What do we want ? TEAMWORK!!

Star Students Rock - Nicolas and Becky!

A very busy week in Room 138-

Tuesday - 2 hours of Benchmark Math Assessments

Wednesday - 80 Minutes of Benchmark Science Assessments

** These are District Mandated- we should get results back that will help us get to know your students areas of strengths and weaknesses a little better!

Safety Goggles... Working with water plants to measure CO2 and O2 levels!

We look super smart in our safety goggles... oh wait.. WE ARE SUPER SMART!

I am just going to say.... Extremely Super Cute!

This next set of pictures show why we in Room 138 - ROCK THE SCIENCE FCAT!

Contrary to popular belief ALL students enjoy working and learning together. We have been very fortunate this year that every one of our students values learning communities. These next few slides will show us working together to identify parts of a plant! It does our hearts good to see "action" work! Mrs. Yadon and I keep saying.. Man- we wish when we went to school (back in the old days of rows and silence) that we were able to work and learn together!

You gotta WORK, WORK, WORK Together....

You Gotta Work together for the Grade.....

4 bodies, 4 minds, 4 bright 5th graders!

You gotta work together for the GRADE!!!

The Grade has many parts....

Drawings, labels, and functions...

But when you join those minds in unity....

It's perfect EVERY TIME!!!!

Oh ... you gotta work, work, work together!

Make sure you check out our finished products on the main 5th grade hall and around the room at Open House! They turned out AWESOMELY FANTASTIC!!

The Scholastic Book Fair Materials arrived Friday! What a load of stuff. We will browse Thursday and students can start buying on Friday. Don't forget the Read and Feed if you want pizza the night of the parent browse.

This is what he looks like when there is no food in the morning-- He stays there until I fill up his feeder- He is like PLEASE.. get with the program lady!!! He usually is very chipper, but obviously he was running low Friday! Maybe I could have him audition for a coffee commercial!

Our very own Zackary and Jacob leading the whole school in the Pledge! Awesome job boys!

Here we are working on another Science Gizmo- Friday's is tough to get laptop day in, but we managed. It seems we are working right to the very end of EVERY day!! Will it slow down?? I don't think so!

A little bit of laptops by our side... a little bit of learning in our brain!

News from the Library... Orders came home Friday- This is a great way to help support the library. Some items are a little pricey, but there are some great books for around $5.00. Of course they have all that "extra" stuff too!

Notice the hand on the head.. this apparently is a common 5th grade tendency that you will see repeated over and over. When I tell you that 5th grade Math is knocking some heads around THAT IS THE TRUTH I SAY!!! We started with division clusters and those who do not know their multiplication facts are having a tough time to say the least. Next Monday is our first real Math Test- so if you don't know those facts you have about a week to practice to flip it over to division.

So glad we started literature circles early.. and that we picked good books to start with. All groups report that they are highly interested and it pays during our work time.

We can't wait to see you at Open House- Make sure you come- we are sure your child wants their Bonus Points! If a parent is not available- send a grandma, aunt, uncle, big sib, etc... We need 100%

If you have not joined PTA we are SOOO close- In the past Mrs. Yadon and I have made up the difference and this year we decided WE ARE NOT- And when I tell you it is one of the hardest things I have done in a long time.. it is... I have had my checkbook out on several occasions, but really it should be 100% class- not teacher paid :-)

Remember - THIS WEDNESDAY IS EARLY RELEASE - Students are released at 1:30. Please make sure you student know how they are getting home!