We had a great first week at school! Students, remember to get your agendas signed over the weekend. Also, don't forget to get your Internet Permission Form signed. Parents, remember that you can still send classroom donation money. Thank you so much to those of you who have already! Parents, if you have any questions or concerns throughout the year, please feel free to email us or comment on a blog post, since other parents might have the same question.  Below you will find next week's newsletter. Students should already have a copy of the newsletter in a page protector at the front of their binders. It's going to be a great year in fifth grade!

Below you will find our last newsletter of the year! Don't forget that Honor's Day and the fifth grade party are on Monday, May 23. Honor's Day will be on May 24. Don't forget to bring back your signed permission slips!

We ran across an exciting opportunity for kids who will be in grades 4-6 next year (that includes you!). Weekly Reader is looking for student reporters to write for the magazine next year. Click here for more details!

Only four more weeks left of school! We have a lot of exciting things coming up. Don't forget that Friday is Field Day! You can still send in money if you'd like to buy a t-shirt. Also, don't forget to get your Honor's Day permission slips signed. Honor's Day practice and the fifth grade party will be on Monday, May 23. Honor's Day will be on Tuesday, May 24. Let us know if you have any questions. Let's have a great week!

Happy Earth Day! Click here to read more about this important day at Time for Kids. Don't forget that today is the last day to enter your Earth Day haiku into the contest. Click here for details.

We hope everyone has a wonderful Easter weekend! If you are interested in reading more about or completing activities related to Rechenka's Eggs, click here to visit Patricia Polacco's website.

Here is next week's newsletter:

We have had a great week at school! If you'd like to enter your Earth Day haiku into a contest, click here. As always, talk with your parents before doing anything like this!
 
Here is a special haiku for today:

Backpacks drip with rain
Leaving early to stay safe
Have a great weekend! :)

We are finally finished with testing! The students worked so hard on the ARMT, SAT and ASA. Everyone should be very proud of themselves! Keep in mind that even though testing is over, we are still in school for 8 more weeks. Let's keep working hard! Do you need something to do this weekend? Why don't you try the Poetry Idea Engine from Scholastic! It is a fun way to learn about and create different types of poetry! Have a great weekend!

Hello everyone! We are so proud of how hard everyone worked last week during testing! Don't forget that we have the ASA coming up on Wednesday. Be sure you are here on time! Take a look at this week's newsletter to see what we will be working on. Let's have a great week!

Don't forget that testing begins next week! We will be taking the ARMT on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the SAT on Thursday and Friday. Please see the newsletter and the attached letter for more information about next week. Remember students, this is your chance to show off all that you have learned this year! We are so proud of all you've accomplished!

Don't forget to keep visiting armt.wikispaces.com! This is a great site that will help you review everything that will be on ARMT, SAT, and ASA. Also, a lot of you have expressed an interest in learning more about outer space. Visit NASA Kids' Club for some great games and activities. Also, see if you can name all the planets below in order. Here's a hint: MVEMJSUN. Tell a friend or family member what these letters stand for. We hope you have a great weekend!

We hope everyone had a fabulous spring break! Leave a comment to tell us about your exciting spring break adventures! Here is this week's newsletter. Don't forget that ARMT and SAT testing are next week. We are glad to see everyone back at school!

We had another fabulous week at school! Only one more week until Spring Break! Please make sure you are here every day next week as we will be doing a lot of important preparation for ARMT. If you're looking for something to do this weekend, you should check out Candyology Day at McWane Center on Sunday.


Here is next week's newsletter. Have a great weekend!