Second Week

We are off to a strong start of the second week of school.  We had lots of parent responses in parent journals this week.  Thank you for that!  We will not write to you this week because of the Labor Day holiday, but expect that parent journal to come home the week after.  We will try to be very consistent about that.

Also, this is a Monday, but we have no graded work to send home, so no Monday folder this week.  When that comes home, just initial inside on the grid to indicate you have the papers.

I am thrilled with  how quickly the students are picking up the routines in the classroom!  I really appreciate how attentive they are during instruction time.  This is such a nice group of kids!

We completed our bio-poems this week, they are on display on the bulletin boards outside our classroom.  In Projects, we are beginning to work on a regional map of the United States.  Ask your child what region he or she chose and what states are in that region.  We are excited to learn more about each region.

Have a great week!  

First Day

Wow!  What a great day!  These fifth graders were fabulous today!  We had a ton of routines and procedures to go over and they listened and followed directions.  I appreciated their attentiveness and helpfulness today.

A few things:  Me Bags - we will use them Wednesday.  We need a few more students to bring their introduction item to school in the lunch bag.

Big Binders - I love them, but they don't fit in the chair packs.  Please have your child use the white Oasis binder for the year.  Your child may personalize the binder with pictures or artwork at home.

Reading Log - Your child has homework - read for 20 minutes and write a summary of what he or she reads.  This will be the same for every night this year.

Math class - begins Tuesday with Miss Pettit. Expect homework.

Pick up - We are still getting the kinks out, Mrs. Mackedon will send out an email about how we can make pick up run smoothly.


It was a great day.  Rest up and get ready for tomorrow!