Week 1 AND Done!!!

A week in pictures!

WOW.. Very hard to believe that it is Saturday!! Where did the week go? We were certainly busy working on our routines and rituals this week. Trying to find out who was in our class, and when are resources were and how we move about the room. All important things to establish within the first week of school.

We also worked in all our core subjects: Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies. We even had a chance to have a rock lab twice!! In Math we are busy reviewing numeration- including place value, estimation, rounding, and working with number lines. We even practiced decoding word problems as those always seem to give us the most problems. In Reading we really worked on selecting good books- and how to stick with them to finish. Social Studies is all about Florida History - and who can't love that!! We have learned about some geography features of the state and some of the benefits of being a coastal state.

This week we will work on creating our 3 rotations for Math and Reading and we will continue to learn in Science and Social Studies. We will also get to go to PE on Monday and Music on Friday!

We will have our first fundraiser of the year- magazine sales! It is very simple- you just fill out the forms and send them back in. Of course you can order a magazine too!

Open House will be the Tuesday after Labor Day. Can't wait to see all of you. Remember, STAR contracts must be signed within the first 10 days of school.

Welcome!

I am so excited to meet you tomorrow!

We have a lot to get through on our first day together. You will receive quite a bit of information regarding our classroom, so make sure you bring your backpack the first day.

I will also need to meet with each family to sign our STAR contracts for the year. These must be completed within the first 10 days of school.

We eat lunch at 1:15, so please send a snack with your students each day. It needs to be a working snack and some good examples are - fruit, chips, crackers, cut-up vegetables, cheese, etc.

Looking forward to a great year!
Mrs. Rowan

Change - Embrace IT!

Welcome Friends to our 2011 / 2012 school year. This is an exciting time as we kick-off the inaugural STAR programs at Beauclerc Elementary. I am very excited to be the STAR teacher for grades 4/5 and I am super excited to be working with the talented Mrs. Brown who will be teaching STAR 2/3.
This is a big change for me, as I have worked with Mrs. Yadon for the last four years in Room 138 teaching 36 5th Graders! But don't worry- we will still be able to work together through 5th grade planning and Patrols.

My room has moved, but my standards and excitement are just as high as ever. I am now located at the East end of the school in Mrs. Donnelly's old room. So if you come by, be sure to stop in and check us out!

I will be posting your supply lists, and things that we will need for our room once I complete my training Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week.

I can't wait to meet each of you and look forward to a great year Cooking Up Success in Room 45!

Enjoying your Summer?

Get ready for July 4th!! Anybody making plans? The Rowan's sure are!!! It will be the first time we have been in Jacksonville in about 4 years for the 4th of July! I am so excited to see and hang out with some of my friends!!

I have really been relaxing- taking a nap everyday!! I don't know how I missed this all year! (Probably because I wasn't staying up so late!) But how fun is summer? We have already been to the library and have great books we are all reading. Even Jackson is busy with his picture books and arts and crafts projects!

This week is VBS at church! We are having a great time!!! This is one of my all time favorite weeks in the summer! Our church does such a great job with VBS every year!!!!

Sunday Mrs. Yadon and I leave for DC! I can't wait!! DC is one of my all time favorite places. About 12 years ago I used to work there a few times a month! I just love the city and all the places to go. You can never be bored in DC :-)

Cough, Cough.... Can you believe the smoke? It is crazy!!! Yesterday when I was driving to VBS I was driving through smoke and ash. I remembered seeing pictures of the wildfires in California but I couldn't believe all the ash and smoke- it was crazy!!!

I hope you are enjoying your summer! I miss you guys - and so proud of what you accomplished this year!! It is always bittersweet to see you go, but I know you will rock it out as 6th graders!!

We have visitors!

Buttercup and Banana hatched Monday- Mrs. Wood was kind enough to care for them on Monday- and on Tuesday they were given to us to watch and observe for the week! They are so cute! We have studied how a chicken develops inside the egg - all the way to the hatching :-)

It has been an experience to here them chirping during our day! Friday, they will return to the farm and become laying hens! Exciting stuff to wrap-up our year!!

7 Days and Counting!

Wow- has it ever been busy around here! It is hard to believe that we are at the end of the year. Students are excited and nervous about heading to their respective middle schools- It is a big change for many of them as they think about all the possibilities that await them1

For the next 7 days we are jam packed! We are finishing up our Power Point Presentations for Social Studies and will present them next Monday and Tuesday.

Tuesday is our class party - Make sure you bring in your $5.00 - We are buying pizza, chips, and ice cream!

Wednesday is awards - 9:00 and our 5th grade party is following awards! We can use parents to help out :-)

Thursday - Orlando - Be at school at 6:30-

Friday - 1/2 day - make sure you are picked up at 12:00 !

Enjoy your final week at Beauclerc!

Science Fair

Science Fair Parent Viewing Night
Beauclerc Elementary School
Thursday, May 12, 2011
6:30 - 7:30

All Science Projects K-5 will be on display.

Grades K-2 - Media Center

Grades 3-5 - Multi-Purpose Room

Winning Individual and Partner Projects
Conference Room

We are pleased to report that all of our students have completed and turned in a Science Fair Project -

A big thank you for all the APPRECIATION you showed both of us last week! We have an awesome group of students and parents!!

This time of year can be a little tempting for 5th graders- please remind your student any referral (bus, school, cafeteria) will immediately cancel their end of year trip to Orlando. That is an administration decision and completely out of our control :-)

Make sure your student is present May 17th- we will be touring duPont Middle School. This is a great opportunity for your student to meet their new Principal and school teachers.