5th Grade Awards Ceremony

The 5th Grade Awards Ceremony will be Friday, June 8 at 1:30. Parents are invited to attend. Doors will open at 1:15.

Wilson's Annual Family Picnic

Even though the school year is wrapping up, Wilson's PTA is still in full swing!

Please watch your child's folder for flyers about upcoming Out & Abouts, our summer Marcus fundraiser, as well as the Annual Family Picnic - including a cake walk!

The picnic is a HUGE undertaking that takes dozens of volunteers. We need parents - or even older siblings - to help run carnival games, supervise bounce houses, work in the kitchen, run the prize tables...and MORE! Please consider signing up to help for an hour slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4cabad2ea4f85-family1

Every dollar brought in through PTA events and fundraisers goes directly back to Wilson to cover field trip transportation costs, purchase classroom items, and helped us celebrate the amazing Wilson staff during Teacher Appreciation Week!

Field Day - Tuesday, May 29

Field Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, May 29th. Team Believe will be participating in the afternoon sessions.  Please dress your student for the weather and potentially getting wet with some of the Field Day games! Please consider applying sunscreen and sending a water bottle as the weather forecast is for a warm and sunny day. If the weather is uncooperative, the rain date for Field Day will be Wednesday, May 30th.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Lorelai for winning the first annual Wisconsin Cliptastic Video Festival for Wisconsin students in grades 4-8.

WiscoClips! We Need Your Help!

We need your help!

Two amazing Wilson students are in a video competition called WiscoClips!
Congratulations to Lorelai and Jameson for having your Clips videos make the top 3 in our State for your category!

To win for their categories they need their videos "Retweeted" by 9pm tonight!

Please take a moment to click on both these links, watch their 30 second video and hit "retweet"

Then share this post so others can help out!

Lorelai's Video - Category My Hero - Holli
https://twitter.com/bethany_nugent/status/999099440223965184

Jameson's Video - My Inspiration - Zoologists
https://twitter.com/FelecityTreptow/status/999102641174138886

Here is more about the competition! www.Wiscoclips.com

Thanks for your help!

Wilson's Annual Family Picnic

Even though the school year is wrapping up, Wilson's PTA is still in full swing!

Please watch your child's folder for flyers about upcoming Out & Abouts, our summer Marcus fundraiser, as well as the Annual Family Picnic - including a cake walk!

The picnic is a HUGE undertaking that takes dozens of volunteers. We need parents - or even older siblings - to help run carnival games, supervise bounce houses, work in the kitchen, run the prize tables...and MORE! Please consider signing up to help for an hour slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4cabad2ea4f85-family1

Every dollar brought in through PTA events and fundraisers goes directly back to Wilson to cover field trip transportation costs, purchase classroom items, and helped us celebrate the amazing Wilson staff during Teacher Appreciation Week!

Book Club Conversations

Book clubs met today to discuss the first section of their book. Conversations focused on setting, character traits, and predictions. Group members worked collaboratively to ensure that each member contributed to the conversation and provided text evidence to support their responses.

Grit and Perseverance

Today we completed tangram puzzles to deepen our understanding of polygons and build our grit and perseverance. The ancient Chinese art of tangram puzzles is a popular mathematical problem solving activity. The tangram puzzle consists of 7 geometric pieces which are normally boxed in the shape of a square.  The pieces are used to create different patterns including animals, people, numbers, geometric shapes, and many more.

We know ways to play because it helps us learn!

Family Picnic

The Wilson PTA Family Picnic is quickly approaching. Mark your calendars for Friday, June 1. Please consider signing up for a volunteer position to help out at this fantastic event using the following link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4cabad2ea4f85-family1

Geometry

We started a geometry unit this week. Yesterday we explored and measured angles. Please ask your student to explain these vocabulary words: acute, right, obtuse, protractor, and congruent.

Basket Raffle

Team Believe is collecting donations for our Spring Picnic raffle baskets.  Our team theme is "Growing Into Summer" - A Garden Themed Basket.

Some donation ideas are:
•seeds
•gardening gloves
•small gardening tools (spade, shove, etc)
•Watering can
•Small pots
•Potting soil
•Small garden decorations
•Or, you can send in cash that we will use to purchase items for our basket.

Donations may be sent to school anytime between now and May 16th.

Thank you for supporting the Wilson PTA!

MAP Testing

Room 302 has completed MAP testing. Thank you to all of the students for the grit, perseverance, and positive attitudes while taking the tests. Thank you to all of the families for their support and encouragement throughout the week of testing.

Testing and Brain Breaks

Room 302 is getting close to completing the reading portion of the MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) Test. Students took a brain break and played cooperative strategy games after our testing session this morning.

MAP Testing

Almost all of the students in room 302 have completed the math portion of the MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) test. We will begin the reading test tomorrow morning. Thank you for encouraging your student to do their best work on this test. Please contact Mrs. Wilke if you have any questions about the test or any other classroom questions.

Amazing Macaroons

Thank you to Ms. Natalia Roman, creator and 1/2 owner of Crumby Art Bakehouse and Cakery, for presenting Amazing Macaroons today. The students had a fabulous time. What great artists they are!

Figurative Language and Poetry

As part of our poetry unit we have been learning about figurative language.  Today, students traveled around the room identifying different types of figurative language used in sentences. The types of figurative language included simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.

Poem In Your Pocket Day

Happy Poem In Your Pocket Day!

National Poem in Your Pocket Day is observed each April. This day was created to share the joy that poems bring by carrying one in your pocket and sharing it throughout the day with others.

As part of New York City's celebration of National Poetry Month, residents have participated in Poem in Your Pocket Day since 2002. Now the movement has gone national!

The students in room 302 have selected a poem or composed an original one and will be carrying it in their pockets all day today to share with others.

We have also put a supply of pocket poems outside of room 302 for other students to take, carry in their pocket, and share with others to enjoy the fun of Poem In Your Pocket Day!

Measurement

If you think about it, we measure almost everything: time, distance, weight, volume, etc. Every THING can be measured. The question is, what unit of measurement is used and how is that unit constructed, compared, and converted? The students in room 302 have been exploring these questions, specifically focusing on linear measurement.

Quotes of Note

There is a new bulletin board outside room 302. Students were excited to return from spring break and be greeted by quotes from famous Americans. They have sparked great discussions about working hard and the meaning of success, and more.

Lever Investigation

Scientists in room 302 began an investigation about levers yesterday. After a mini-lesson about reading like a scientist, they worked in pairs to complete the investigation, gathering data about first class, second class, and third class levers. Next, we will analyze the data and determine which lever was the most effective at lifting a load.

Fish Is Fish

Today we continued to analyze perspective. Students worked with a partner to read Fish Is Fish by Leo Lionni and then answered the question, "Which character, Fish or Frog has a more positive perspective of life and why?" by writing a constructed response. In their responses, students cited text evidence and practiced using quotation marks correctly.

 

Student of the Month

Congratulations to Charlotte for being nominated for 4th grade Student of the Month and to Lorelai for being selected 5th grade Student of the Month.

Basket Raffle

Team Believe is collecting donations for our Spring Picnic raffle baskets.  Our team theme is "Growing Into Summer" - A Garden Themed Basket.

Some donation ideas are:
•seeds
•gardening gloves
•small gardening tools (spade, shove, etc)
•Watering can
•Small pots
•Potting soil
•Small garden decorations
•Or, you can send in cash that we will use to purchase items for our basket.

Donations may be sent to school anytime between now and May 16th.

Thank you for supporting the Wilson PTA!

American Revolution Wax Museum

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the 4th and 5th grade American Revolution Wax Museum. The students did a great job and enjoyed showcasing their learning. We hope you enjoyed your visited and learned new and interesting information from the student presentations.