Browsing Archive: September, 2015
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Wednesday, September 30, 2015,
I imagine you are all tucked in and snuggling up with one of the books you got at the library today. How fun was that? What was your favorite part? Blog a comment about what you liked best and you can have 6 tickets tomorrow. I think I must need new tickets already. I will have to pick up a new roll this weekend.
That's right, the weekend is not far away. Today was Wednesday already and tomorrow is Thursday and then just one more day and we're all in for the weekend. Cool~well the temper...
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Field Trip Tomorrow
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Tuesday, September 29, 2015,
Wear your walking shoes.
Bring a lunch. Only 2 of you ordered school lunch so...bring a lunch tomorrow please.
We are walking .8 of a mile to the library and .8 back. How much will we walk all together? Are you up for it? Comment on whether you think that seems like it will be a lot of walking or not and why and you can have 6 tickets tomorrow.
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Week 4 is Well Under Way!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Monday, September 28, 2015,
I implemented a mentor-ship program in the room and so far so good. The 5th graders have really stepped up and become wonderful mentors and the 3rd and 4th graders have become excellent mentees with great questions and great attitudes. We talked about teachers having mentors and other business people like lawyers. Mentoring is a great way to give back to the community. Thanks for stepping up 5th graders.
We also started using some assigned seats today and it seemed to really make a differe...
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Happy Weekend Everyone!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Friday, September 25, 2015,
Enjoy the sunshine and outdoors and we'll see you Monday.
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Naming Ceremony Tomorrow
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Thursday, September 24, 2015,
What! It's Friday already!! Where did this week go?
Tomorrow we will have our regular math and reading blocks and then in the afternoon we are going to have read aloud (blog a comment that tells if you like The Birchbark House and why or why not and you can have 10 tickets--this is the big ticket question of the day), specialist, and finally we will migrate outside. While out there we will have our naming ceremony and then work to pick a habitat that will provide shelter and a quiet place...
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I Love Native American Studies!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Thursday, September 24, 2015,
Do you?
I love the Birchbark House and all the cool Native American Art and American Indian culture and stories and origin tales and love of nature and...it is all very interesting to me. Tomorrow we are going to start to think of American Indian names for ourselves. Things like Yellow Kettle and Little Frog and Lone Dog and ...what are you thinking you'd like your name to be? We will think it through tomorrow with the help of our friends and then...pick a name day is here.
Today's ticket qu...
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What a Happy Day!!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Tuesday, September 22, 2015,
The sun came out, the temperature is moderate, what a happy day.
The Garden Packet is due on Friday, September 25. We spend 5 whole minutes talking about the pages that are due and all that. It is tricky: everyone has to do pages 1-9 and class time was given. Everyone has to do the poem too. IF you are a 5th grader you have to do ALL the required flowers in the guide and 3 of your own choosing. IF you are a 4th grader, do 4 required and 2 of your own choosing. IF you are a 3rd grader, d...
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More Map Testing Tomorrow
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Monday, September 21, 2015,
Does anyone else feel like we haven't really gotten into much of a groove yet? I know it takes a while to get the patterns and plans going but...oh well. You guys are a hard working crew and you are doing all you can to get in the groove and that's all I can ask of you. Keep up the good work.
Tonight's ticket question is, "Why did the author Louise Erdrich write the book
The Birchbark House?" Give a great answer and you can have 6 tickets for that alone tomorrow morning. Go!...
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Oh What a Beautiful Weekend!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Saturday, September 19, 2015,
It seems all that rain is behind us and we are getting to have a beautiful weekend. Next week we will be migrating so be ready to head outside on a moments notice. We probably won't start our migration until Tuesday or Wednesday but you just never know. Where will we go? How will we adapt to our new habitats? Do you wonder what I am talking about? Inquisitive minds want to know!! Stay tuned as all will be revealed next week.
I just got back from the off leash dog park with my dog Bailey...
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How Are You Feeling About Things?
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Wednesday, September 16, 2015,
Tomorrow we are going to get serious about looking through your garden packet and deciding what you need to do. I can already see that we need to hold off on a due date for it so it won't be Friday like the PEEK said. It will most likely be due sometime next week.
I LOVE your pinwheel art all about you. They are turning out so great! The Zentangle that some of you do is AMAZING!! Love it! The detail, the patience, the beautifulness of your work~you guys are the greatest.
Tomorrow we are g...
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We Did It!!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Friday, September 11, 2015,
We made it through the week. Be ready for next week to seem long. It's a whole extra day.
I am willing to continue giving you tickets for blogging and commenting on the blogs of others. The other thing you can do to earn tickets is engage in exemplary behavior. What does exemplary mean? Define it in a blog comment and you can have 4 tickets. There is also an extra credit tab with extra Kryptos that will get you 6 tickets on Monday. That seems like a ton of ticket opportunities.
I alrea...
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Love to Read Your Comments
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Thursday, September 10, 2015,
Thanks for all the interesting comments you are blogging. They are really fun to read and it makes me feel like you are enjoying the start of your school year. That makes me happy because I am really enjoying it too. Loving it even!!
Tonight you can earn 4 tickets for an initial blog comment and 2 for every reply you make to someone else's comment up to 10 tickets for 5 comments. Lucy and Emma are the payroll girls and will give you your tickets in the morning.
Finally, I just saw a former ...
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Day Two is in the Books
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Wednesday, September 9, 2015,
And what a day it was! We got rained on at recess and had to run it and...lots of excitement.
Tonight there is the opportunity to earn some tickets. You can earn tickets by blogging, by responding to someone else's blog comment, and by doing the extra Kryptos on the extra credit tab.
Enjoy! Hopefully tomorrow we will get into our outdoor classroom and our life journals. We'll see how it goes.
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Tomorrow's the Big Day!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Monday, September 7, 2015,
Are you ready? I am so excited I just know I won't be able to sleep tonight. If you are in my class this year, see you tomorrow! If you are off to a new adventure (like Central Middle School) good luck, have a great day, and let me know how it went.
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