School Dance - Thursday!

Are you ready for this? A candy explosion?? Great times will be had by all!!! Make sure you follow all rules so you can stuff your face with all kinds of sugar!!!

A blast from the past... last years Spelling Bee participants.. Get ready.. we start spelling Monday!

Remember sweet friends, that your $5.00 must be in by Wednesday to come to our school dance Thursday after school. It is going to be so much fun, with a sweet treat and an awesome DJ. You will not want to miss out!!

Mrs. Rowan had a very busy break! You would not believe the 9th grader that I saw Saturday night at Bradford High School - 15 years old and 6'8. Needless to say, he was a big 'ol boy! But don't worry, the Wolfpack were able to defend their pack and beat Bradford!!! Go Wolfpack!!! And right along those words GO BAMA!!!! Was that a nail biter or what Friday. I am sure Mrs. Yadon and her family were hollering just as loud!!! Now, we just need to beat those Gators!!

We were looking at the calendar and we only have 13 days of school left until 2010!!! Can you believe it???? Where has the time gone.. it seems like it just slips away. It is important that you are here everyday because we have a lot crammed into these few remaining days! When you come back, we will start our FCAT challenge...

Can't wait to see you in the morning!!!

Blog Under Construction

Hello! We hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving holiday!

The Blog will be up and down this weekend for site management, so pardon our dust!!

See you bright and early Monday morning!!!

Hip-Hip- HOORAY!!!!

It was a RED letter day!!!!!!


Mrs. Yadon is now

National Board Certified!!!!

You can check out National Board information here:

www.nbpts.org

This is a great accomplishment, and for your students it means that they are being taught by NOT 1, BUT 2 National Board Teachers!!!!!!!

We can't wait to celebrate next week!!!!

Canned Food Drive, Winter Dance, Yearbook Contest

Wow! Thanksgiving is moving in quick! It is hard to believe that we have already made it to the middle of November. Next week students will only come to school on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday is a weather day that we did not have to use! Enjoy this time with your family and friends.

Friday is the last day of our canned food drive. Thank you SO much to those who have sent in items. Our class alone has collected over 125 items! Great job!!!! Many people in our very own community will benefit from these items!

The 4th and 5th Grade Winter Dance will be Thursday, December 3 from 3:15 - 5:15. Permission slips are coming home today. The cost of the dance will be $5.00.

5th grade students this year have the opportunity to submit drawings for the yearbook cover. A first and second place winner will be chosen, and their drawings will cover our yearbook. We are very excited to offer this opportunity to our students.

Have a great week!

Middle School Mania!

Tuesday Night! Don't miss this great event sponsored by the PTA. It is a great opportunity to talk to the Middle Schools before Magnet applications are sent out. Our neighborhood school, duPont has some really great programs, and they have done GREAT things with scheduling and making sure students are in the right classes.

Magnet Schools will be able to tell you about their curriculum and expectations, as well as tour information, etc.

We hope you take some time to stop by and visit this great event!

When: Tuesday, November 17th

Time: 6:30 - PTA Meeting

7:00 - Middle School Mania Event

Middle Schools Participating

Alfred duPont, James Weldon Johnson, LaVilla School of the Arts, Twin Lakes Academy, Darnell-Cookman, Kirby-Smith, Landon, and Southside Middle

Refreshments will be provided.

Do YOU want to eat in the classroom Friday?

Then,

CAN YOU HELP US??

Friday, students will have the opportunity to eat in the classroom by bringing in 2 items for our canned food drive.

Beauclerc is attempting to collect 5,000 cans this year to beat our record from 2006. If you look at our school numbers we would need each student to donate 4 items!

No School Wednesday!

Just a reminder that Wednesday is Veteran's Day. There will be no school. There are many exciting events planned downtown to celebrate this special day. All events can be found at news4jax.com.

Students received new spelling and vocabulary words today. Our story this week is Katie's Trunk. Our tests will be next Monday.

We have started a new unit in Math called Name That Portion. Students are working with fractions, decimals, and percents.

Today in Science we talked about potential and kinetic energy. We will talk about what causes the seasons on Thursday and Friday.

In Social Studies we just finished Chapter 6 dealing with the establishment of the 13 colonies. We will explore the French and Indian War as well as, some of the causes of the American Revolution.

Be There.....

http://www.bethere.org/

This is a new initiative that Duval County Public Schools is supporting. The website has great tips for parents and families.

There has been countless hours of research demonstrating how parents and family members can encourage and support a student's educational opportunity.

As we approach our Winter Break, we hope that you take some time and just "Be There" for your students. Turn off the phone, television, and other distractions and just enjoy your student!

A Perfect End to A Perfect Month!

Thank YOU PTA! Thank You Parents!

Our lunch was FANTASTIC!!!

We made place mats for the Empty Bowls Luncheon sponsored by the Second Harvest Food Bank!

All that was left was a few visible crumbs! We had a great lunch on Friday thanks to our wonderful PTA and classroom parents!

November 1st is already here, as hard as that is to believe! We have a lot packed into our schedule between now and the Winter break. November is relatively short considering every Wednesday we have something going on! 11/4 - Early Release, 11/11 - Veteran's Day - No School, 11/18 - Early Release, 11/25 - Weather Day - No School, and then 11/26 -11/27 - Thanksgiving Holidays! Before you know December will be here!

This year, we are releasing for Winter Break on 12/16 which will be a Pajama Day sponsored by Student Council. So... start looking now for some PJ's that you can wear to school.

4th and 5th graders are very busy working on Nutcracker.... There will be two evening performances (12/8 & 12/10), and one school performance (12/11). The Nutcracker chorus is also busy rehearsing, so it is quite festive!

Please be sure to check your students' planners. Students should have homework and daily reading logged in their planners. In addition, parents should sign each night. If you see a blank planner, then your student did not follow directions!!!

The second nine weeks started 10/27. All students have the opportunity to be successful in Room 138. Completing homework is one way students can raise their class averages. Working with Spelling and Vocabulary words all week has tremendous value.

Reports will come home Tuesday, November 3rd. If you would like to schedule a conference, please just indicate that on the report card and we will work to schedule them in the the next two weeks!