Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Thank you!

Thank you for a great year this year! I hope each one of you have success in junior high and in the future. I think I will always remember this group because it was my first year at Hunt. I want to thank both classes for raising money to buy me a Wii. My family will enjoy playing that this summer.

Stop by next year and let me know how junior high is going! Enjoy your summer!

Mr. Iverson

Friday, May 23, 2008

Thank You!

It was my birthday yesterday and my class and my reading class (Ms. Berghuis's class) made it a great day for me. I came to school and walked in my room to see a big Happy Birthday poster on the wall. Furthermore, I got a card from every student, a white chocolate mocha, some cookies, and the birthday song sang to me in five different ways (Russian, Japanese, Thailand (Thai), Spanish, and Sign Language).

Mrs. Hendrix, Taylor's mom brought the class and I cupcakes at lunch with a balloon attached. It was an exciting day for me as I grow older and wiser (so I think or am telling myself). This year is coming to an end soon and it just shows me how special this class has been to me this year. I will never forget my first class at Hunt Elementary!

Mr. Iverson

Friday, April 25, 2008

WASL Success!

We finished the WASL today. I thought the students did a great job. After each test, I asked the students if they thought that the test was easy, medium, or hard. Most said that they thought it was easy and some said medium but never hard. I think that is a good sign. I also asked if any thought they got a perfect score with none wrong, and some actually said that they thought they didn't get any wrong. I wouldn't doubt it with this class. I am excited to see their scores next year.

6th grade camp is coming soon. May 6th- 9th at Miracle Ranch. We have been preparing pre-camp lessons to get ready for it. I think the students are very excited to go to camp. It's really fun to see how some students that are shy, really shine at camp.

I am really enjoying this class this year. We have fun in the classroom but also work very hard!

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Monday, March 24, 2008

March 24th-28th

We are reading the story of "The Man Who Wrote Messiah" this week in our Open Court books. This selection is a biography of one of the most successful composers of his time, George Frederick Handel. Here a the vocabulary words for this week.

1. oratorio
2. patron
3. repertory
4. improvising
5. harpsichord

Thursday this week, we have a 6th grade camp parent meeting in the gym. This will start at 6:30 and end at 7:30. We will go over what the students need to bring to camp, the camp schedule, the camp forms, money issues, and try to answer any questions you might have. If you cannot make it, I will be going over this information with the students after spring break. Hope to see you there!