March 10, 2010    

Dear Parents  and Students:

We are still looking for some Proof of Residency certificates with 2 forms of proof. We only need one set per family, so if you have sent your 2 forms of  proof in with a sibling, please just write that at the bottom of your certificate. Thanks, in advance, for your cooperation.

Mrs. Mari and Ms. diCurcio have arranged for Mordicai Gerstein, a Calecott Medal winning author and illustrator, to visit our school. This is a unique opportunity for our students. They are calling it a "stay in" field trip and have asked each family to donate $2.oo to help defray the cost. If you choose to donate, please place your donation in an envelope with your name. One lucky donator will receive an autographed copy of Mr. Gerstein's book, The Man Who Walked Between The Towers.

Please consider donating to this exciting event. Thank you.   

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

TIME	Wed., March 17th	TIME	Thurs. March 18th	TIME	Friday, March 19th
5:00	*	5:00	Caitlin K.	1:00	Jacqueline A.
5:20	Lexie S.	5:20	Cameron F.	1:30	Kaitlyn H.
5:40	Sarah F.	5:40	Anthony L.	2:00	*
6:00	Jackson S.	6:00	Stevie M.	2:30	Oguzhan I
6:20	Lauren P.	6:20	Meaghan R.	*	*
6:40	Gabby R.	6:40	Stephen B.	*	*
7:00	Sarah R.	7:00	Emma P.	*	*
7:30	Corey L.	7:20	Max W.	*	*
7:50	John Y.	7:40	Alivia S.	*	*
8:00	*	8:00	*	10:00 (Tues. 3/16)	Jasmin L.

* Indicates opening for change, if necessary

If the time above does not work for you and your family, please contact me as soon as possible so that we can reschedule. Thank you.

                            

Students building global communities!

Be sure to click on the calendar link above, to see what else is happening in the month of March!

Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Klich

 HOMEWORK BULLETIN BOARD 

SUBJECT	ASSIGNMENTS AND UPCOMING TESTS
Reading	Everyone will retake the quiz on chapters 1-16 tomorrow.   Due Friday: Read chpt. 17-21 in Maniac Magee and complete the Guiding questions. As part of the guiding questions, please make a list of the important events in chpts. 10-21.
Wordly Wise
Spelling
Math	Look over MCAS scoring guides. For 3,2,1, and zero point answers, write WHY these answers would have lost points. Compare them to the two 4 point answers in your packet.
Science	Finish your comic, If you need to.
Social Studies
Writing
Other	Turn in Read-A-Thon pledges. Return Residency Certificates WITH 2 forms of proof: ex. Copy of driver's license, tax bill, passport, etc.  $2.00 donation for Mordicai Gerstein Indoor field trip. Make sure that you have given your parents your Conference slip notification.  $1.00 for Hat Day Return PTO notecard fundraiser

SUBJECT	Mr. Smith's Assignments
Math/ Language Arts
SUBJECT	Mrs. Bartolomeo's Assignments
Reading

Spelling Words this Week: 

Afterschool Math Dates: 

Times: 3:10-4:15

Must have note from parent giving permission to stay AND must have a ride home.

 
     Wed. March 3, 2010      Thursday, March  11th          Tues. March 23rd 

Mrs. Burke's Class Page

     Welcome to our class page.

This is the place to be if you would like to view your homework, find out about upcoming events, practice vocabulary, or hear about the "Great News" coming from room three!

     Share this page with your family and friends. Be sure to click on the links to go to other great websites!

Thanks for Visiting!

  Mrs. Burke 

More Great News from Room 3 

Congratulations go out to our two PeaceBuilder classmates:

Caitlin K. and Sarah F.

Caitlin K. received a special PeaceBuilder award because she saw a friend getting bullied and she sought out an advisor to help her stop it.  We all need to follow Caitlin's example and NEVER stand by while someone else is being bullied. It is everyone's responsibility to keep Norris School a safe environment. Congratulations and thank you, Caitlin!!!!!

Sarah F. also received a Peacebuilder Award for her fundraising efforts for Pennies for Peace. Sarah held a bake sale and raised $42.00 to help build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is said that education is the best way to fight terrorism, because children who are educated can see a bright future. Thank you, Sarah, for helping to "build" peace!

 Ben F. from Mrs. Heath's homeroom had a GREAT idea. He asked his extended family to gather their pennies and bring them to the next family party. He explained to them about the fundraising efforts of our 5th grade student council and about the Pennies for Peace campaign. Ben's family filled a LARGE container (that Mrs. Burke could hardly lift) with approximately 6,000 pennies!

Thank you, Ben, for your BRILLIANT idea!

Another Awesome Idea came from Collin T. in Mr. Moynihan's room. Collin raked his neighbors leaves with a friend and he decided to give his portion of their earnings to Pennies for Peace. He added $28.00 to our collection!

Thank you, Collin, for all your hard work and your dedication to help students in other countries!

See a clip of the 5th grade on Channel 3's weather report! 

http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/classroom/schoolvisits/70680097.html

(if that didn't work, copy and paste the link into your browser)

                                                                

   Trivia Question!

     Join in the (optional) weekly trivia contest.

You will receive a  trivia question each week, which will be due on Thursday. If you get the correct answer, your name will be added to the  drawing. One name (from each class) will be chosen, per week, to  receive a prize from the prize drawer. Everyone who attempts to answer at least five questions will receive extra credit.

Last week's trivia winners:

Mrs. Burke's Homeroom: Meaghan R.     Mrs. Heath's Homeroom:

Mr. Moynihan's Room: Megan H., Collin T.

 Mrs. Sullivan's Homeroom: Paige L., Nathan S., Amanda L., Meghan D. 

CONGRATULATIONS to all those who participated!

        This week's trivia question :

A BIG thank you to the first Norris School 5th grade student council representatives. You did an excellent job raising money for the Central Asia Institute using the Pennies for Peace campaign! We appreciate all you efforts and enthusiasm!

The new student council has decided to raise money for the earthquake victims in Haiti. With the help of Ms. Keefe and Mrs. Salomao, the 5th grade will sponsor a school-wide Read-a-thon during the month of February. Students will seek pledges during the first week, then read their books and collect their pledges for the remainder of the month. Parents, please encourage your children to participate in this worthy cause!

  How Organized Are Your Notebooks?

Below are your notebook indexes. You can check to see if you have everything written down, numbered, and your pages are in order. If one of the classes has not yet received a page in the notebook, it will be written in a different color.

MATH		LANGUAGE ARTS
1- Math Graph	*	1-
2-Yellow, Green, Pink Data	*	2-
3- Mean Mode Median  (R5-6)	*	3-
4-Bar Graphs (PS 5-2)	*	4-
5- Collecting Data (PS 5-1)	*	5-
6-	*	6 -
7-	*	7-
8 -	*	8-
9-	*	9-
10-	*	10-
11-	*	11-
12-	*	12-
13-	*	13-
14-	*	14-
15-	*	15-