January's Recognition Assembly

Congratulations to all the recipients!

Nathan and Nailani receive the effort award.

Madi and David receive the achievement award.

Josiah and Tim receive the citizenship award.

Our book exchange

Hopefully everyone ended up with a book they like.

Melton the Warm-Hearted Snowman pics

The singers

The Elves

The reindeer

The children

The cast on stage

Working hard on opinion writing

Math Targets/Strategies

1.  I can use a letter to represent an unknown.

            ex.  6x7=a,  4xM=24,  72¸8=B,  81¸C=9

·       2.  I can solve to find the value of the unknown.

·         3. I can break a hard multiplication fact into 2 easier multiplication facts to solve the equation.

o   ex. 7x8=A

A.  Break 7 apart into a 5 and a 2

(5+2)x8

B. Use the distributive property and multiply both by 8

5x8)+(2x8)

 40  +  16   =  56

                      A =  56

·        4.  I can solve x9 facts using x10-n

o   Ex. 9x6=T

       (10x6)-(1x6)=T

           60   -   6   =T

            T=54

*Most students are getting comfortable with these strategies. They still tend to want to draw out 7 groups and put 8 dots in the groups and then count the dots to solve 7x8=A. I am gently nudging them toward breaking apart one factor as shown above. It is a more efficient strategy. The circle and dots does work, it just has a lot of room for error (drawing and counting 56 dots accurately). Many students like using the x10 fact and subtracting a group to help them solve x9 facts.*

Never Give Up

I love this. It is great inspiration to never give up...keep trying...fail and keep going...persevere.

Join my Remind Group

What is Remind?
*Remind is a free, safe, easy-to-use communication tool that helps teachers connect instantly with students and parents.

Why is it safe?

*Remind messages are not sent from personal cell phone numbers. Students/parents who sign up to get messages through Remind will never gain access to a teacher's personal cell phone number, nor will the teacher ever have access to a student or parent's personal information. Students and parents opt themselves into messages. The teacher does not add them.

*All Remind messages must go to at least 3 subscribers. This precaution is in place to keep teachers from communicating directly with only one student or parent.

*A log of all messages are kept in the teacher's account and on the Remind server. They can never be edited or deleted.

How do I join Mrs. Bonsen's Remind account?

*If you want to join my Remind account and receive reminders from me, simply go to the website below and follow the directions that are given. Remember, reminders can be sent as text messages or emails. Please choose the format that will work the best for you.

https://www.remind.com/join/mrsbst

How often will I be getting reminders from Mrs. Bonsen?

*This is a new tool to me. I've only sent one message so far this year. I would like to use it more, but I have to become more familiar with it and make it part of my routine.

How will I know if I've already signed up for Mrs. Bonsen's Remind account?
*You will know you're already signed up because you would have received a message from me tonight, Wednesday, November 19th, at about 7:45.  If you got that message, you're signed up! If you didn't get that message, you're not signed up.

Parent Volunteers Needed

Technology Help: Mrs. Carney is looking for a volunteer to help her monitor student blogging. This person would need to check the blogging several times a week and alert Mrs. Carney if/when there is anything inappropriate being said. The parent volunteer would also respond to student blogs 2-3 times per week. Please let me know if this sounds like something you might like to do.

Classroom Helper: I am looking for someone who would be able to come in on Fridays and help with with things like correcting homework, grading papers, and making copies. Please let me know if this is something you would like to do. Classroom helpers need to have a current volunteer form turned in and completed before volunteering in the classroom can occur.

Leader of the Pack

Nathan is our first Leader of the Pack. Mr. Darling came in and recognized him in front of the class. He is being recognized for his willingness to guess and go in his writing. He underlines words he isn't sure of, and when his writing is done, he goes back and fixes his mistakes using his Quickword dictionary.

Recognition Award Winners

Congrats to our winners. 

Front row: Kira (citizenship), Alex (citizenship), Tony (effort)

Back row: Adley (achievement), Macie (effort), Uriah (achievement)