
Friday: Spelling Post test
Maroon and Gold Day
Friday's Challenge
Saturday: Maddy’s 1/2 Birthday
Sunday: Sam’s 1/2 Birthday
Cultural Food Fair
Check out the Daily Journal during the next few days as they came and took a picture of our class enjoying the awesome trip around the world as they learned about several countries and sampled delicious food. I sent out pictures yesterday but if you missed them, they are also on my blog. Thanks again to the moms who helped out!
2nd Quarter Ends Today
Look in the home folder for several tests including Math and Reading Switcharoo Unit tests. Students switched math teachers/classes today as we started our new unit on Geometry. Our Reading Switcharoo teachers will keep their groups through the next unit, which is about two more weeks. My class also took a reading quiz on their last story and a science quiz on the Solar System. Teachers will be attending some meetings, classes, and will work on grades and report cards Monday.
Website of the Week – AR Book Search
We reviewed how to get to “AR Bookfind” link so students can look up the ZPD level and amount of points an AR book may have. If a book from home is in their level they may use it for school. Here is the link:
First, go to the District Home Page at:: http://www.fergusfalls.k12.mn.us/
Then choose the “Resources” pull down menu at the top of the page.
Choose “Student Links” and move to the right to “AR Bookfind”
Also, if you ever find books that you do not need or use, we are always looking for more books for our classroom AR library!
PTO Book Fair and Raffle Drawing – THANK YOU
Thank you for ALL of your support for this important fundraiser. The following day we usually take the amount earned by choosing books from the Scholastic cases before we send them back. By doing it this way rather than ordering them from the company, we get them into students’ hands quicker and get a better deal on them! Even with the cold weather, there was quite a crowd when I was there! Your support is very appreciated by nearly 500 students who are constantly checking out books from our school library. New books are such a highlight in the middle of a cold winter! Thank you again for your wonderful support!
Also, the winners of the raffle baskets will be announced on Friday. Posters will also be given away from a drawing of all student names.
iPod Touches in the Classroom
We have been enjoying several applications including math operations, information about the 50 states, taking a star walk by looking at the formations and planets in the sky, and practicing phonics skills. Roy from KSS will be coming over to make a video of the class using the iPods to put on Channel 8 soon! I will keep you posted.
January Dates to Note:
30th – Report Cards Sent Home
31st - AR Goals and Bonus Points Due
February Dates to Note
6th - Dylan's Birthday
10th – PWLC Field Trip 12:30-3:12 – need helpers
12th - Alexis’s Birthday
13th – Senior Center Valentine’s Party 12:45-2:15 – need helpers
14th – All Third Grade Valentine’s Bowling Event 9:30-11:00
20th – Ashlyn’s Birthday
20th – No School – President’s Day
22nd – February Show and Tell
27th – Conferences 5-8:45 (other days are March 1st and 2nd)
29th – February AR Goals and Bonus Points Due
Friday’s Challenge (optional)
This Week: How many books are in the Hank the Cowdog Series?
Answer: 58 books
Next Week: What is a parallelogram?
Have a great weekend! It sounds like it is going to finally warm up!
Mrs. Ringquist
Phone: 218-998-0544 ext. 1414
Email: lringquist@fergusotters.org
Blog: http://lringquist.posterous.com (view and print the newsletter, spelling list and photos from this blog)
Spelling List for January 23rd – 27th
Rule: “ou” and “ow” words
(This list is also in the home folder on yellow paper)
1. found
2. town
3. shout
4. owl
5. couch
6. bow
7. scout
8. round
9. plow
10. crowd
11. proud
12. clouds
13. ground
14. louder
15. bounce
16. spoon (review word)
17. true (review word)
18. shoes (review word)
19. outline (challenge word)
20. snowplow (challenge word)
Jan 19 / 11:51am
Festival of Foods
Hi everyone,
We had so much fun with the juniors and seniors FACS class today as we learned about a specific country and sampled their food. All five stations did an OUTSTANDING job! The food was delicious, the posters were well made, informative and colorful, the displays were so interesting and the students related well to our third graders! Great job with your students and lesson Mrs. Enderson!
The KSS thankfully paid to have a bus pick us up because of the cold weather. Thank you so much Mr. Monke!
Also, thank you to the moms who came with and helped out! You were great!
It was such an authentic learning experience, we may try it every year!
Look for a picture in the Daily Journal soon too!
Mrs. R
Jan 13 / 1:36pm
Yearbook Photos
Hi everyone,
Here are some pics that we are submitting for the MAC yearbook. We hope that they choose some to be on the picture pages :)
Mrs. R
Jan 13 / 8:29am
newsletter 1-13
Mrs. Ringquist’s News
January 13, 2012
Next Week at a Glance
Saturday: Eric's 1/2 Birthday
Monday: No School – Staff Inservice
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday: Spelling Pretest
Book Fair Raffle Tickets Due
Wednesday: Students Preview Book Fair
Math and Reading Unit Tests
Thursday: Book Fair 4:30-7:00
Start New Math Switcharoo Groups
Friday: Spelling Post test
Maroon and Gold Day
Friday's Challenge
End of the 2nd Quarter
PWLC Field Trip – 12:30-3:00 - Need Helpers
Cooper’s 1/2 Birthday
PWLC Field Trip – Next Friday – 12:30-3:00 – Need Helpers
Students need to have all of their winter clothing, including boots and snow pants. Also, gloves or mittens that are waterproof (not the yarn type ones) work better and stay dry in the snow. Please let me know if you can come and join us!
Winter Gear
Please make sure your child has a jacket, headgear (hood or hat), and mittens. Boots are usually required if it is wet or snowy outside. Snow pants are encouraged but optional except for the PWLC field trips. Students go outside for recess up to –10 and many of them were really cold this week if they didn’t have boots or snowpants.
Cultural Food Fair – Thursday - 9:45-11:00
A good friend/teacher of mine, Katheryn Enderson, and I have planned to have my class walk over to Kennedy and experience a cultural food fair on Thursday. Students will be learning a little about five different countries and will be able to sample their foods. Feel free to join us!
Website of the Week
http://www.hankthecowdog.com is a site we looked at in the lab this week. We are reading book #1 in this series of wonderful and comical adventures of Hank, a cowdog from Texas. The site has fun games and more history about this great series of books.
PTO Basket Raffle and Book Fair – Next Thursday – 4:30-7:00
This is a fundraiser for the PTO so your assistance is greatly appreciated! Students will preview the book fair the on Wednesday.
Each classroom is also responsible to gather items for a basket for the raffle. Our basket's theme is: "I Love My Pet" so if you would like to donate something, it can be ANYTHING to do with pets.
There was also a green handout in the home folder last week with optional tickets to sell for the great basket raffle and more detailed information about this big event. Thank you for your support!
January Dates to Note:
23rd - No School – Workday
27th – January Show and Tell
28th - Maddy's 1/2 Birthday
29th - Sam's 1/2 Birthday
30th – Report Cards Sent Home
31st - AR Goals and Bonus Points Due
Friday’s Challenge (optional)
This Week: Some months have 30 days, some 31. How many have 28? (watch out – this is tricky)
Answer: all 12 have at least 28 days
Next Week: How many books are in the Hank the Cowdog Series?
Mrs. Ringquist
Phone: 218-998-0544 ext. 1414
Email: lringquist@fergusotters.org
Blog: http://lringquist.posterous.com (view and print the newsletter, spelling list and photos from this blog)
Spelling List for January 16-20
Rule: varient vowels-oo u, e, ue, ew
(This list is also in the home folder on yellow paper)
1. loop
2. rude
3. look
4. clue
5. spoon
6. tube
7. shook
8. blue
9. cubes
10. goose
11. mules
12. gloom
13. true
14. shoe
15. stew
16. enjoy (review word)
17. soil (review word)
18. noise (review word)
19. classroom (challenge word)
20.childhood (challenge word)
Jan 6 / 9:52am
Newsletter 1-6-12
Mrs. Ringquist’s News
January 6, 2012
Next Week at a Glance
Monday: Spelling Pretest
Special Painting Class with Barb Smith
Friday: Spelling Post test
Maroon and Gold Day
Friday's Challenge
Counselor's Lesson on Bullying
Cason's birthday was January 1st and Kaylee's 1/2 birthday was January 2nd. Happy Birthday to you both!
Winter Gear
Please make sure your child has a jacket, headgear (hood or hat), and mittens. Boots are usually required if it is wet or snowy outside. Snow pants are encouraged but optional except for the PWLC field trips.
OAAO Awards for January
Congratulations to Breck, Eric, Luke and Tessa for being great Otters! Your names will be announced at the next School Board Meeting and you will receive special certificates!
New Reading Switcharoo Groups
We are working on the skills Compare and Contrast and Cause and Effect this week. Your child should have a new teacher for this area.
PTO Basket Raffle and Book Fair - Jan. 16th & 17th (green handout)
This is a fundraiser for the PTO so your assistance is greatly appreciated! Students will preview the book fair the day of the event so they can establish a wish list. Each classroom is also responsible to gather items for a basket for the raffle. Our basket's theme is: "I Love My Pet" so if you would like to donate something, it can be ANYTHING to do with pets. There is also a green handout in the home folder with optional tickets to sell for the great basket raffle and more detailed information about this big event. Thank you for your support!
January Dates to Note:
16th - No School - Inservice Day
17th – Book Fair Raffle Tickets Due
18th & 19th - Cleveland Book Fair
20th - End of 2nd Quarter
20th - Cooper's 1/2 Birthday
20th - PWLC field trip 12:30-3:12
23rd - No School - Workday
28th - Maddy's 1/2 Birthday
29th - Sam's 1/2 Birthday
31st - AR Goals and Bonus Points Due
Friday’s Challenge (optional)
This Week: What does N.A.S.A. stand for?
Answer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Next Week: Some months have 30 days, some 31. How many have 28? (watch out – this is tricky J)
I had a wonderful Christmas vacation, spending time with family and friends. The weather was great for traveling too. I have been out ice fishing with my family and we’ve caught a few meals of sunnies, croppies and bass. I am waiting for some snow to go snowmobiling and sledding. Our class even made color-wheel snowflakes for the hallway to make it feel more like wintertime!
Mrs. Ringquist
Phone: 218-998-0544 ext. 1414
Email: lringquist@fergusotters.org
Blog: http://lringquist.posterous.com (view and print the newsletter, spelling list and photos from this blog)
Spelling List for January 9-13
Rule: words with oi and oy
(This list is also in the home folder on yellow paper)
1. coy
2. soil
3. foil
4. toil
5. coins
6. point
7. noise
8. loyal
9. boiled
10. spoiled
11. enjoys
12. voice
13. choice
14. soybean
15. joyful
16. unhappy
17. retold
18. misread
19. noisy
20 checkpoint
Dec 20 / 5:02pm
December Auction and Party
What a fun day today! We had our December auction, bonus point prizes and our Christmas Party which included pizza which we earned from winning the PTO contest "Rally for Labels!" We even had some boys show off the purses for the auction! I hope you have a great time over the holidays and make some special memories!
Mrs. R
Dec 16 / 1:51pm
Dec 16 / 1:50pm
