Medford & Vesper

Hopefully Last Correction

Today an envelope went home for report cards.    You need to write your summer address on it and attach two  .42 cent stamps.  Or you may send in 1.00 .  I can send back change or use the .16 to purchase paper products for our graduation.

Tuesday- Sports Day for Fifth grade only-We will compete with each other various times of the day for kickball and ball sports.   Students may wear their sports jerseys or dress in colors of their favorite team.  Mrs. Pugliano will be bringing us a treat. We will still be doing some academics.

Wednesday-Field Day -Parents are welcome to come spend the day as we do field events the specialists have prepared for us.

Thursday-AR celebration for the morning.  l Mrs. M ichael will come in to help.  We will work on our caps for the graduation walk and eat ice cream sundaes.

Friday  -  Students may bring brunch foods to nibble on in the morning.  I will have a table set up with a breakfast punch.    WE Will EAT LUNCH at 10:40 in the classroom.   Mrs. Michael and several parents will have a dessert area for  us.   Our classroom awards ceremony will begin at 11:30.  We will go to the gym for the Big Fifth Grade Awards which begins at 12:15  Then the students will do the tear jerking Walk of Honor at 1:15   Have your cameras ready.  Your babies will be leaving elementary school.  You are free to take your child home following the ceremony.  You just need to sign a copy of the Sign Out Sheet that I will have. However, you must leave by 2:00 so the buses will have no trouble parking and loading.

If you need Mrs. Michael's phone number, please send me a note. I would rather not post it on the blog.

I am really going to miss this class.  They are very sweet hearted.  I hope they all do well in middle school.  Many have done  lots of growing up mentally and physically.   I know they are eager to get out of school.  Please have a safe and enjoyable summer .

Love,

Mrs. Medford

Time Corrections for Last Day Celebration/Come tomorrow

Fifth Grade Day is tomorrow. Monday is the rainout day -We hope we won't need it.  This is a special day for our graduating class.  This is a day to honor them and their efforts these past years of elementary school.

Please  feel  free to come tomorrow to help set up even if you did not sign up.  Mrs. Pugliano and others have been working hard.  She will be there early as the men are setting up the obstacles and stations.  We also need relief help to man the stations at the climbing wall and slide.  Plus the consessions stands will need help.  The actual activites will begin around 11:00 .  We will conclude with a DVD show at the end of the day showing pictures of your child and other fifth graders.

LAST DAY

Eat in Classroom    @     10:30            Parents may eat with students-The lunchroom will be serving sack lunches.    If someone would like to bring dessert type snacks- let me know.  I've heard from one person.

If you can only come for part of the time , arrive early.  Parking is always crowded.  After the Walk of Honor you may check your child out by signing a paper I will have available during the day.

Classroom Awards    11:30

Fifth Grade Awards   12:15 

Walk  of Honor 1:15

Ga. Drought articles needed

Students who bring in articles from the newspaper, Internet, or magazines will earn extra credit in science.  Also, they will have an opportunity to earn extra credit in reading and language arts.  But they must have at least one article.  If  you find more than one send it for those who can't find any.

We are doing a special science display for the school on Georgia's Drought.

Also we need pictures and maps of the Pacific's -island regions  please send in pictures of Hawaii, Fiji    Islands, and areas of islands in the Pacific.

Homework Changes RECENTLY ADDED INFO

MORE INFORMATION HAS BEEN ADDED    

From this point until  school is out- I do not intend to give homework in math unless a person is not completing their classwork.

Students need to study their spelling words for Thursday tests.  Our last spelling test will be Thursday the 15th.

Beginning tomorrow once a student has made their AR goal, they will not need to read their 30 minutes at night homework although I feel it is a good  life long habit.  I try to read the newspaper , my devotion, or part of good novel  daily .

Any books at home should be returned .  I will be collecting them very soon. We have  just a few late library books out as well.  Reminders:   T- shirt forms went home last week.   I estimated the sizes for those who would not turn one in.

The awards assemblies will be held the last day of school for fifth grade.  Although we eat at 10:44 we would like to have a celebration snack around 11:45 for students  and parents of our room.  If a parent can not attend another family member can come.  If any one would like to help , please let me know.

We will have a class awards ceremony around 12:00 and one for the  whole fifth grade around 1:00.  The students will perform the traditional Varner Walk of Honor following the Fifth Grade assembly. Make plans to attend.

Students will be having a fiesta the next time their Spanish class meets which will be next week.  She is asking for donations of  Hispanic type snacks and small treats for the pinata.

GRADE SHEETS WENT HOME THURSDAY.   PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN ASAP. Writing scores are here.  I will send them home on Friday.  I was very proud of our class as a whole.

Spelling words  for this week.      The students were given a typed list. 

there's   could   through   another   because   great   might   it's   trees   cannot   able   pieces   past   simple   itself   explain   travels   machine   natural   especially   subject   skin   wasn't   I've   yellow

If you have any pretty colored tissue paper that you can spare, please  send in with your student tomorrow or Thursday.