3rd Quarter Conferences

Good Morning Team Soar Families,
Below is the schedule for our third quarter conferences; as always if you are unable to attend please let us know immediately as a courtesy to our other students.

3rd Quarter Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Scheduled conferences are listed below
3:30	Fisher
3:45	Elijah
4:00	Aiden
4:15	Angelus
4:30	Isaiah
4:45	Angie
If you are not scheduled for a private conference and would like one, please contact us immediately so that we can try and accommodate you. Open house will focus on Math this semester. Open house will start promptly at 5:00pm end at 5:30pm.

Our focus in math is still on measurement and data, however we are starting to look at measuring length, width, capacity, converting different measurement units, as well as determining area and perimeter.

In writing, we are looking at students strengths and weaknesses and placing them into focus groups to target skills they could use extra support in. Groups are divided into categories such as writing conventions, lead, endings, transitions, craft, and elaboration. 

Another piece of information that seems insignificant but your child will know what it is for!

Mrs. Zastrow: New Berlin, WI

Mrs. Wakeman: Green Bay, WI

Ms. Phillipson: Greendale, WI

Anti-Bullying Month

February is Anti-Bullying Month. In honor of this month, we at Jefferson participated in many activities to stomp out bullying; one of which you already know is to wear pink on Fridays. The second, is to create a class door that displays an anti-bullying theme. Our theme this year was thought up by Natalie Woppert. When the students were asked what a bully does to you, she very eloquently said that they, "break your heart." We ran with that theme and not only made a classroom door to represent that, but we also recorded a little song, thank you Elton John and Kiki Dee! Below are the students singing their anti-bullying song. The door pictures will be up soon!

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

TUESDAY

Our third graders are preparing for the new state test, as part of that test we are reminding everyone that stamina reading, reading for 20 minutes a night will significantly help your child!

This information may seem random, however, your child will know what it is for!

Mrs. Zastrow: University of Wisconsin Waukesha, Alverno College

Mrs. Wakeman: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Carroll College

Ms. Phillipson: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch University

Below are just a few pictures of our more recent events!

Full Class

We have just been informed we will have a new student starting tomorrow. Please make sure that if you and your child bring in a friendship treat or card that you bring in 54! The celebration will be on Friday, February 13th in the afternoon.

February Fun

Good Morning Families,

Thank you to the Gahagan/Greevenow, Hornung, and Friedrich/Morcado family for supplying our classroom with tissues! The kids do appreciate it.

Thank you to all the families who came to last weeks' Technology Based, Bring Your Family to School Day. We were so thrilled to see our students put to use programs that we use everyday. 

Read to Succeed sheets are due February 24! If they are handed in late they may not be able to be accepted. 

In regards to Valentines Day, we will have a small celebration which will focus on friendship. We have told students that they are welcome to bring in treats or cards, however they must bring in enough for every student in the class (53 students in Team Soar) or they will not be allowed to hand their items out. As this is to celebrate friendship, leaving someone out will lead to hurt feelings for a fun event. If students choose to bring in something,  they should only sign their name on the card rather than addressing cards to students; it will become tedious to sort out over 50 cards for each student. Lastly, students may bring in a decorated bag or box to put their items in, if students do not bring in a bag or box, they will be provided with a brown paper lunch bag. 

Bring Your Family to School

Today is the day! We are very excited for the annual BRING YOUR FAMILY TO SCHOOL breakfast and morning. Students are prepared to show you just how tech savvy they are! We hope to see you soon.

Please note the Read to Succed forms are due by February 24, if they are turned in late we may not be able to honor them. 

Sniff sniff

Good Afternoon!

As many of you know it is still cold and flu season, and well that keeps the facial tissue companies in business. If anyone is willing to donate tissues for the classroom it would be greatly appreciated as we are down to our last few boxes. Thanks!