Holiday/Pajama Party

Every five Golden Awards a class earns, that class gets to choose how they would like to celebrate.  Our class voted and on Friday, December 21, we will be having a pajama party to celebrate earning our first five Golden Awards (We now have a total of 9- Mr. Hill gave the entire school an award for a great performance at last night's Winter Sing).  Also on Friday the 21st, we will be having a holiday party.  If any families would like to volunteer to bring in a drink or treat for the holiday party just let me know! 

SPARC

Dear SPARC Families,

 

SPARC will be canceled on Thursday, December 13 due to the Winter Sing Concert tomorrow night at Nathan Hale High School. Thank you for your understanding.

 

Sincerely,

General Mitchell SPARC Teachers

Winter Sing

Dear Mitchell Families,

 

Last week your child should have brought home a gold information sheet regarding the upcoming winter sing. We would like to add some more specific information to the sheet that went home last week to help clarify things and help the whole event run smoothly.

 

First Half Students: Ashenberg 138, Berka 140, Gale 130, Kendall 136, Pemberton 132, Reichert 135, Reiser 134, Richards 137, Rostermundt 125, Zelinski 124

These students/families should arrive between 6:00pm and 6:15pm. They will begin performing at 6:30pm and will be finished by 7:00pm at which point one parent should retrieve them from the cafeteria to either finish their time at the concert or join you in the auditorium for the rest of the performance.

 

Second Half Students: Carson 101W, Ceel 111, Dierbeck 108, Franz 101E, Germain 104, Graff 110, Hansen 122, Hart 106, Krupar 109, Leal 123, Nowak 121, Vasta 120

These students/families should arrive between 6:30pm and 6:45pm while the first group performs. Parents/families will be allowed to take their seats at the intermission between 7:00pm and 7:15pm but not before. The second half will begin at 7:15pm.

 

Sincerely,

Mr. Hill

Camp Upham Fundraiser Reminder

Here is a reminder for 5th grade parents that the Camp Upham Fundraiser order forms and money are due this Tuesday, December 4th.

General Mitchell Giving Tree

General Mitchell's annual Giving Tree will be beginning Monday, December 3rd.  A red flyer was sent home today with all of the necessary information on it.  December 17th is the day all gifts need to be turned into the office, if you decide to participate.

New Math Unit: Fractions

Starting on Monday, students will begin their work on the Numbers and Operations - Fractions Unit. With the beginning of a new unit, students are regrouped based on their understanding of the topic. Using the results from their fall MAPS test, we will create new groups to ensure that instruction is delivered to each student at their instructional level. In some cases, students will be working with a different teacher. It is common for students to work with multiple teachers throughout the year. As with any topic or skill, there are areas of strength and areas of weakness. We will assure your student that the changes are made to give them the best opportunity for growth.

December Scholastic Book Order

Today I sent home the December Scholastic Book Order form.  Please get your orders in online or to me by December 13th so you can receive your books in time for winter break.  If you would like to place your Scholastic order online our class code is LL9CK.  Thank you!

www.scholastic.com