Wednesday, December 22, 2010

MR. EJ Says See you soon!

Ladies and Gentleman of Room 120,

Tomorrow is my final day as your Long Term Substitute teacher. Boo Hoo. I think you all are a great group of creative and energetic 5th graders. I hope that you learned as much as possible while I was leading the 5th grade tour. I will miss your energy, and I will never forget the month we spent together!

Remember what the children said to the man polling the canoe in the everglades? "Hurry up and poll us home" so we can go change the world!

Remember to stay positive and try to do your best in everything you do. Making mistakes is OK as long as you learn from as many as possible!

See you in the trees!

Mr. EJ
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  1. AnonymousDecember 23, 2010 at 5:50 AM

    I Have To Say Mr.EJ You Were A Good Teacher I No You Had Some Ups And Downs With The Kids In My Class And Even With Me But You Were A Good Teacher And I Hope You Come Back To Vist After You Leave
    -Katlyn

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Newsletter for November 19, 2010

November 19, 2010

News From Room 120

Greetings Families,

This has been a week of transition! Congratulations to Ms. Wotipka and her husband on their new arrival of baby Frances, who came last Friday evening. She is doing well as a new mom. Meanwhile, the 5th graders and I have been getting to know each other and accomplishing some hard work at the same time.

Reading:

We read Woodsong by Gary Paulsen, a Minnesota author. This story connected well to last weeks story about dogsled racing. We worked on paraphrasing, or writing the same message while using different words.

Spelling:

Students are encouraged to visit WWW.SPELLINGCITY.COM to take advantage of interactive spelling practice with the words of the week. Simply go to the site and do a teacher name search by typing in my name-Eric Johnson.

Writing: We have begun our personal narrative unit. This unit connects well with the students because they practice telling and eventually writing true stories from their lives.

Math: Our geometry unit has really challenged the students. They have been drawing congruent triangles using a compass, categorizing polygons according to their properties, and measuring angles with protractors.

PYP: We have started our studies on Human Development. Thus far we have discussed the development of babies and children from birth to 5 years. Next week we will dive into adolescence.

Reminders:

· Colder weather means students need to dress appropriately with a jacket, hat, and mittens/gloves being required.

· In your Friday mail look for a letter on our poinsettia fundraiser. This will go to fund the ski trip later in the winter.

· Don’t forget to visit Mr. EJ’s Classroom Blog for a number of interesting links. The web address is:

http://mrejsclassroomblog.blogspot.com/

Next weeks specialist schedule is: Mon-PE/Music Tues-Art Wed-PE Thu-Spanish Fri-Music

Have a great weekend!

Eric Johnson