Welcome Back!

Welcome back!  It's been a great 1st day of school so far.  :)  The kids are energized, excited, and ready to go.  :)  Please remember to check the Back to School Packet information on the right side of the blog.  I did not send a packet home this year in an effort to conserve paper. 

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Thank you!

Back to School Night

Back to School Night is Wednesday, August 17th.  Classrooms open at 5:30.  I will be giving a brief presentation at 5:40 to share some information specific to 5th grade.  After that students will be able to label, put away, and organize their supplies.  Mr. Ross will be giving presentations in the auditorium at 6:10 and again at 6:40.  When you are done, we invite you to join the PTO out back for an ice cream social until 7:15.  If you have any questions, please call the office.  I'm in and out of meetings all day, so I may not be able to return an e-mail.  I'm looking forward to seeing you all soon!  :) 

Welcome Back!

Hello!  I've been working in the classroom and on the blog to get everything all ready for us.  Check out some of the new features on the blog.  I hope you like them.  :)  Hopefully you received your back to school letter from me this week!  We have an exciting new theme this year:

 WE Believe  WE Achieve  WE Celebrate

I'm looking forward to hearing all about your summer and the new goals you have for yourself. Be sure to think of three goals and complete the worksheet that came in the letter.  You will need this the first day of school so bring it with you!  :)

Please post a quick hello to everyone below.  Feel free to share something about summer, a feeling you have about starting 5th grade, or even just give us a quick hello!  :)

Parents - Check out the post below for some school supply deals!
Hope you see you Wednesday evening at Back to School Night! 

Question of the Week

Hello!  We just got back from our first family camping trip.  We had so much fun!  Which brings me to our question of the week:

Have you ever been camping before?  If so, what is your favorite part of camping?  If you haven't gone camping before, what are you most looking forward to about our 5th grade camping trip?

Happy typing!  :) 

Book Commercials

Hello!  Mrs. Wagner and I are taking a great technology class this week.  We are learning so much!  One of the things I've learned is how to make a book commercial where I was able to put in my own background music, fade the music, record my voice, etc. It was a lot of fun.  :)  Leave a post below if you've read this book, or if you like the commercial.  What do you think?  Would you like to do this in class this year? 

(Summary taken from Scholastic) 



Question of the Week

This week our question of the week was written by J27 and B2.

Everyone likes little babies, weddings, and celebrations. Did anyone have something special happen in their family over the summer? 

I hope there are some fun events that we can all celebrate!  :)    Remember to show your family the "Back to School Deals" post.  The post is more for the grown ups doing the Back to School Supply shopping.  They may need your help finding it.  Thank you, and enjoy your week!  

Back to School Deals- Updated 8/13

This post is more for our parents, so make sure to let Mom or Dad know.

As the start of school draws near, I know Back to School shopping can get both time consuming and pricy.  Here is a link to our school supply list for the upcoming school year.

As most of the kids know, I love coupons!  It's been a hobby of mine now for a few years, and I follow several coupon blogs.  As I come across deals that I think might help you, I will post them here.  Also, please, if you are out at the store and you find your own great deals, especially on binders, please post them in the comments section of this post to let other parents know.

Last year Target and Walmart sold basic calculators for $1.  Those are fine for what the kids need this year.  Also, please make sure that folders are 3 hole punched so that they fit into the binders.  Thank you, and I hope this helps!  Enjoy the last few weeks of vacation!  :)

New School Supply Deals- Updated 8/13:

• Hip2Save.com has deals listed Staples,  and Office Depot.  These deals are good from 8/14-8/20.
• Jill Cataldo has a pretty complete list of the local school supply deals on her site.  Here's the link.  Scroll down to the part that says "New: School Supply Deals."  Happy deal hunting!  :)  

Hope this helps!  Take care and enjoy your week!  :)

Question of the Week

The question of the week this week comes from H28 and A8.

We know it's still summer but what do you think 5th grade is going to be like? What are you looking forward to MOST in 5th grade?  

As always, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts!  :)