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The “B” Hive News January 18, 2015

Please help your student remember their homework log and math packet if they need to return one! Due Tuesday!	Ms. Stemm is with us full time now until April 22nd.  We are so excited to have her join our classroom and teach and learn alongside her!
NWEA Testing On Wednesday, you will recieve a NWEA goal setting sheet with some ideas and suggestions to help your student improve.  Please be looking for this.	Important Dates: Tuesday, Jan 19th - PTO Meeting Monday, Jan 25th - A Curator Visits Monday, Feb 1st - No School for Students
A Few Things… No Spelling for this Week Because of the short week, there will be no new word work for this week. IXL Username  first intial, last name @a2steam Password Student id (6 digits) + hi Razkids Soon all students will have their own raz-kids account.  Be looking for more information on that.	Weekly Focus Reading - talking to the text using informational texts about Immigration   Writing -paragraph writing Math - multiplication strategies PBL - analyzing immigrant photos Word Work - None
Check out Our Blog!  It will be updated at least once a week.   http://bertelsonsteam.blogspot.com/ Check us out on Twitter!  We’re always sharing our learning!         Follow me @ bertelson2!	If you have any questions or concerns, never hesitate to email me.  I read often and respond quickly.   Regards, Mrs. Bertelson

Integration of Subjects Article

Check this out!  By the time you finish, you will say, "that's already being done at STEAM."


http://www.sciencealert.com/no-more-physics-and-maths-finland-to-stop-teaching-individual-subjects

The B Hive for January 11th

The “B” Hive News January 11, 2015

Please help your student remember their homework log and math packet if they need to return one! Due Monday!	Ms. Stemm is with us full time now until April 22nd.  We are so excited to have her join our classroom and teach and learn alongside her!
NWEA Testing Most students finished testing last week, but we still have a few to go.  Later this week you will be getting some information home on the Winter NWEA test and the M-STEP (formerly the MEAP) that they took last year.  I will send a remind to let you know that it is coming home.	Immigration Unit We are one week into a very exciting PBL unit on immigration.  I hope that your student has shared the great work we’ve done so far.
Thought Partners Last week your student received their first thought partners.  These will be changing bi-weekly to give the student an opportunity to speak with different members of our class.  This can feel a little uncomfortable speaking with people outside of your comfort level, but they are doing an fantastic job.   Spelling Test will take place on Monday.  Tests will come home tomorrow night.	Weekly Focus Reading - teaching perspective and theme through Immigration read alouds.   Writing -paragraph writing Math - multiplication strategies PBL - analyzing primary sources Word Work - suffix “ure”
Check out Our Blog!  It will be updated at least once a week.   http://bertelsonsteam.blogspot.com/ Check us out on Twitter!  We’re always sharing our learning!         Follow me @ bertelson2!	If you have any questions or concerns, never hesitate to email me.  I read often and respond quickly.   Regards, Mrs. Bertelson

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The “B” Hive News January 4, 2015

I can’t believe that it’s already January.  We have learned so much and come so far, yet there is still much content left to teach and learn.  The second half of the year is the time to focus our energy and prepare for 5th grade.  A separate email about our new homework policy will follow this one.  We all need to be a team to ensure each student’s greatest success.  Thanks!	Check out Our Blog!  It will be updated at least once a week.   http://bertelsonsteam.blogspot.com/ Check us out on Twitter!  We’re always sharing our learning!         Follow me @ bertelson2!
NWEA Testing We will test this week on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Student will be setting goals for themselves and will bring a copy home to you tomorrow.  Please sit down with them and talk about what they can do to showcase their learning.  Also, please help me by making sure they get a lot of rest and are well fed.  They are ready!	Immigration Unit We are starting an Immigration unit called, “Down the Rabbit Hole.”  Our entry event will take place on Monday.  Please ask your son/daughter about this event.
Accountable Talk We will continue will accountable talk this week. The components are as follows: Explain Restate Agree Disagree Build on Go Beyond	Weekly Focus Reading - teaching perspective and theme through Immigration read alouds.   Writing -note taking practice and essay pre-assessment Math - multiplication PBL - Down the Rabbit Hole Word Work - Reviewing our routines
Huge thank you! To those who sent in games for our classroom.  We will need a few more if you are able.  Thanks in advance!	If you have any questions or concerns, never hesitate to email me.  I read often and respond quickly.   Regards, Mrs. Bertelson

Hour of Code

Hour of Code
This week our class, along with other A2 STEAM classrooms, will participate in a world-wide event called, "The Hour of Code."  The Hour of Code is an initiative to get students to spend an hour of time learning to program, as part of national CS Education Week (December 7-13, 2015).  Students will participate in coding activities using their iPads as well as "unplugged" activities. 

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The “B” Hive News December 7, 2015

Accountable Talk We are working hard to make sure that we are engaged and focused during group discussions.  The components we are working on are: Explain Restate Agree Disagree Build on Go Beyond	Check out Our Blog!  It will be updated at least once a week.   http://bertelsonsteam.blogspot.com/ Check us out on Twitter!  We’re always sharing our learning!         Follow me @ bertelson2!
Lunch Recess Discussion We had the opportunity to speak with Ms. Fitz this week about some challenges that are happening during lunch recess.  The students are going to work this week to offer some creative solutions to the problems they’ve noted.  Please talk with them about this.	Hour of Code this Week! We will spend Friday on an ENTIRE hour of coding.  Look for more information on this.
We’ve started a new PBL Unit and we’re having a lot of fun.   Have you checked us out on Twitter?   Our unit is called Energy Conversions and it’s a fantastic exploration into types of energy and problem solving.   Our new driving question is:  How can we design and model a system to unload boxes at a food pantry? The students will get to create a system to unload boxes of food with their PLTW partner.	Weekly Focus Reading - accountable talk using The One and Only Ivan Writing -Persuasive letters to Ms. Fitz, google slides showing our learning, realistic fiction Math - Fraction fun (it really is) PBL - PLTW Energy Conversions Word Work - We will talk our test on Monday and get new words for the week.
Huge thank you! To those who purchased books for our classroom and those who sent in tissues. We are now looking for gently used board games that you could share with us.  If you could send in cards, Skipbo, Yatzi, Scrabble, etc that would very much be appreciated.  Thanks in advance!	If you have any questions or concerns, never hesitate to email me.  I read often and respond quickly.   Regards, Mrs. Bertelson