PBS: Kids!

Click Here: To have a lot of fun.  Read the directions carefully and be sure the sound is set just right - not too loud or too soft.  (I like Dog Pound the best!)

You Can Be An Author!

Click HERE!  Use this fun Internet site to create your own fiction stories.  There are characters, objects, and backgrounds to illustrate fairy tales, alien and monster stories.  You make up the action and control all the characters.  Here's the only problem - you can't save your story.  So it has to be finished in one sitting. (Watch Video)

Comics Maker

If you make your own, print it out and bring it in to show everyone.  I'd really like to see what you come up with!

Thank you….

to everyone who contributed to the Operation Christmas Child. We delivered 37 assembled boxes to our Waupun drop off site on Friday, November 18th. A special "thanks" goes out to: Linda Evans, Phyllis Krueger, Kari Pargeter, Sandy Baures, Arlene Wetzel, Deb Witthun, Sabina Biel, Becky Hoffman, Sherry Bengsch, and Kelly Hraban for monetary contributions and/or material donations. Thank you to the After School Kids staff for your hard work and contributions.

From all of us, to all of you….

Happy Thanksgiving!

'Tis The Season...

INFORMATION

VIDEOS

Gobble Gobble

Thank you for joining us for Harvest Fest on October 27th. It was such a wonderful time to connect. Word has it that the apple crisp recipe is now desperately sought by each of us!

Attendees showed their appreciation to Taher, Inc. for their years of delicious, dedicated service. A special thank you goes out to Darryl Ortmann and Mark Sutfin, Store Owners of Market Fresh Food Center in Waupun, for the generous donation of twenty-five fresh pumpkins.

Posted by Lori LeBeau

Many, Many Thanks!

Market Fresh, You're TERRIFIC!

We really appreciate the pumpkins that you gave us.  We had a lot of fun decorating them.  : )

Story Jumper

Story Jumper is a neat Internet site that lets you create your own illustrated picture book.  It gives you lots of options for pictures and words.  (Watch a how-to video.) Besides that, it's fun to use!  Give it a try.  I'd like to know what you think about it.

November 11

Veterans Day is on Friday, November 11, so we'll be sending cards to men and women in the military on Thursday, November 10, to thank them for their service to the United States of America.

Harvest Fest

Everyone's welcome to join us for the celebration!  The meal starts at 5:30 with fun activities before and after the meal.  Students must be accompanied by an adult.  The normal transportation will be available at 4:45 for those students unable to attend the party.  Posters, rubbings, and pumpkins need to go home that night.

Our enrichment that day will be decorating pumpkins.  Each student will create a design with a black marker.  Here's a link to design ideas.  Here's more.

Field Trip

Next Tuesday, November 1, we'll be going to the Horicon Marsh after snack time.  We won't be having homework time that night.  Meadow View will be joining us for the fun.  Mr. Imhoff will be our nature expert on the trip.  Be sure to dress for hiking outdoors.

We'll be watching a marsh video on Monday during our enrichment time to get some background information.

Parents often have trouble finding high quality Internet sites for their children.  Here are two links that will  give you award winning choices.  Both sites give a short summary and appropriate ages.

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There will be no after school program on Tuesday next week, October 3.  Please make sure your child knows how they will be going home.

TRIBES: The Four Agreements
      In order to establish and maintain a positive environment in our classroom, we will be using the four Tribes agreements. Agreements are the ways that we choose to be with one another.  We will help each other honor them in our classroom and school.
      Attentive Listening:  Listening closely to everyone's ideas and feelings, thinking and understanding what everyone in the class has to say.
      Appreciation /No Put-Downs:  Treating each other kindly and thanking for each action that shows caring and love. / Avoiding negative remarks, name-calling, hurtful gestures and behaviors.
      Right to Participate / Right to Pass:  Having the right to choose when and to what extent each child will participate in group activities / Knowing that voluntary participation enhances learning.
      Mutual Respect:  Treating yourself and others with respect, recognizing and respecting the value and uniqueness of each person.

Scroll down to the bottom of this page and you'll find the Spelling Bee game.  Click on the speaker to hear the word.  The meaning is there to read.  Then type it in the box.  Click answer to see if you were right.

Rock River Kids Links

     Rock River teachers have suggested Internet sites for kids to use to supplement what they're learning in their classrooms.
     Students have their own logins for Everyday Math.  Parents may want to use the online Student Reference Book to help with math homework.
     Spelling City is a fun site to practice your spelling words and handwriting.  If you're in 3rd grade click on the list for John Sankey.  4th grade click on Fourth Grade.  5th grade click on Gloria Schmidt.  6th grade click on Sadie Schultz.

This is a handy site to printout math practice sheets.  You can also print flashcards or do them online.  It covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, time, money, and fractions.  You can work with large numbers or decimals.

FreeRice.Com

You can help real people to get real rice for free by correctly answering questions about any of these subjects.  Each correct answer is worth 10 grains of rice.  It's a fun way to learn something new and you help people at the same time.  It's a win-win situation!

Are you a builder?  Do you like to figure out how things work?  Try this program and see if you can invent a Fantastic Contraption!

You can make your own flipbooks very easily on the computer.   You can make one as a guest without logging in.  Look at some of the examples then try to make your own.  Make something simple like a bouncing ball.  (Click Here to Watch How-To Video)