"Harvest" Party

As usual, we had a great time at our Harvest Party!  I loved seeing all the awesome costumes.  Our parents provided many, many wonderful treats.  We loved being part of the costume parade and had fun seeing all the costumes from the rest of the school!  Take a look at these very creative costumes!

 Did you notice all of the great decorations?  We have the BEST mom helpers!

Mystery Bag Book Reports

In October, we explored the "Mystery" genre.  The students enjoyed learning about the elements of a mystery.  When they finished their books, they were given the assignment to create a "Mystery Bag Book Report".  They needed to create a new cover, describe a "grabbing moment" and  list the elements of a mystery.   They also needed to include three concrete items that represented parts of their story.  Each student had a turn to present their projects to the class.  Th is gave them an opportunity to practice their public speaking skills.  Hope you enjoy the pics of some of our presenters!

Technical Difficulties

I've been trying to update my blog with current spelling lists and events of the month but Blogger isn't allowing me to update.  I appreciate your patience.  The spelling words should be on my school website found at www.mlsd.org.

Picture Day

Bring your best smiles tomorrow! It's individual picture day! Monday,Sept. 23 is the day and we are scheduled for 12:00pm,

Parent Information Evening

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday Sept. 18,  is  PIE Night at Hallett Elementary.  Now that we have been in school for two weeks, you may have questions about routines and expectations in our room. This is a great time to stop in and get those questions answered.  We have two sessions, 6:30pm and 7:00pm.  Please feel free to come to either one of those times.  Of course, be sure to enjoy a piece of pie in the multipurpose room!

Two Weeks!

We have now been in school two full weeks!  Whew!!  It seems like time has flown by!  We have been busy getting to know one another and learning the expectations for learning in our classroom.  We are developing some great listening and working habits.  I feel like we are now on our way to learning all we can to be successful 5th graders!

You will start to see more posts on the blog and pictures of what is "really" going on during your child's day. Your students are excited about learning and ask a lot of great questions!

Please remember to check their planners every day!  I have sent a couple of whole class emails home.  If you haven't received them, please let me know so I can make sure we have the right email address for you.   We have a great system for sending out a quick email to everyone at once. Your email addresses are not visible to everyone else.  Sometimes, I will send a note out to let you know what we are working on in class and ways to help at home.  Other times, I may send a note to give you some important information.

Always let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  It's important that we work together to help your child succeed!

Welcome To 5th Grade 2013-2014

Hello!  I am looking forward to a great year! I am excited to get back to blogging this year.  Due to some events out of my control, I wasn't able to blog as much last year.  This year will be a blog-filled year!  I love to give parents a window to our 5th grade world.  I know how hard it is to wonder what your child is doing all day.  I love to take a lot of pictures and let you experience 5th grade with your child!  Feel free to look through some past blog posts.  You will love them! I only post pictures of students whose parents have signed a release form that allows me to.  I also try to put spelling words up and routine homework assignments as well.

Hope you are excited as I am for the new year!!

Mystery Book Projects

About 2 weeks ago, I sent home a Mystery Book assignment.  Your student should have the book read by now and should be working on the project.  I sent a packet home that has all of the directions and an explanation of how it will be scored.  The project is due Wednesday, Jan 23rd.  My thought is that the 3 day weekend might provide some extra time to work on it.  I will send progress reports home after the projects are turned in. This is part of their reading and communication grades.  Again, contact me if you have any questions.  Your student can certainly bring it in on Tuesday if it is finished.

Read At Home Celebration

Our six week "Read At Home Celebration" started this week.  I am pleased to say that we have 100% of the class participating!  That is a first!  As you know, part of our weekly homework is the Reading Log.  Please don't feel like you need to fill both out during this six weeks.  You can simply use the calendar that was sent home.  Just let me know somehow on Mondays that the reading was completed for that week.  You can write a note in the planner or keep the calendar in the homework folder.  Your student will still get  a Hawks Pride slip for completing it each week. Let me know if you have any questions!

Silent Auction Basket for the Carnival

Hallett Elementary will have a school carnival on Feb 2nd.  Our PTSO has asked every class to provide a basket for the Silent Auction that is part of the carnival.  Our class is partnering with Mr. John's class to create a Mexican Themed Food/Kitchen basket.  I sent home a list of possible ideas to donate.  If you need another list, just let me know.  We appreciate any help you can give with donations to our basket. :)