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Saturday, February 20, 2010

15 Weeks and Counting....

Oh... please make a brown spot Mr. Vine...
We were trying to demonstrate photosynthesis to our class with this plant. However, we cannot seem to make it work. We are not sure if it is the plant, the time of year, the exposure to the Sun, etc. but it just has not worked for us! It has looked really neat thought!
We have really enjoyed our computers thanks to our new extended computer table! We are no longer on top of each other! Thanks Mr. Bud!!!!
Room 138 LOVES technology! We enjoy giving the students "research" projects in Science now, because they can all look up the information.

Believe it or not, in ROOM 138, yes, ROOM 138 it is silent when the laptops are out!! Mrs. Yadon and I both laugh, because if you have ever been in ROOM 138 you know it is never quiet!!

Here we are looking up structural and behavioral adaptations.



We had a great visitor today. A bearded dragon named Monster came to visit. He fit right into our Science lesson.


Very Important End of Year Dates
(You will receive a hard copy of this as well!)

1. FCAT - 3/9-10 Math, 3/11 Reading (2 sessions), 3/16-17 Science

2. School Carnival - Friday, March 19th- School Carnival. You will need to purchase your chicken dinner prior to the carnival. The carnival is free! Water $1.00, Snowcones and Cotton Candy .50 cents.

3. March 22-26 Spirit Week - More Information to come. ROOM 138 won a lot last year and we are looking for a REPEAT!
4. March 25th - Snow Day with Cultural Arts

5. March 31 - 5th Grade Health Lessons- Forms to come home.

6. April 1 - Teacher Planning Day

7. Spring Break - 4/2-4/9 Be Safe and HAVE FUN!

8. April 15th - In School Field Trip

9. May 7th - 5th Grade Dance - We need parents to help with this- PTA does all the decorating, we just need help with food and chaperoning. All 5th grade teachers will be there as well.

10. May 13th - Science Fair (All students will participate) Families can come tour the Science Fair that evening.
11. May 27th - Evening performance of American Grandstand! A 5th Grade TRADITION!!

12. June 8th (Tuesday) - End-of-year class party. We need LOTS of help with this! We need parents to help with food, games, and planning.
13. June 9th (Wednesday) - 5th Grade Awards and 5th Grade Picnic - WE need LOTS of help with this too! We bring in bouncies, have a cookout, and have stations (bubbles, watermelon, etc) set-up for the kids! It is an all day event.

14. June 10th (Thursday) - 5th Grade trip to Animal Kingdom. Cost $60.00. Money due: April 23rd. Parents are encouraged to chaperone. You can ride on the bus with us. The park closes at 6:00 pm that day, so really by the time you pay for gas and parking, the $60.00 deal is not bad! We always have a great bus ride to and from the park.
15. June 11th (Friday) - Final Breakfast / Last Day / Noon Dismissal
Parents needed to help send in breakfast items. We like to eat and talk our last day together :-)

As you can see, these last 15 weeks are going to fly by! Make sure your student is present at school each day. We have a lot to do to get them ready for middle school.

1 comment:

Maddie B. said...

it was never quiet unless we were reading or in trouble thats a miracle!!!