Underwater Adventures - 2009-2010

Castle Projects & Presentations

Saint Reports

State Float Parade

Multiplication & Division

Hall of Presidents

Alaska, The Iditarod Race, & Panning for Gold!

Reading Fun Books

• Castle in the Attic
• Trumpet of the Swan
• Stone Fox
  
  
  
   
                   What's Happening in our Classroom!
  

We have started reading The Castle in the Attic. This is a wonderful story full of fantasy, magic, and realism.  It's the story of a 10 year-old boy who learns to believe in himself as he journeys back in time to the Middle Ages. 

     We will be learning a lot about life in the Middle Ages including all about the different classes of people, how they dressed, what they ate, and how they lived.  It sure is different than how we live now!

        We will be making castles out of cardboard boxes and painting them to look as realistic as we can. Next we will decorate the inside of the castles with rooms, tapestries, tables, fur rugs, weapons and even knights and ladies. We will be sharing our castles with the other grades sometime in November.

        

Dates to Remember

September 25, 2009 - Late Start - RV Homecoming - 10am

October 1, 2009 - Progress Reports

October 5-9, 2009 - Iowa Basic Skills Testing

October 7, 2009 - Late Start

October 16, 2009 - Grandparent's Day

October 21, 2009 - Pioneer/Indian Day Field Trip

October 28, 2009 - Picture Retake Day

October 30, 2009 - No School - WEAC

November 5, 2009 - End of 1st Qtr

November 6, 2009 - No School - Inservice

November 12, 2009 - Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 26 & 27, 2009 - No School -Thanksgiving


 
Mr. Stinky Feet

Grades K-4 had the opportunity to go to St. John's and hear Jim Cosgrove, a wonderful musician who goes by the name Mr. Stinky Feet!  He shared his music and enthusiasm for original songs with all of us.  We got to sing along, dance, and play instruments as we kept rhythm to the music. It was a lot of fun!!  See photos of our afternoon below.

Photos

October - The Month of the Rosary

On Wed., Oct. 14, the third and fourth graders made rosaries with the assistance of two parishoners from Our Lady Queen of Peace parish in Madison.   Alice Buechner and Mary Jo Wettstein traveled to St. Luke's to teach our students how to make their very own rosaries!  The ladies supplied all the needed materials and showed the kids how to assemble them.

Both Alice and Mary Jo were delighted to work with our students and share their wealth of knowledge about making rosaries and praying the rosary!   Visiting St. Lukes was a special treat for Mary Jo as she is a 1960 graduate of St. Luke's High School!

See our students make their Rosaries


Our Daily Schedule 

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:00-8:15	Dear/PPA	Dear/PPA	Dear/PPA	Dear/PPA	Dear/PPA
8:15-8:45	Religion	Religion	Religion	Mass	Read & Spell
8:45-9:30	Music 3 & 4	Reading	Music 3 & 4	Reading	Art
9:30-10:15	Read & Spell	Read & Spell	Read & Spell	Read & Spell	Art
10:15-10:30	Recess	Recess	Recess	Recess	Recess
10:30-11:15	Math	Math	Math	Math	Math
11:15-11:45	Vocab	Vocab	Computer	Vocab	Vocab
11:45-12:35	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:35-1:20	NewsQuiz	Soc St 3/4	Science 3/4	Computer	English
1:20-1:50	Phy Ed 3/4	English		Science 3/4	Phy Ed 3/4
1:50-2:05	Recess	Recess	Recess	Recess	Recess
2:05:2:50	English	Spanish	English	Soc. St. 3/4
2:50-3:30	Study Hall	Study Hall	Study Hall	Study Hall	Study Hall
3:30	Dismiss	Dismiss	Dismiss	Dismiss	Dismiss

Photos - To view our photos please click on the link below

Swimming
 
Art with Mrs. Rothering



Web Sites Your Family Might Enjoy

( Please click on the links below to access the web sites)

Math  

 King's List of On-line Math Activities

Kids Sites - Math Activities & Other Activities

Cool Math for Kids

Vocabulary

Sadlier-oxford.com


Keyboarding

Keyboarding Practice

More Keyboarding Practice