Tuesday, May 31, 2016

May 31st - June 2nd

Hard to believe it is the last week of school!!  Thank you for your support and help all year!  We had a wonderful, successful year!  We have enjoyed watching your child grow so much this year!  Ms. Ploederl looks forward to working with this group again.  I will truly miss this class, as I feel they are such a hard-working and caring group!

Today we are cleaning and wrapping up loose ends.  Tomorrow is graduation Mass, awards, yearbook signing, picnic, and field day in the afternoon. Thursday is our day to say good-bye and have a great summer!!

Enjoy your summer!!!

Mrs. Cowart and Ms. Ploederl

Monday, May 23, 2016

May 23rd - May 27th


Hope your weekend was fantastic and you were able to get outside for some of the weekend!

The chicks are at their new homes and the room seems very empty without them.  We really enjoyed watching them hatch and grow.  They grew very fast and were so friendly.

The habitat mobiles turned out great!  The students put so much effort into their research and pictures.  I love reading about the information they find!

There will be a spelling test this Friday.  I know it is the end of the year, but please continue to study each night.

The students who passed their multiplication facts test will have their ice cream party to celebrate on Thursday.  I am so proud of how hard they worked!!

Our end of year field trip is Wednesday.  We will be seeing a movie and hopefully, if the weather cooperates, going to Memorial Park.  There will be pizza for lunch at the park.

May/June Calendar

23rd - S- Surprise Day!  Teachers will have a surprise in class today.
24th - T - Treat Day!  Bring in healthy snacks to enjoy in class today.
25th - End of year school field trip
26th - V - Victory Day!  Wear your favorite sports or team wear. Ice Cream party for students who earned it by passing their multiplication tests.
27th - Mass with Bishop Ricken
30th - No School Memorial Day
31st - X Day! - Xtra clean and fun day!
1st - Y Day!  Your last full day!  Graduation, awards, picnic and games today.
2nd - Z Day! Zip up your backpack and zoom home for the Zummer!!!
Have a wonderful week!!

Mrs. Cowart and Ms. Ploederl

Monday, May 16, 2016

May 16th - 20th

After a very cold weekend it is looking like a gorgeous week!

Our chicks are getting so big already!  We have enjoyed holding them and watching them run on the floor that is covered with newspapers.  I've attached a few pictures at the end of this blog.

In math we will continue to work on fractions.  In order to earn the ice cream party all students need to have their multiplication facts mastered by May 20th.  We are so close to having the entire class be able to come to the party.  Keep working on these at home even if they finished the tests.  Next year they need know these in order to succeed in harder multiplication and division problems.

We will have a spelling list coming home this week. 

We are still working on researching our habitats for Science and making mobiles. 

Our field trip to the Packer Stadium is tomorrow.  Students should wear Packer clothes or St. Edward clothes.  They  need a disposable lunch and can bring up to $10 to spend in the Pro Shop.  Thank you to the chaperone volunteers from our room, Mrs.  Kurey,  Mr. Biese, and Mrs. Evers.


May Calendar

16th - N - New Neighbor Day - Sit by a friend in class today.
17th - Field Trip to Packer Stadium - Wear Packer clothes or St Edward wear
18th - P - Pajama Day
19th - Q - Quiet Day - Work under your desk today.
20th - Mass with some Spanish 
           R - ready a book in class today.
23rd - S- Surprise Day!  Teachers will have a surprise in class today.
24th - T - Treat Day!  25th - End of year school field trip
26th - V - Victory Day!  Wear your favorite sports or team wear.27th - Mass with Bishop Ricken
30th - No School Memorial Day
31st - X Day! - Xtra clean and fun day!
1st - Y Day!  Your last full day!  Graduation, awards, picnic and games today.
2nd - Z Day! Zip up your backpack and zoom home for the Zummer!!!
Have a wonderful week!!

Mrs. Cowart and Ms. Ploederl








Monday, May 9, 2016

May 9th - 13th

It was great to see so many of you at Blooming Bonanza!  Thanks for making it such a great weekend and a huge success!

We have 11 new additions to our classroom.  They are so cute and fluffy!!  Eleven out of eighteen chicks is a great hatch and we are very excited!  We let them run around on newspapers today while we sat in a circle on the floor.


In math we will continue to work on fractions.  In order to earn the ice cream party all students need to have their multiplication facts mastered by May 18th.  We are so close to having the entire class be able to come to the party.  Keep working on these at home even if they finished the tests.  Next year they need know these in order to succeed in harder multiplication and division problems.

We will have a spelling list coming home this week.

We are still working on researching our habitats for Science and making mobiles.


May Calendar

9th - I- Inside out and backwards day- wear your clothes crazy today
10th - Meeting about next year for fourth and fifth grade parents at 4:30pm in the 4/5 classroom.
         J - Jogging Day!  Jog around the track today for the iRun
11th - Early Release
         K - Karaoke Day - Sing a song in class today.
12th - L - Let's Be Crazy today - Let's wear crazy hats today.
13th - Mass
          M - Marvelous Art Day - Puffy paint our socks today
16th - N - New Neighbor Day - Sit by a friend in class today.
17th - Field Trip to Packer Stadium - Wear Packer clothes or St Edward wear
18th - P - Pajama Day
19th - Q - Quiet Day - Work under your desk today.
20th - Mass
           R - ready a book in class today.
25th - End of year school field trip
27th - Mass with Bishop Ricken
30th - No School Memorial Day

Have a wonderful week!!

Mrs. Cowart and Ms. Ploederl

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

May 2nd - May 6th

I don't know what happened, but I think I forgot yesterday was Monday and I didn't write a blog.  I apologize for being a day late!

We are having a great time with the ABC countdown.  We went for a walk yesterday through the cemetery and around the school.  Today we are dressed in green and going to help clean up around the school and outside.  Each student knows they have to have their homework complete in order to participate in the countdown that day.

We do have a spelling test this week.  We all have the same list because we are studying contractions, which we all need to know well.

Our chicks are due to hatch tomorrow.  We are all very excited and can't wait for that first pip hole to appear.  We will keep you updated on our new additions as they start to arrive.

In Science we are studying about animal habitats and we are making a habitat mobile in class.  They are using the chromes to look up information and drawing a picture of each habitat.  The mobiles are looking great!

We are on our last newspaper in Social Studies.  Last month I had three students lose their newspapers.  We only order enough for the class and their aren't any extras.  These newspapers are a large part of their grade.  They should be kept in a safe folder at school unless they have homework in them.

In Math we are going to begin working on fractions.

I posted a number of pictures from Beach Day.  The students worked on their towels on the floor.  In the pictures they are researching on the chromes for their habitat mobiles.

May Calendar

4th - May Crowning
       F- Flowers for Mary - Bring flowers to give to Mary.
5th - G - Game Day - Play games in class today.6/7 - Blooming Bonanza
6th - Mass/Rosary
       H- Help at Blooming Bonanza
9th - I- Inside out and backwards day- wear your clothes crazy today10th - iRun
        J - Jogging Day!  Jog around the track today.11th - Early Release
         K - Karaoke Day - Sing a song in class today.
12th - L - Let's Be Crazy today - Let's wear crazy hats today.
13th - Mass
17th - Field Trip to Packer Stadium
20th - Mass
25th - End of year school field trip
27th - Mass with Bishop Ricken
30th - No School Memorial Day

Have a wonderful week!!

Mrs. Cowart and Ms. Ploederl

Courtney, Randi Jo and Terese on Beach Day working on their Science mobiles.

Courtney hard at work.

Addy and Walker working on researching their habitats.

Randi Jo looking for habitat information.

Terese and Walker enjoying the "sun" and working hard.

Birthday boy Bradey working hard.

Jon, Braeden, Jack and Madison enjoying Beach Day.

Happy girls!!  Jade and Lauren working on their mobiles.