The Plan...

May 4th - May 8th
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FRIDAY, MAY 7th:  4th-6th grade Fine Arts Night @ 7PM; Art Viewing begins @ 6:30p

FRIDAY, MAY 8th:  Fishing w/ Mrs. Kern

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• HISTORY:  
• C13:  The Nation Grows
• Moving West
• Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
• Texas & the War with Mexico
• C13 TEST - Friday, May 8th

• GEOGRAPHY:
• Daily Geography Practice
• A Product Map of Nebraska

• IOWA HISTORY:  Past & Present 
• C4:  Pioneers on the Prairie 
• Study!!
• TEST over C4- Tuesday, May 5th

FIELD TRIP TODAY, Wed. April 29th.  = NO HOMEWORK!

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THURS., APRIL 30th:

• Mrs. Mennenga's High School "Shark Tank" in the a.m.
• Brennan and Lindsey from the Iowa DOT will be on-site out the outdoor classroom and will give informal presentations on archaeology and water quality.  5th grade classes will tour the site from 1:00-2:00 pm.  They will have a site tour and archaeology related educational activity planned for that day.  

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Thursday's Assignments...

• HISTORY:  
• C13:  The Nation Grows
• p.81 Andrew Jackson's Presidency

• GEOGRAPHY:
• Daily Geography Practice
• Twenty Largest Cities in the United States
• Thurs. & Friday's Questions - use 2013 population information for extra credit challenge question

• IOWA HISTORY:  Past & Present 
• C4:  Pioneers on the Prairie 
• Purchasing & Surveying the Land
• TEST over C4- Monday, May 4th

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FRIDAY, MAY 1st:  WACKY PJ DAY

Ms. Bram's homeroom has earned yet another class Dojo reward!!!! The students have chosen to wear A wacky outfit or PJs to school as their reward for positive classroom behavior

FIELD TRIP TOMORROW!!
WED., APRIL 29th!!  

We are going to Des Moines to an event called Exercising your Character.  

They provide us lunch, so 
don't worry about sending a sack lunch.  

We would like to be ON the bus by 8:00 a, so 
be here on time Wednesday. 

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• HISTORY:  
• C13:  The Nation Grows
• No homework today.

• GEOGRAPHY:
• Daily Geography Practice
• Twenty Largest Cities in the United States
• *Tuesday's & Wednesday's Questions - *use 2013 population information.

• IOWA HISTORY:  Past & Present 
• C4:  Pioneers on the Prairie 
• Friday-"You Have a Date with History"
• research important dates in Iowa History
• TEST over C4- Monday, May 4th

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THURS., APRIL 30th:

• Mrs. Mennenga's High School "Shark Tank" in the a.m.
• Brennan and Lindsey from the Iowa DOT will be on-site out the outdoor classroom and will give informal presentations on archaeology and water quality.  5th grade classes will tour the site from 1:00-2:00 pm.  They will have a site tour and archaeology related educational activity planned for that day.  

FRIDAY, MAY 1st:  WACKY PJ DAY

Ms. Bram's homeroom has earned yet another class Dojo reward!!!! The students have chosen to wear A wacky outfit or PJs to school as their reward for positive classroom behavior.

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• HISTORY:  
  
• C13:  The Nation Grows
• The Industrial Revolution p.80

• GEOGRAPHY:
• Daily Geography Practice
• Twenty Largest Cities in the United States
• Monday's Questions

• IOWA HISTORY:  Past & Present 
• C4:  Pioneers on the Prairie 
• TEST over C4- Monday, May 4th

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FIELD TRIP:  WED., APRIL 29th!!

We are going to Des Moines to an event called Exercising your Character.  

They provide us lunch, so 
don't worry about sending a sack lunch.  

We would like to be ON the bus by 8:00 a, so 
be here on time Wednesday. 

THURS., APRIL 30th:

• Mrs. Mennenga's High School "Shark Tank" in the a.m.
• Brennan and Lindsey from the Iowa DOT will be on-site out the outdoor classroom and will give informal presentations on archaeology and water quality.  5th grade classes will tour the site from 1:00-2:00 pm.  They will have a site tour and archaeology related educational activity planned for that day.  

FRIDAY, MAY 1st:  WACKY PJ DAY

Ms. Bram's homeroom has earned yet another class Dojo reward!!!! The students have chosen to wear A wacky outfit or PJs to school as their reward for positive classroom behavior.

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The Plan...

April 27th - May 1st
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FIELD TRIP:  WED., APRIL 29th!!

We are going to Des Moines to an event called Exercising your Character.  

They provide us lunch, so 
don't worry about sending a sack lunch.  

We would like to be ON the bus by 8:00 a, so 
be here on time Wednesday. 

THURS., APRIL 30th:

• Mrs. Mennenga's High School "Shark Tank" in the a.m.
• Brennan and Lindsey from the Iowa DOT will be on-site out the outdoor classroom and will give informal presentations on archaeology and water quality.  5th grade classes will tour the site from 1:00-2:00 pm.  They will have a site tour and archaeology related educational activity planned for that day.  

FRIDAY, MAY 1st:  PJ DAY

Ms. Bram's homeroom has earned yet another class Dojo reward!!!! The students have chosen to wear PJs to school as their reward for positive classroom behavior.

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• HISTORY:  
• C13:  The Nation Grows
• The Industrial Revolution
• The Presidency of Andrew Jackson
• Moving West
• Distinguishing Fact from Opinion

• GEOGRAPHY:
• Daily Geography Practice
• Twenty Largest Cities in the United States

• IOWA HISTORY:  Past & Present 
• C4:  Pioneers on the Prairie 
• Surveying & Purchasing the Land
• TEST over C4- Monday, May 4th

• MAP Testing this week
• Tues., Wed., & Thurs. from 12:45 p-2:15 p  
  

• Career Day:  Fri., April 24th
• From about 10:00 am -3:00 pm Counselor Johnson has lined up speakers to tell us about their jobs! 
• 10:00 – Speaker #1 – Tyler Owen – Video Game Designer
• 11:15 – Speaker #2  - Kody Trample - agronomist
• 12:00 – Speaker #3 (Skype) – Jessie Dirks – Physical Therapist
• 12:20 -- LUNCH/RECESS/HOMEROOM BREAK
• 2:00 – Speaker #4 (Skype) – Scott Wenger – Electrical Integration Engineer with NASA
• 2:30 – Speaker #5 – Alyssa Lahr (Skype) – Technical Designer with Chico’s FAS (fashion design)
• Students will dismiss back to elementary in time for regular dismissal time.

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• HISTORY:  C13:  The Nation Grows
• No Homework

• GEOGRAPHY: Daily Geography Practice
• A Physical Map:  Mexico
• Thurs. & Fri. Questions

• IOWA HISTORY:  Past & Present 
• C4:  Pioneers on the Prairie 
• Stand up & Be Countied - Map Activity

• MAP Testing this week
• Mon., Tues., & Wed. from 12:45 p-2:15 p

• Career Day:  Fri., April 24th
• From about 10:00 am -3:00 pm Counselor Johnson has lined up speakers to tell us about their jobs! 
• 10:00 – Speaker #1 – Tyler Owen – Video Game Designer
• 11:15 – Speaker #2  - TBD
• 12:00 – Speaker #3 (Skype) – Jessie Dirks – Physical Therapist
• 12:20 -- LUNCH/RECESS/HOMEROOM BREAK
• 2:00 – Speaker #4 (Skype) – Scott Wenger – Electrical Integration Engineer with NASA
• 2:30 – Speaker #5 – Alyssa Lahr (Skype) – Technical Designer with Chico’s FAS (fashion design)
• Students will dismiss back to elementary in time for regular dismissal time.

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• HISTORY:  C13:  The Nation Grows
• No Homework
• Earth Day Video Quiz

• GEOGRAPHY: Daily Geography Practice
• A Physical Map:  Mexico
• Wednesday's Questions

• IOWA HISTORY:  Past & Present 
• C4:  Pioneers on the Prairie 
• No homework