2013-2014 Class Reunion

So summer is coming to an end and I am looking forward to a new year with some fantastic kiddos.  Before the 2014-2015 year gets underway I would like to share a few photos from our 13-14 class reunion at Sweet Frog.  Many students were out of town, but those who were able to join had a great time.

Pretty Smiles!

Let's be silly!

Another year gone with a fantastic group of kids.  Here's to 2014-2015

5th Grade Recognition Ceremony

It's hard to believe that the 2013-2014 year has already come to an end.  This year was special in so many ways.  I got married in November and took a week off for a honeymoon (I was a nervous wreck, but the kids survived.), I also had the opportunity to teach some of the children that I worked with a few years back when they were in 3rd grade.  I also go to know a class full of fantastic 5th grades.  Here are a few pictures from the year.....

Book Fair Game!

Camp Hanes

Lego Robotics 

Battle of the Books Competition Team

Math Task Cards

STEM Projects with Kindergarten Buddies

5th grade recognition ceremony

The Boys! 

A few buddies came to visit!

5th Grade - Morning Class Reunion

This week we had a 5th Grade Class Reunion for our math and reading class.

We went to Sweet Frog to get some tasty frozen yogurt and then skating for a few hours.

*Thanks to all who came! It was a blast!

5th Grade Recognition Ceremony

Now that we are just a few weeks away from the 2013-2014 school year, it is probably an appropriate time to get caught up on a few important posts from the end of this past year.

Here are a few pictures from the last day of school and our 5th Grade recognition ceremony.

(above) Miranda and Emma Jo looking beautiful!

Some of my wonderful students before the recognition ceremony.     

Payton and Tyler

                                     Junah and her beautiful smile! She always brightens our day!

                                                                         Molly and Regan

                                                        Claudia, Grace, McKenna, and Jessica

                                                   My morning class - Reading and Math

                                                                     We decided to be silly!

                                                                           Ben

                                                               My silly boys!

                                                               Miss Mariah looking pretty!

The parents asked me to "photo bomb" the girl's picture!

All of the 5th Grade students looked so nice and really represented themselves well.  All of the students went to lunch with their families after the ceremony.

*Perfect Attendance*

Molly Patella

Alex Ngo

CJ Smith

 ~ I may be forgetting someone from our afternoon class~ Comment Below if I have forgotten to add you. 

Flash Mob by Jessica Sain

Flash Mob

By: Jessica Sain

Last week our class did a flash mob. We did it because we won it as a prize for earning twenty dollars at the Boosterthon fun run that came to our school. What we did was our whole class lined up and was really quiet. We walked out in the front of our school in between the office, the front door, and the library. We stood against the wall so it looked like we were just going to the library. Ms. Miller set up the boom box. Then out of nowhere we all start dancing to the ‘Cupid Shuffle’. While we danced to it the people in the office watched out the window and some other classes stopped to watch. We did it for two minutes and when we were done everyone clapped for us. It was so much fun (and we got out of scienceJ)! After the song was over we all lined up against the wall and walked quietly back to our classroom like nothing happened. It was so fun!!!

Secrets ........ Kept? By Audrey G.

Here is the first chapter of a novel that Audrey is writing.... Hope you all enjoy!

             Secrets……..Kept?

      If you knew who he really was you would turn your back to him even if he wasn’t a ghost.

    Run, that was all she could do to not get caught, but by whom she did not know. Kate was on a mission, a mission to save the world from evil. Yes, that’s right, Kate is a spy. Suddenly, she found herself in a warehouse. Then electric wires shot out of nowhere. “Who are you and what do you want with me.” Kate screams. Then the voice in the darkness said. “If I tell you my name now where’s the fun in that?” Suddenly, Kate screamed at the top of her lungs. Then the voice in the darkness replied, “You’re trying to be loud so someone can come find you nice try but you just happen to be in a sound proof warehouse.” Right then, Kate jumped up and kicked the hunched figure. After a hit like that the figure fell backwards but before she could unmask the figure it sprang up and ran away yelling “you know the saying keep you friends close but your enemies closer? Well you just happen to be doing that Kate.” she gasped “how do you know my name?” But the figure was long gone.

                                                            Chapter 1          

     It had been a long day for Kate with all the school work she had to do and what happened last night at the warehouse but the time had come for her favorite part of the day when she got to meet her friend Jordan. When he came up to her he said “Hi Kate lovely day isn’t it” she didn’t answer all she could do was stare, and I mean who wouldn’t, Jordan was standing in an odd angle was clutching his stomach and was wearing a frown. She started to say something but then Jordan smiled and said, “don’t worry Kate I’m fine” Just then Kate’s mind went completely blank, completely blank I tell you. So she said good-bye in a dazed voice and started to go home. But there were a couple of things she missed. For instance, the maniacal laughter in the background and there is another thing oh well if I tell you what it is now. Where’s the fun in that?

When Kate got home she got out some orange juice, at least she had been told it was orange. You see Kate is sort of color blind. She can see color but she doesn’t see the right color. For say orange juice looks blue and her brown hair looks lavender.

When she finished her homework she thought about the night before in the warehouse and apparently put two and two together but she didn’t worry it couldn’t be, could it? Now you may not know what she was thinking well you don’t need to know but it has something to do with this story. So she put on her glasses and ran to Jordan’s house but on the way she decided to stop at Emma’s house to tell her that they needed to go to the shop. So she stopped by and told her to meet her at the shop in ten minutes. Then she went on her way. When she walked into Jordan’s house using the key she had stolen blindly from him she went up into his room to find him finished with homework staring off into space. Before she said anything he stood up and jumped out the window she rushed to the window and looked down. Then for some odd reason she looked up then looked back at the room and there he was standing there looking at her like she was an alien. But then he smiled but Kate saw that he was possessed so she made a dazed face to not get attacked. Then a figure emerged from a dark corner in the room, it was hooded just like the figure from last night but the person under the cloak was a lot taller. Suddenly the person jumped up and pinned Kate to the ground then she blacked out for reasons she was yet to understand.

When she woke up she heard the men talking about her “What are you going to do to her?” Jordan asked now seeing that she was awake. The mysterious figure just stood there and stared at him. Then told Kate to leave, and not to worry about Jordan. So she left with a blank face because she was thinking, thinking about everything that had happened and when she got to the shop Emma said “Kate why in the world are you late?” Kate said nothing she just stared and as they went into the ice room and started the elevator they got in and Kate gasped “What is it?” said Emma. Then Kate replied “The hooded figure at Jordan’s house was my teacher.”

Hey! It's your HALF Birthday!

In our classroom, we love to celebrate each other and unfortunately, I haven't been the best at remembering birthdays.  Thankfully, one of our classmates is a PRO!  She not only remembers everyone's birthday, but she remembers everyone's HALF-Birthday too!  Don't know what a half birthday is?  According to dictionary.com, "A half-birthday is exactly six months before or after one's real birth date".  Want to know a great reason why we celebrate half birthdays?  Well, any student who is born in June, July, or August may miss the opportunity to ever celebrate during the school year with their classmates.  If you are really lucky, like Molly, you get to celebrate your real birth date and your half-birthday.  Molly's birth date is October 18th, this year she was able to celebrate on a 3day 2 night field trip to Camp Hanes (see picture).  Today Molly celebrated by wearing the same glasses with a label of "Half".  Thanks Molly for always remembering to celebrate each and every student in our class.  Today we celebrate you, on your half birthday.