Brian
Please watch our power point of our poems about Brian, the main character in Hatchet.
Let us know what you think!
We'll be posting a calendar of events for the next month very shortly.
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April 2008
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April 21, 2008
April already! CRCT begins this week. We have a few suggestions for testing. Please make sure that your child has a good night's sleep, a healthy breakfast, and has a nutritious snack and water each day. Students, please be on time for school.
Thank you to all who participated in the spring carnival on Friday. We had a GREAT time.
Our calendar for May is filling up rapidly. We'll send home a copy in next Thursday's folder. Also, on Tuesday Academic Alerts and Academic Progress Reports will be sent home. Please be sure to sign and return those as soon as possible.
We look forward to beginning our unit on World War II and the remaining decades in the twentieth century. Also, we are going to begin measurement in Math soon - with lots of "hands on" activities. Be prepared to measure!
As always, if you should have any questions, please email either Mrs. Guest or Mrs. Johnson.
Eileen Johnson & Nicole Guest
eileencjohnson@gmail.com
nicole.guest@cobbk12.org
Pictures will be on the blog soon - as well as our poems about Brian (from Hatchet).
March 22, 2008
Busy schedule
Spring has arrived! With spring has come an abundance of activities for Big Shanty.
On Monday, March 24, the counselor and some students from Awtrey will visit us to share some insight before we venture to Awtrey on Wednesday. Also on Monday, our class will take the SRI (reading inventory) for our spring data.
On Tuesday, the counselor from Palmer will visit with those students who will be attending Palmer next year. The visit to Palmer will take place later in the school year.
Wednesday brings our trip to Awtrey, the Unit 7 pretest for Math, and the Big Shanty Chorus will be singing the National Anthem at the Atlanta Hawks game that evening. Thursday brings the fourth IMI pretest for fifth grade. Saturday will be the school clean up day. Bring your workgloves and muscles to help clean up around the campus.
April Fool's Day is a big day at Big Shanty. We are presenting Authors' Night right after the PTA meeting at 6:30. We'll have activities in many of the classrooms for three sessions. You'll be able to see some of the various ways we read, write, and perform our work. Come join the fun! Parents, students, and siblings are invited.
The fifth grade will take our field trip to the Chattanooga Aquarium and Raccoon Caverns on April 2. We'll leave at 8:00 and return at 5:30. Your child will have a letter with specific information regarding what to bring, how to dress, itinerary, and other pertinent facts on Monday. We look forward to having a GREAT trip.
Friday will be the last day before Spring Break.......I hope everyone has a restful and enjoyable spring break. We'll all return ready to continue our journey through fifth grade.
We'll be studying the World Wars, finishing Hatchet, and studying terms for our trip to Chattanooga.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Nicole Guest and Eileen Johnson
March 02, 2008
March Madness
March has arrived! Just as March is traditionally a windy month, our schedule is a whirlwind of activity.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE FLOWERS, CARDS, GIFTS, AND THOUGHTS DURING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. We really have enjoyed the flowers adorning the room. Your thoughtfulness and kindness are overwhelming. THANK YOU!
We continue to work with fractions in Math - PLEASE help your child learn his/her basic facts. You should be seeing a math assignment nightly. Our literature unit this month is a study of Hatchet, a book by Gary Paulsen. The books need to stay at school, but we will have work to be done both at home and school. Your child may want to check out a copy of the book or purchase one to have a book at home. We'll incorporate Social Studies, writing, vocabulary, and map skills as well as reading in this study. World War I is soon to begin in our class......who, what, where, when, why and how. Many students have already shown an interest in the topic.
Just a reminder that when your child is absent, we need to have a note to excuse the absence. If you know ahead of time that your child is going to be out, we can get together assignments beforehand so that the student won't have so much to do upon his/her return.
Monday, March 3 is the absolute deadline for payment and permission forms for the field trip to Chattanooga. At that time we shall determine whether or not we have enough funds to go.
Below is a calendar of events in March (of which we are aware so far). Please contact us if you have any questions.
Eileen Johnson & Nicole Guest
March 4 Early Release Day for students
5 Fifth Grade Writing Assessment
11 Picture Day (individual and class pictures)
14 Talent Show @ 6:30, Writing Fair entries due, end of nine weeks
17 4H, St. Patrick's Day
20 Report Cards sent home
24 Awtrey counselor visits fifth grade
25 Palmer counselor visits fifth grade
26 Field trip to Awtrey Middle School
26 Chorus sings national anthem at Hawks' game
February 26, 2008
Field Trip Reminder
Please remember that the deadline for payment and permission form for the field trip to Chattanooga is Friday, February 29.
February 04, 2008
We're well into the second semester of school now. Thanks to all the parents who came in for conferences. We've set some good plans for our trek to the end of the school year.
Below are some dates which were shared with you at conferences.
February 5
Tutoring begins, 6:30 PTA
6 Early release @ 12:10
7 Tutoring
11 4H
12 Atlanta Symphony Trip
14 Valentine's Day, Academic Progress Updates
18 & 19 Student holidays
19 Teachers' Inservice Day
20 & 21 Human Growth and Development
March 4 Early Release for Students
5 Fifth Grade Writing Assessment.
Our field trip to the Atlanta Symphony:
February 12 - leave at 10:45
Dress appropriately: no jeans, t-shirts, shorts. Be sure to either bring in a lunch or arrange for a sack lunch from the cafeteria.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Guest or Mrs. Johnson. My email at school has changed; it is now: Eileen.Johnson@cobbk12.org.
January 09, 2008
UPDATED NEWS
PARENTS,
REPORT CARDS WILL NOT BE SENT HOME THIS FRIDAY. THEY WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AT CONFERENCES.
January 08, 2008
Second Semester
Dear Parents: ll continue with our current Science units for a few more weeks. Our work with vocabulary and spelling will be the same as before the holiday. Reading will incorporate work both with the reading book and with novel studies. Some short-term projects will be done during the next two months. Please make sure that your child has adequate school supplies. Each student needs a pack of wide-ruled notebook paper, a few pencils (not mechanical pencils), colored pencils or crayons, a pair of scissors, and a highlighter. The students should dress in layers for school. Our hallways can be chilly and a sweater or sweatshirt is recommended. It may be left here at school for the week and then taken home to be laundered on the weekends. The specials calendar is posted so the students will know when to dress appropriately for PE. Congratulations to Mrs. Lisa (Woodruff) Ashmeade on her recent nuptials. t have the letter sent out before the holiday. Mrs. Guest & Mrs. Johnson January events: 8 Conference letters sent home 18 School Geography Bee 21 MLK Holiday 22 - 28 Conference week. Students dismissed at 12:10 daily.
We hope all of you had a joyous holiday season. The students should be rested and ready to begin the second semester of fifth grade. We have a lot going on in the next few weeks.
Our new Math classes begin today with the study of fractions. Please be sure to reinforce the basic multiplication and division facts at home with your children. This will help them to be successful in this unit. We
Remember that the school is using a new website for lunch payments. Please check with our school website to obtain that information if you don
We look forward to a wonderful semester at school!
11 8 AM Spelling Bee, Report cards go home
December 07, 2007
Holiday Party
THE HOLIDAY SEASON HAS BEGUN!!!! Below is a list of what we need for the Christmas party. Also, students are asked to donate $1.00 to cover an activity they'll be doing with the room mothers.
CHRISTMAS PARTY LIST
Cake or cupcakes Hannah
Donuts Ty
Brownies Ethan
Fudge Rob
Fruit/caramel Regan
Cookies Jared & Michael
Chips & dip Katie & Hassan
Cheese & crackers Sandra
Pasta salad Jasmine
Pretzels Amelia
Popcorn Pablo
Chicken Barron & Corey
Veggies & dip Brooklyn
Apple cider Kayla
Sprite (3 two liter bottles) Shane
Plates & utensils Maryellen
Goody bag treats Sammy
(Please send in enough Sajal
For 24 goody bags) Brandon
Maria
Your children volunteered to bring in these items. If you have a question or concern, please contact either Mrs. Guest or Mrs. Johnson.
EVERYONE IS TO BRING IN A WRAPPED PAPERBACK BOOK VALUED BETWEEN $5 & $7. BOYS BRING IN A BOOK FOR A BOY; GIRLS, A BOOK FOR A GIRL. BOOKS NEED TO BE BROUGHT IN BY MONDAY, DECEMBER 17.
NONPERISHABLE ITEMS FOR THE PARTY MAY BE BROUGHT IN EARLIER THAN WEDNESDAY.
PARTY INFO
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19
1:00 TO 2:00
November 27, 2007
Spelling
Here is this week's spelling list....The test will be on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
prepare
favorite
interpret
emerge
career
pier
peer
worse
germ
experiment
pearl
early
squirm
marvelous
December
!. Alphabetize. 2. Divide into syllables. 3. Use each in a sentence of at least five words. 4. Best writing. 5. Study for test.
Vocabulary tests will be on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
