Mrs. Hellman's Fifth Grade Class

A Quick Reminder!!!!!!!!!!!

FYI-----Academic Alerts and Grade Reports will go home tomorrow (May 1st) in the Thursday folder.  Your child should receive one of these two reports.

The 5th Grade class picture (all of us) will be taken THIS FRIDAY (May 2nd).  If you wish to purchase one, please send in the payment of $12.00 on or before Friday. 

April News

WE ARE READY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The CRCT will be administered this week and next.  Please note the following testing schedule:

Wednesday, April 23--Reading

Thursday, April 24--Language Arts

Friday, April 25--Math

Monday, April 28--Science

Tuesday, April 29--Social Studies

**Testing will begin promptly at 8:00, and will conclude by 11:00 each day.  Please make an extra effort to get to bed early, and arrive at school on time and happy each day!!!  Well rested kids do well on tests!!!  Also, don't forget to eat a healthy breakfast!!  Our school serves breakfast if you don't have time to eat before you leave the house. 

The Spring Carnival was a blast!!!  Thanks to all who came out to enjoy the evening!!  A BIG THANKS to our awesome room-parent, Mrs. Vella for putting together a fabulous "Backyard BBQ" basket!!!  I hope you got in to see it at the auction. I appreciate your help and contributions to our basket!!

Everyone loves a pizza party!!!!

Our class won a Ci Ci's Pizza party for having the largest number of student participants at Authors' Night!!!  We will enjoy pizza for lunch outside after the CRCT testing concludes!!!  I will pass along the exact dates when it is scheduled!!!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

What more can I say!???!???

Authors' Night--"Reading Road Trip"  Was a huge success!!!!  Our "Cowboys of the Chisholm Trail"  were the main attraction!!!  Let me give a "cowboy yeeee-haaawwww"  to our finest for the EXCELLENT job they did on the cowboy journals.  You were a HIT!!!! 

Another big THANKS to all of the parents who helped by sending in props, food, costumes,... the list goes on and on!!!  We also had many parents on hand the day of the event, helping set up and clean up.  We could not have done it without you.  Thanks to Mrs. Perez for being a "stage coach"  (pardon the pun) during dress rehearsal!!!    I was very proud to ride the trail with all of you!!!!!!!

WE WENT CAVING!!!!!!!!!!

Today was the BIG 5th grade field trip to Chattanooga,TN.  A great time was had by ALL!!!!  We explored a cave, and even got a little cozy with a brown bat or two!! We saw incredible limestone formations beneath the surface of the earth.  It was amazing to say the least!!!  We also visited the Chattanooga Aquarium.  What a fabulous place!!!  We began with a unique butterfly exhibit, and learned even more about life in salt and fresh water environments.  VERY COOL!!!    Another BIG THANKS to the parents that traveled with us, and made this a day to remember!!! 

"WHAT'S NEXT?"  YOU ASK??!!!??

Just tons of important and exciting stuff!!!

• April 7-11>  Spring Break!!!!!  Have fun, sleep late, eat junk food, but don't drive your parents crazy!!!
• April 18th--Spring Carnival at Big Shanty!!  Don't miss this!!!  Our room parent, Mrs. Vella needs your help!!!  Please contact her if you can send in a cake for the cake walk.  We also need two liter bottles of soda.  Our silent auction basket theme is "Summer BBQ".  You can help by sending in monetary donations or BBQ related items for the basket. 
• April 23-May 2>  CRCT!!!  The BIG ONE!!  Don't forget to sharpen those skills by taking practice tests on-line!!!! 
• May 19-23>  THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!!!!  More information and details to follow!!!

Keep an eye on those Thursday Folders!!!  The end of the year is packed full of fun stuff!!! You won't want to miss any of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!