Finally...some pictures!

This is Cody and his winning entry for the rodeo art contest.  Congratulations Cody !!

Here are some great pictures from our field trip to Minute Maid Park: 

Tomorrow a letter is coming home regarding Scholar Dollar Day.  Please sign it and fill it out this week.  All students were told about the Scholar Day items and directions before Christmas.  

Report cards come home on Thursday.  Please keep the report card, sign the envelope and return the envelope and sticker card by Monday.

Some parents have ordered books from Scholastic online...thank you!  All orders are due on Thursday.

I will not be at school on Friday.  I am going to Austin on Thursday night for the Texas Classroom Teachers' Association Convention.   I will be hearing about the latest legislation regarding education and also will have the opportunity to meet with state representatives. 

Please remember to sign your child's agenda each night and every weekend.  

Have a wonderful week!!

Biography projects

Yesterday when we went to the library, students chose a biography to read.  A couple of students requested to go to the George Memorial Library to check out a book, which is fine.  However, the book must be checked out this weekend and brought to school on Monday.  We WILL begin working on their reports on Monday and students must have the book.  More information will be coming home on Monday regarding the project. This weekend would be a good time to go to Office Depot or Max, Hobby Lobby or Target and buy a trifold project board.  The entire project will be due on February 19th. 

Cody was chosen as one of the school winners for the rodeo art contest. 


We will have a math test on Thursday over Chapter 11.

We had alot of fun on our field trip.  We went to several areas of Minute Maid Park like down on the field and the kids got to sit in the visitors dugout.  Our tour guide took us to the press room and one of the suites.  The tour was very interesting...we learned quite alot of information about the ball park and about how bats and baseballs are made.  After the tour, we all had a picnic lunch right outside the ballpark.  Thank goodness the weather was perfect and the kids had fun jumping rope and just running around!  Our plan was to then walk to Discovery Green and "play" there, but with all the rain we have had, the grass was just too muddy.  Thank you to all my parents who accompanied us on the trip. 

Please have the students bring their pennies and other small change beginning Monday.  The student council is beginning our Pennies for Patients fundraiser to raise money for the Leukemia Society.  Last year our extremely generous Dickinson families sent in over $6000!!

Classroom Spelling Bee champ and Christmas Party Pics

Congratulations to our classroom Spelling Bee champ, Lexi Chubon.  She did very well in the school Spelling Bee and made it through several difficult words before missing "flirtatious".  Her classmates and I are so proud of her!

 

 

Thank you to the parents who helped out at the Christmas party.  We had a great time!

 

 

 

 

 



 

That morning the kids enjoyed hot cocoa and a donut for breakfast.  That was plenty of sugar to start off the day!  :))

 

 

I hope that you and your families have a very special and Merry Christmas!!







Toy Drive

At the beginning of the year, our class made a list of how we could "pay it forward" and the toy drive our Counselor Advisory Team is holding is a wonderful way to share with others.  While you are out shopping this weekend, please consider buying a toy that your child can bring to school next week.  The unwrapped toys can be placed in the box near the front of the school.

The AR goal for this month is 8 points.  A few students have already met the goal....hooray!!

We will need your kiddos to bring back their holiday hat next week.  We have to have picture retakes of all the 5th graders.  We are making something special for all of you parents!

On the morning of our holiday party, we will be having hot chocolate in our classroom!  YUMMM.  The students will need to bring a coffee mug for their hot chocolate.  Please wrap it up well in the backpack so it doesn't get broken.

Speaking of our party, older siblings will not be allowed to be at the party.  We know they are excited about returning to Dickinson to see their former teachers, but Mrs. Mumphord and Mrs. Miles have stated that the party is for our current students.  If you have a nonschool age child, he/she is allowed to come.

Hopefully, your child has told you about Jingle, our elf on the shelf.  She has only gotten mischievous once!  The students love coming in every morning to see what she is doing!  Many of the kids tell me everyday what their elf has done at their houses!  I wish there was elf on the shelf when my daughter, Meredith was little.  I would have had so much fun!!!!!!!!

Spelling Bee

We will be having our class spelling bee on Friday.  Interested students were given a list a couple of weeks ago.

In Social Studies we will be having a test on Jamestown, Plymouth, and Roanoke on Tuesday, 12/4.  We will complete our study guide on Friday.

In Science we will be having a test on the Water Cycle on Wednesday, 12/5.  That study guide will be completed this week also.  Please have students bring their study guides to class each day.  Some students forget to bring theirs the day of the test.  We spend time in class studying before the tests and they need the study guide to study!!  Thanks!

Our class Christmas party will be on December 20th from 1:15 - 2:15.  A letter regarding this party will be coming home in Monday's Dolphin Folder.

Most students have returned their permission slip for our trip to Minute Maid Park on January 11th.  Parents are welcome to attend and more information on this will be coming home next week.  Permission slips need to be returned this week.

We had some Field Day Fun the day before Thanksgiving break.  However, even in November...it was hot!

 

 

Too Bright for Bullies

Last Friday we had a school assembly called "Too Bright for Bullies".  Mrs. Reaves and Mrs. Miles spoke to the kids about the definition of bullying.  Our school has become a "No Place for Hate" campus.  We also sang a song and danced to a version of the chicken dance...it was fun!  Many students in our class wore yellow in honor of the day...

 

Our classroom turkeys are so creative!  The students may bring quarters to vote for their favorite 5th grade turkeys this week. Our class winners are: Lauren's Christmas turkey, Jordan's soccer turkey, and Lexi's clown turkey.

 

 

The annual spelling bee is approaching!  We will have our class spelling bee the week after Thanksgiving.  The school spelling bee will be on December 19th.

We will have a fraction test on Friday, November 16th.

When we have study guides for Science and Social Studies, please sign the study guides.  Also, study guides need to be brought to school each day, especially the day of the test.  We take time before the test to study independently and with a partner before the test.

I hope you and your family have a wonderful, memorable Thanksgiving!!

Mock Election

On Wednesday the Dickinson students participated in a mock Presidential election. They even received an "I Voted" sticker, just like the real registered voters! In class we have been discussing the timeline of becoming president, comparing and contrasting the 2 major political parties, and the electoral college.  The entire district was able to vote for president and the results for the district will be announced next week.

We will have a Weathering test on Friday.  The students will need to study their notebooks.

We have been working hard on double digit division and it is definitely NOT their favorite thing to do!  However, we will be having a division test on Tuesday.

If your student is participating in the turkey contest those entries will be due on Monday.  Each 5th grade class will have the top 3 turkeys from their homeroom on display next week.  Students will be able to vote for their favorite(s) for a quarter per vote. 

The book fair will be open next week.  It will be open late on Thursday.  So come out and find some great books and vote for your favorite turkey.

Thank you so much to all of you for coming to your child's conference!  I was able to meet with all of you this week! 

Have a fantastic weekend!!