Newsletter: Week 36 of 37

Mr. Swanson guest stars in the 5th grade music video!

June 6 - 10, 2016

   This is the last full week of school! Time has flown by, and I am so thankful for all the fun memories of learning and growth! Please take a moment to complete a short survey for me, as it has a few questions about how I can continually improve and become a better teacher year after year. Read more details below. Make it a great week, everyone!

Person of the Week

All done with POWs this year!

Upcoming Events

• Jun 13 - Field Trip: Tigard Bowl & Pizza Caboose (10:15-1:00)
• Jun 14 - Last Day of School!
• Jun 14 - All-school family picnic
• Jun 17 - Report cards emailed
• [more] - click to view calendar

Curriculum and Exams

• Bible - Review of Old Testament from Genesis to David | We will be viewing The Bible (TV miniseries) in class this week (from the beginning to the story of David), discussing similarities/differences from what we studied in class this year. Please let me know if you have questions/concerns about the content of the film.
• Math - Finishing missions in Khan Academy
• Science - Plants Unit | Green Packet & Research Assignment due Monday | Test Friday
• Social Studies [Mrs. Proulx] - Middle Ages Unit | Presentations begin Monday
• Reading - Book Chats begin Tuesday
• Read Aloud - Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
• Writing - Letters to Reading Buddies and Letters to 6th Grade Teachers | Daily microwriting
• Spelling - Nothing this week
• Grammar - Daily microwriting
• Other - N/A

Field Trip: Tigard Bowl & Pizza Caboose

Our end-of-the-year field trip will take place on Monday, June 13th from 9:50-1:00pm. Students need to wear/bring socks to use with the bowling shoes. Lunch will be provided at Pizza Caboose, and while students are welcome to purchase snacks while bowling, I hope they are considerate of others who didn't bring money for snacks. According to the Volunteer Schedule, we have plenty of parents to help carpool students. Thank you! I'll be sending volunteer info to you soon. Let me know if you have additional questions.

Annual End-of-the-Year Survey to Help Mr. Riedl Improve

I am continually learning and growing as a teacher, and I appreciate any specific feedback you can give me at the end of the year. I feel like this was a great year, although I have many thoughts in my head about ways I can improve in the future. Over the summer, I have a few things in mind that I'm planning to work on, and I would any other suggestions that you think might be helpful. Please CLICK HERE to give me feedback by taking a quick survey. Thank you so much for helping me be a better teacher in the years to come!

Other School-wide Events

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Teacher Contact

Mr. Riedl | www.riedlteach.com | 503-756-3309 | aaron.riedl@whcs.org
Mrs. Proulx | visit her website | 503-977-5488 | sylvia.proulx@whcs.org