Spelling Bee

Our class Spelling Bee champion is Jaden Jordan.  He will be representing our class on Wednesday at the school Spelling Bee.  Good luck Jaden!!

This weekend students need to study their Science review sheet.  We will have a test on Tuesday.

Thank you to Mrs. Valdez and Mrs. Powell for shopping for and planning our Christmas party!!

On Friday morning, the kids will be enjoying some hot cocoa.  Please send a coffee cup/mug next week with your child. 

In January, we will be writing a poem about snowflakes and making a snowflake craft out of qtips.  Can one parent send in a box of qtips for us to use?  Thanks!!

Last Saturday the UIL competition was held and the students found out on Wednesday how they did.  I'm so proud of my medal and ribbon winners!  Great job...Charlie, Jaden, Griffin, Brooke, Taylor, Olivia, George, and Elizabeth !!

Many students have ordered a Kids and Cops tshirt.  We will accept orders until next Friday.  The tshirt is $10.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Field Day

Now is the time to start crossing your fingers that it doesn't rain on Tuesday's Field Day activities.  I think we can deal with the cold, but not rain!  Students should wear their pink class shirts.

Tuesday is also the last day for students to earn Free Dress for November.  Right now, only 10 members of our class have qualified.  Many kids are very close with only a few more points to go to reach the 10 point goal.  Keep reading!!  Please encourage your children to read every single night.

On December 5th, the Reading Jr. High band will be visiting with the kids.  They will learn about the different types of instruments and be able to hear from the band director.  He will also be telling them about the band program.

The winners of the school turkey vote will be announced on Monday.  Here is a picture of our class turkeys.

On a personal note, I am proud to announce that my daughter, Meredith, has been accepted to Baylor!  She will be attending in the fall.  It really doesn't seem possible that she is 17 and will be graduating high school.  Our babies really do grow up so fast! 

 

 

I hope that you and your families have a memorable and wonderful Thanksgiving.  It is one of my favorite holidays!  Please respond in email with your child's favorite Thanksgiving dinner food.  Mine is my mom's cornbread dressing...YUM!

The turkeys are coming!!

Students will need to bring in their turkey projects by Monday.  We will vote for our top winners in the class.  The winners from each 5th grade class will be on display in the front of the school.  All Dickinson Dolphins are able to vote on their favorite turkeys for a quarter per vote.  I'm looking forward to seeing the creativity of my fabulous fifth graders!

Students need to bring a small picture of a nonfiction text feature cut out from a magazine or newspaper by Monday.  The picture is worth 2 Dojo points!!! 

The Fall Book Fair is next week!  Monday night is the only night that you will be able to shop.  You can come shop until 7:00 p.m.  Other days, the students may bring their $$ to shop during designated times of our school day.

All students need to be working on the www.thinkthroughmath.org  site each week.  These are STAAR type math questions that each student needs practice in.

Have you heard of Edmodo? Edmodo is designed to get students excited about learning in a familiar environment. On Edmodo, teachers can continue classroom discussions online, give polls to check for student understanding, and award badges to individual students based on performance or behavior. I have signed up all students.  The website is absolutely secure.  It will be only between the students and myself.  They will not communicate with other people outside of our class, nor can anyone else communicate with them.  I have used this website in the past to assign projects, quizzes, etc. to the kids.  If you have concerns, please click on this link https://www.edmodo.com/about/  Of course, please email me as well.  Students will need to use edmodo each week at home. 

Tomorrow night is our Chick-Fil-A night.  Students that come between 5 - 7 AND sign in, will get a homework pass!  5th grade teachers will be there with a sign in sheet! 

5th grade t-shirts

T-shirt order forms will be sent home tomorrow.  (look for a neon orange paper)  We are getting the t-shirt designed and know the kids will LOVE the design.  Please send cash only ($12) by October 22nd.

Today in the computer lab the kids took a reading pretest in a program called Istation.  The program is for students in grades 3-8 and is a wonderful and beneficial resource.  Your child will be able to access it only at home.  The information is coming home tomorrow on a yellow sheet.  Usernames and passwords are  attached to the downloading directions. 

There is also a similar Math program for grades 3-8.  Both programs reinforce STAAR Test skills.  Information and usernames and passwords will be sent home on Monday.  Students are expected to practice the Reading and Math at home.

If students are submitting entries to the yearbook cover contest, the deadline is Friday, October 18th.

Please make plans to attend the Monster Mash on October 26th.  This is a wonderful fundraiser and a fun way to support our school. 

What is your child's favorite Halloween candy?  Write the answer in tonight's agenda for a free DOJO point! 

Yay!!  My first blog of the year!  Sorry, that I have not been keeping up with this!  I promise I will get better.

Many children have expressed an interest in UIL events.  5th graders are eligible to  compete in Spelling, Music Memory, Art, Oral Reading, Listening, Maps/Charts/Graphs, Dictionary Skills, and Number Sense.  Students will need to sign up by Thursday after noon if they are interested.  Students may try out for more than one event, but may only compete in one event.  The competition will be December 7th.

Have you joined the PTO?  Dues are only $10 per family.  Please help support our school.

A new book order is coming home next Monday.  You can order from the paper copy and sent it to me or online from Scholastic . The code for our class is GXH2B. 

It's always fun to solve Math problems with a partner!  Here are a few pictures of some partnerships:

A note from Ms. Harden:

GT Program Parent Information Meeting

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

6:00 pm

Lamar HS Cafeteria

4606 Mustang Ave.

Rosenberg, TX 77471

This meeting is for both parents of children recently identified as G/T and for parents interested in nominating their child for testing this spring.

End of the year dates

Wow!  It's hard to believe that there are only 26 days of school left!  There is still so much I want to teach and share with your precious children and time is running out.  I am definitely ready physically for summer...sleeping late is something I loooove, but mentally I am just not ready to let my babies go!! 

Here are several dates to keep in mind as we reach the end of school:
May 2 - Progress Reports
May 3 - Crazy Hair day $1
May 6 - 10 Book Fair
May 10 - Mother's Day Tea
May 13 - Pictures due to Lisa Watson
May 17 - Last day of AR for end of the year recognition
May 21 - 5th grade AR Celebration - 125 points
May 24 - last day of AR for Splash Day 100 points
May 24 - all books due to library
May 24 - Talent Show
May 30 - Scholar Dollar Day
May 31 - Award's Ceremony at 9:00 - 11:00
May 31 - 5th grade Celebration at 1:15
June 3 - Splash Day (volunteers needed)
June 5 and 6 - Early Release at 12:45

On Friday, May 10th you will need to check in at the office before coming to the gym for our Mother's Day Celebration.  We will begin promptly at 8, so please arrive before 7:45.  Don't forget to bring your kleenex!! 

Talent Show information came home yesterday on a blue sheet.  If your child is trying out, I must have the permission slip.

Also yesterday a form came home with a request for pictures.  Please email Lisa Watson (or send your photos to me) of your child in Kindergarten and one from this year.  It doesn't need to be a school picture.  The pictures will be put into a slide show that will be played at the Award's Ceremony.

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week.  Students have been asking me what I would Iike.  Please NO Kit Kats.  I love them, but I have sooo many in my freezer from Valentine's Day.  I will deeply appreciate gift cards to restaurants, stores or the movies.  Also, the following supplies would be appreciated:
markers
glue sticks
Astrobright paper
pack of CD's (to burn pictures on)

Kindergarten registration is this week.  If you know of any up and coming kindergartner's please have the parents register this week! 

Picture Money due Friday

If you are ordering your child's individual pictures, the $ is due on Friday, April 12th.

We are in review mode for our Science STAAR test on April 24th.  Can I have some volunteers send in packages of Oreo cookies (not double stuffed), bags of pretzels, M&M's, powered lemonade, and Chex Mix?  We will be using these items to review a few science objectives. Please send me an email if you can send one of the items.  Thanks!!

Scholar Day is on May 30th.  Hopefully, your child has been working on his/her items.  Don't wait until the last minute!

Mark your calendars for Polly Ryon Middle Orientation - August 8th (5-7 pm), and Open House will be on September 5th (6-7:30 pm)

On Monday, April 15th we will have a dedication for our dearly departed Nurse Sandra.  We have ordered a bench in her memory and the Dedication Ceremony will be at 3:00.  She is greatly missed by the staff and by so many students!!

Our Mother's Day Tea is on May 10th.  You don't want to miss this special 5th grade event!! It will be in the morning.  I will let you know of the specific time later.