Mrs. Menges - Rm. 6 Oakland Elementary School

Welcome to Oakland School!

My email address is mmenges@antioch34.com . Please feel free to contact me as needed.

Our Music teacher, Mrs. Amrein, has a webpage where you can look to get some info on what the children are doing in Music class. The link is:

http://www.antioch34.com/webpages/SAmrein/news.cfm?subpage=734114

Book order info:  You may order online at Scholastic.com (our passcode is GTG4Q) or by sending back the order form with a check or exact amount due.

Reminder: Reading Logs with Responses are due on Mondays! Please see the link on the side to print a new copy. 

Our 2011-2012 Specials Schedule:

• Monday: PE, Computer Lab
• Tuesday: PE, Music, Library
• Wednesday: PE
• Thursday: PE, Computer Lab, Art
• Friday: PE, Library, Music

Nov. 14, 2011: The Book Fair is here!! Our class will be "window shopping" on Tuesday, and visiting to buy on Friday. Families may also come in to shop and purchase on Tuesday, 3:30 to 6:30 pm, or on Wednesday evening during our Family Reading Night.

Did you know if you go to www.everydaymathonline.com and click on “free resources” you can see problems worked out in every method that Everyday Math teaches?  When you get to the resources page, select “Algorithms in Everyday Math”.  Then an animation will walk you through the algorithm you select.  This is a good way to reinforces things you have taught or to show students how to use at home. 

 

Spelling – Unit 12 “Strong Skunk” List          Challenge List thank                belong thing                anything long                 wrong think                morning drink                boring bring                shrink strong              finger song                 thankful skunk               monkey *young            hanger Test on Thursday

Oct. 14, 2011: Spelling Lists for the week of 10/17:

 

Spelling – Unit 8 “Black Mask” List          Challenge List   desk               whisk   mask              wreck   ask                 knock   milk               quick   clock              struck   neck               track   truck             pickle   black            crack   kick               thick   ! because       click Test on Thursday

Sept. 30, 2011: Next week's spelling list (no children on Challenge List this week):

Sept. 22, 2011:

Antioch School District 34 would like to invite you to our Everyday Mathematics  Parent Information Meeting on September 29^th from 6:30-7:30 at Hillcrest.  This meeting is to help anyone who is new to Everyday Math.  We will talk about the ideas and resources behind this program and how parents can help at home.  This is different from our Family Game Nights, which will be coming later in the year.  This event is for parents only, and it is recommended that children stay home, if possible. 

Sept. 16, 2011: Please check your child's Take-Home folder for a "Notes from Rm 6" sheet today, with info on homework, book orders, and upcoming events.

Happy Birthday to Logan, who turned 8 this week! Thank you for the yummy Clementine treats:)

The children had lots of fun using Switchzoo in computer lab this week! See the link on the side to go to this website at home, or go to switchzoo.com.

This week's Spelling Lists:

 

Spelling – Unit 4 “Stop Dog” List          Challenge List   stop               long   dog                wrong   not                 cloth   cost                blond   job                 chop   box                spot   pond              smog   soft                flop   *want            plot   *from            drop Test on Thursday

Sept. 2, 2011: Despite the heat, we had a great week. Hopefully cooler weather is ahead. Happy birthday to Andrew, who turned 8 this week - the ice-cold Cuties made a delicious, healthy, cool birthday treat on a very hot day!

Students have started taking several benchmark tests to help us determine how best to meet their needs for this school year. The MAP (Measures of Academic Progress, also known as the NWEA) started on Thursday, and will continue over the next few weeks during our computer lab time. This test gives us an idea of how they are progressing in both reading and math. The children also took the AimsWeb Reading Fluency Benchmark this week. Over the next few weeks, each child will be tested individually by his/her guided reading group teacher to determine their Fontas & Pinell reading level for the next reading group session.

August 26, 2011:  We have made it through our first week of school! We have been having fun learning about new classmates and teachers here at Oakland School. We have had all of our specials at least once, and are learning our way around the building. It looks like it is going to be a great year!

Happy Birthday to Sean, who turns 8 today!

Today the children were introduced to a website called Tumblebooks. Our PTO has generously purchased a site license for our school, and this includes use at home by students and their families. To find Tumblebooks, follow these steps: 1) log on to District 34's home page (www.antioch34.com)  2) on the schools tab, choose Oakland  3) on the menu to the left, choose Oakland Library   4) on the left, choose Library Links   5) Click on Tumblebooks!

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