myON Summer Reading Challenge

We are thrilled to announce the 2014 myON Summer Reading Challenge!

The magic of myON is that you have access to more than 5,000 enhanced digital books while your child is out of school for the summer. We encourage you to read with your child at home during this summer vacation to prevent the “summer slide” and prepare them for the school year ahead!

Help your child discover the magic of reading this summer by logging in to read on myON. Explore tall tales and fun facts in titles such as “Have a Hot Time, Hades!” or “Distance, Area, and Volume”.

Make your summer magical—Read on myON!

Usernames and passwords will be coming home with students, if you happen to lose this information and want to login to myOn please contact jmcinnis@cologneacademy.org to get your login information. 

Scholastic BOGO Book Fair is here!

On May 29th and 30th the spring Scholastic Book Fair will be open from 12:10-12:45 and 3:45-4:30. It will also be open at the Spring Fling from 11:00-3:00. 

This year there will be a raffle during the book fair!  One raffle ticket per family when you purchase books. The winner will get a basket full of goodies that includes an assortment of books, a bookmark, a reading light, a giant pencil, and a fun pen and eraser. Good luck!

SPIRIT WEEK - LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL

The last week of school is Spirit Week:

Monday, June 2:  Pajama/Crazy Hair Day *

Tuesday, June 3:  60's, 70's, 80's Day

Wednesday, June 4:  Mismatched Clothing Day

Thursday, June 5:  Wear Your Favorite Color Day

* Please note:  If Track & Field is rained out on May 30, then Monday, June 2 is the make up Track and Field Day.   If this happens, students should wear active wear and tennis shoes rather than pajamas. 

May 27-30

This Week's Academics

In MUR...
This week we will be reading our last story of the year, The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. We will have our final seminar on Friday of this week. 

Homework is due Friday, May 30th.  Last week of homework! 

  

In MUM...
This week we will be learning about converting decimals to percents, multiplying fractions, and if there is time, learning about adding and subtracting negative numbers. 
The homework packet is due on Friday, May 30th. Last week of homework! 

In History... 

This week I am with Mrs. Slavik's class finishing up our Africa Unit and starting American Reformers. We will finish up next Tuesday.   

In Writing... 
This week we will continue our poetry unit where students will have the opportunity to write several different kinds of poems to create a poetry book. 

Read Aloud...
We are currently reading Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea. 

Food Shelf Donations and Field Day Reminder

Happenings this week:

Donation to Waconia United Food Shelf = NON-UNIFORM DAY! 
Here’s the scoop: Students can earn another non-uniform day THIS Thursday, May 29^th if they bring in AT LEAST 3 non perishable food items.

NOTE: This Thursday is the last OSA of the year, so the non-uniform day is class t-shirts and choice of bottoms. :)

This will be a 3/4^th grade VS 5-8^th grade competition to see who can donate more items. The winning side will get some extra gym/outside time next week. :) 

Track and field day is drawing near! 

When: Friday, May 30th

Who: K-2nd and 3rd-5th grade students

Where: PE field south of CA

**ALL PHY ED is canceled for the day.

Due to our growing enrollment, we need to have two sessions at different times this year.  The plan is to have the K-2nd graders participate from 9:30-11:00am and the 3rd-5th graders from 1:30-3:00pm.

We will have middle schoolers working the stations as we have done in the past.

This is a non-uniform day.  Students should wear appropriate active wear and tennies. Students are also welcome to bring a labeled water bottle.

Parents are invited to come and watch!

(In the event of rain, the makeup day is Monday, June 2)

$2 Relay for Life Donations

If your child is donating to Relay for Life, these donations are due by Tuesday morning. Tuesday is the day that students can be out of uniform for donating. Please email me if you have any questions.

May 19-23

This Friday we will be headed to the Minnesota Zoo for our end of the school year trip! Please email me with any specific questions about the day. 

This Week's Academics

In MUR...
This week we will continue to read the autobiography Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl. We will also take the last reading interim of the school year. 

Homework is due Friday, May 23th.  

  

In MUM...
This week we will be learning about converting decimals to percents, multiplying fractions, and if there is time, learning about adding and subtracting negative numbers. 
The homework packet is due on Friday, May 23th.  

In History... 

This week I am with Mrs. Slavik's class starting the Kingdoms of Africa unit. We will wrap up this short unit by Thursday and then start another short unit on American reformers.  

In Writing... 
This week we will continue our poetry unit where students will have the opportunity to write several different kinds of poems to create a poetry book. 

Read Aloud...
We are currently reading Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea. 

May 12-16

This Week's Academics

In MUR...
This week we will continue to read the autobiography Boy TAles of Childhood. We will also continue to work on WW vocabulary and grammar throughout the week. 

Homework is due Friday, May 16th.  

  

In MUM...
This week we will be learning about order of operation and volume. 
The homework packet is due on Friday, May 16th.  

In History... 

This week Mrs. Roth's students will finish up the short unit on American Reformers. 

In Writing... 
This week we will starting a poetry unit where students will have the opportunity to write several different kinds of poems to create a poetry book. 

Read Aloud...
We are currently reading Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. 

Relay for Life Donations

NJHS is teaming with Relay for Life to raise funds to help fight cancer. NJHS is offering a non-uniform day for students who bring in a $2.00+ donation for Relay for Life. The non-uniform day will be Tuesday, May 20^th.  Last year we raised over $360, our goal this year is $600. Please make checks out to Relay for Life.

May 5-9

This Week's Academics

In MUR...
This week we will be starting our fairytale unit where students will compare the elements of several fairytales and then write their own Minnesota fairytale. 

Homework is due Friday, May 9th.  

  

In MUM...
This week we will be finishing our final interim of the year and then extending into some of the basic 5th grade standards for the remainder of the year.  
The homework packet is due on Friday, May 9th.  

In History... 

This week Mrs. Roth's students will continue to learn about African Kingdoms and then we will do a short unit on American Reformers. 

In Writing... 
This week we will continue to focus on editing paragraphs. 

Read Aloud...
We are currently reading Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. 

Dress for KAH Trip

For our KAH trip students should wear their class shirts and uniform pants!