Happy Halloween

J Jokes J

-What do birds say on Halloween?  Twick or Tweet!

-What is the most important subject in a witch school?  Spelling!

-Where does a vampire take a bubble bath?  In the bat-room!

-What do you get when you cross a nursery rhyme with a scary story?  Mother Goosebumps!

-What do monsters play on a rainy day? Musical scares!

-What is a ghost's favorite treat?  Boo-ble Gum!

-What does a witch like to eat?  A sand-witch!

-What do spooks eat at a cookout?  Hallo-weenies!

-What is a spooks favorite ride?  Roller Ghost-er

-How does a witch tell time?  She looks at her witch watch!

Pajama Day

Today we put drugs to sleep - Pajama Day for Red Ribbon Week!
It was so comfy wearing our PJs to school!

Girls in pajamas

boys in pajamas

Today was an excellent day!

We pulled another "Pride" letter for finishing our homework.  

So we are having a gum day in the classroom (Bring gum from home and you can chew it all day long!)

We ALSO emptied our marble jar!

We voted to have a "game day" tomorrow.  

During social studies/science classtime, we will pull out games and play them instead of doing our textbook lesson.  Miss Liefer has Connect Four, Battleship, Outburst, Apples to Apples, and much more.  Students can also bring in games (with parent permission) from home - board games or electronic games are okay (YOU are responsible for them)

Tomorrow we will ALSO have our Halloween Party at the end of the day. 

 Students can bring in a snack and drink to enjoy.  Miss Liefer has some games/activities planned for us to celebrate!  Don't forget to wear your costume tomorrow too!

Congratulations to our Above and Beyond winners this month!

Costume Reminder

This is the 1st year Gardner Elementary is allowing students to dress up for Halloween.  Because Halloween falls during Red Ribbon Week this year, Thursday, October 31st, the district theme  is "Scare Away Drugs" .  The saying may be misleading, we are NOT encouraging your child to have a scary costume...Dorthy, Alice, and Batman are welcomed and encouraged!

We do need to remember that this is still an academic school day so we are asking for your help in assisting your child to follow our costume guidelines listed below.  At Gardner, we have three expectations, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe.  We expect these three rules to be followed when choosing and wearing costumes that day.  

If any of the guidelines below are not followed, parents will be called and the possibility of Gardner Elementary students dressing up in the future will be at risk.

We appreciate your help making this a memorable day for your child,

COSTUME GUIDELINES

*Students should come to school in their costume.

*Costumes must be bathroom friendly & able to be worn all day without interfering with instruction.

 *No face painting of any kind (not even whiskers painted on to be a cat, etc.). 

* No face masks of any kind...the entire face must be visible.

* No props or weapons of any kind.  We do not want anyone getting injured or a prop being lost or broken.

*No blood, guts, etc. 

*Appropriate shoes must be worn for PE and recess

 -If you are wondering if your child's costume will violate any of the above guidelines, it will be best for them not to wear it.

Zoo Field Trip is Friday!

Remember we are going no matter what the weather.  So dress in layers!

Be at school at 8 AM with your lunch, drink, and best behavior!  We want to show everyone that we are wonderful students from Gardner Elementary School. 

What a GREAT way to celebrate the day after Halloween and conclude our science study of animal adaptations!

I really enjoy going to the zoo in the fall.

It fits perfectly with what we've been studying.

The trees are beautiful and the animals are more active.

Check out some photos and videos from previous zoo field trips to get a sneak peek at all the cool things we will do at the zoo!

http://missliefer.blogspot.com/2012/11/our-trip-to-zoo.html

http://missliefer.blogspot.com/2012/10/zoo-field-trip-is-wednesday.html

http://missliefer.blogspot.com/2011/10/st-louis-zoo.html

http://missliefer.blogspot.com/2010/11/zoo-field-trip.html

Hat Day

Today's activity for Red Ribbon Week was cap/hat day!

Don't forget tomorrow is Pajama Day!

McTeacher Night

Don't worry about cooking tomorrow night, Tuesday October 29th!
The Gardner Elementary teachers and staff will be "at your service" at the Waterloo McDonald's!!
Bring the family and see your child's teacher and Mrs. Ivers... you will be "lovin it" .... and also helping your child's school build teh education/technology fund for their classrooms!
The profit from last year's McTeacher Night ($800) went toward our new playground!

Red Ribbon Week

We see RED when we think of drugs!

say no to drugs!

Don't Forget to Wear Your CAP/ HAT tomorrow!

Red Ribbon Week

Don't forget this week is Red Ribbon Week!
Monday is wear RED day!  
(We see red when we think of drugs)

McTeacher's Night

Come in or drive thru McDonald's on Tuesday, October 29th and see some of your favorite Gardner team members working and waiting on you!

Staff members will be serving at the Waterloo McDonald's from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Gardner Elementary will receive 10% of the total sales.

See you there!

Math-a-Thon

Math-a-Thon for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is starting!
Please consider participating...get your permission slips in!
(We only have the printed funbook available - not the online funbook)

Here's the website that the video we watched on Friday talked about:
http://www.mathathon.org/games/index.shtml


On this wesite, you can plan math games for fun.  
There's also information about St. Jude, information for parents, and more!
Check it out!

The finished books and money collected are due Nov. 15

Rally for Bulldog Improvement (RBI)

A goal is something big that you want to accomplish.  It is something important to YOU.  It might be learning something new, stopping bad habits, or getting better at doing something that is hard for you to do.  A goal is something that is not always easy to reach, but it can be accomplished by making a plan and following steps to reach it.

Ice Cream treats on Friday to kick off RBI this schoolyear

This week the fourth and fifth graders at Gardner Elementary will set two goals for yourself.  One of the goals should be related to school.  The second goal can be another school related goal or a personal goal.  After they write their goals, we will think of steps they can take to reach each one.  Remember that BIG goals may take awhile to accomplish, and may take several steps.

Miss Liefer will keep a copy of the goals.  We will review them periodically and keep track of how we are doing.  

To earn RBI, we compare grade point averages.  We will add up your total percentage points for each subject and divide by four since there are four subjects.  In other words, the formula to earn RBI is 

First Quarter Grades: 

Literacy_____ + Math_____ + S. S._____ + Science_____ =

Total Percentage Points- First Quarter:________   

If you raise your total percentage points by 1 point each quarter, you will be rewarded!  (“A” students need to maintain their “A” average). 

Let's all Rally for Bulldog Improvement!  Let's get an RBI!

A Dictionary/Thesaurus of my very own!

Thank you so much to Miss Liefer's Great Uncle Joe in Oklahoma for sending us an incredible gift.  As part of the "Dictionary Project" each student received his/her own copy of Webster's Dictionary/Thesaurus from the Cross Timbers Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma.  

A dictionary is an essential tool and powerful resource in education.

We really appreciate your generosity and have already started using it in our lessons.