5-28-11 Finding summer reading material

First post of the summer...
Ahh...you are all breathing a sigh of relief now, I'm sure. Summer has arrived! Time to take a break, sleep in late, and...READ :) Want a way to find books in your (or your child's) reading level? Check out the link below. Barnes and Nobel offers a way to find books with in a lexile range. It is a great site.

Summer books

5-22-11 Last post

This will be the last post of the year, due to the crazziness of this last 4 days of school. I just want to take this time to share with all of you what a joy it has been teaching fifth grade this year. Fifth graders are a unique group of people who are trying to decide if they are still little kids...or preteens. They have great senses of humor, and they still enjoy learning. Good luck to the fifth graders as they become sixth graders...you'll do GREAT! Have a terrific summer everyone. I'll be posting once a week to the blog with ideas for summer reading and learning, so check back every so often!

You're a very special person,
And I want you to know.
How I loved to be your teacher,
How fast the weeks did go!
Come back and visit me
As through the grades you grow,
Try hard to learn all that you can
There is so much to know.
The one thing I try to teach you
To last your whole life through,
Is to know that you are special,
Just because you are you!

Things to know about this week:
Monday: last spelling and vocabulary test
Grades are due
Tuesday: track meet in the morning
Wednesday: Reading relays in the afternoon
Throw water balloons at Mr. Thompson if you are the grade's top reader
Thursday: Awards in the morning
Last day of school

5-19-11

Meyer's group: backpack
Haugen's group: no homework tonight

Tomorrow: We'll be playing a vocab study game. The test will be Monday, as well as the spelling test. We'll be taking our last skills test tomorrow. We are finishing our last story is the basal reading series. Tomorrow will be our last day with the series. Next week we will be working with the Genre of plays. It will be the perfect way to end our year.

5-18-11

WOW! The kids had awesome behavior today. I wouldn't have even known it was the week before school gets out! Let's keep it up the next 6 days :) LOL! Meyer's group has a vocabulary puzzle due tomorrow. Haugen's group...those of you who didn't have it done have it as well! We had our last reading assembly today. Sang the Gotta Keep Reading song for the last time this year. Someone taped it, so hopefully I'll be able to link to it soon.

5-17-11

The last RC quiz was due yesterday. That doesn't mean quit reading! :) The kids used the internet today to make a list of 10 books they'd like to read this summer. Some of them are borrowing from my library to make it through until they can get some of their own. That makes me PROUD!

Homework: Haugen's group needs to complete their vocabulary puzzle

Tomorrow: Early out and last reading assembly

7 days of learning to go! We talked today, that we have more to learn and that it isn't time to shut down. Hang in their kiddos...you can do it!

5-13-11

Sorry there was no post last night. Blogger was down! Homework for the weekend....read and study spelling.

MAP testing is complete. Next week's schedule should be normal. We don't know what normal looks like. It seems like there has been something special going on everyday for weeks now. That's OK, it sure makes the end of the year go by quickly.

The final reading counts quiz is due on Monday!

5-11-11

No homework tonight!