SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

Beauclerc's celebration of art and music is this coming Tuesday! Mark your calendars. Come see the awesome art created at Beauclerc, and here the music of our famous music teacher!

End of Month Luncheon

The camera is over here Mr. Culbert!

Yordanos and her Mom relax and enjoy some pizza
Enjoying the End of the Month in Room 71



HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Vice Principal Carla Thompson

It was a great cake Mrs. Peck

Spelling words for April 28- May 5:
annihilation
Europe
apathy
remember
Bosnia
Rwanda
Cambodia
nationalism
Shoah
author
Bonus: Jerry Spinelli

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

May 1 is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Peck, and Mrs. Hartless will be attending ceremonies at the JCA (Jewish Community Alliance) on San Jose Boulevard on May 1st at 7:30. All children from the Gibbons/Peck/Whitelaw and Hartless/HollawayReading classes are invited to attend. You may drop your children off at 7:30 or attend with them. Local rabbis will speak as well as concentration camp survivors. The event will last about an hour.

Never Again!

Please attend if possible to help culminate this years genre study and subject matter study on the Holocaust.

HOMEWORK

This week's homework is to read The Memory Box by Mary Bahr on pages 457-469.
There will be a quiz on Thursday!

CONGRATULATIONS MRS. WATSON

Mrs. Watson was well represented at the annual Eddy Awards at the Prime Osborne Convention Center last week! There were almost 2,000 people in attendance , and over 100 of them were from Beauclerc cheering on Mrs. Watson.

Mrs. Watson poses at the Beauclerc display

Mrs. Watson poses with our principal, and one of her presenters (who stole the show)

REMINDERS:

*All Universal money is due this Friday the 25th!

*End of Month Luncheon is this Friday the 25th at 11:30.

*Any child exhibiting poor behavior over the next 5 weeks, may be required to have an adult present on the Universal trip. If an adult cannot attend, your child's money will be refunded. This trip is a reward for fifth graders who behave and take care of their responsibilities. Being disrespectful to ANY adult is not good behavior, nor is it taking care of responsibilities!

*Spelling test is on April 28th.

*Your child is still required to get his or her Read & Respond form signed nightly. If it is not signed, your child will stay in from recess and do his or her thirty minutes of reading with Mr. Gibbons or Mrs. Peck. The form is the responsibility of the STUDENT, not the parent.

*If you have not attended an End of Month Luncheon this year, please try to attend on April 25th or May 30th!

*Please sign and return all forms for the dance! (there is no charge)

*Send in $20 if you would like a school yearbook!

*Safety Patrol chicken dinners are on Thursday evening...don't forget!

THANKS:

~Foster, Nathan, and Zena for leveling books after school!

~Maniaha Keller for showing up to Skate Station!

Congratulations Mrs. Watson

~Spelling List for the week of April 14-21:
ointment (n.)
boneshaker (n.)
sinister (adjective)
frothy (adjective)
forlorn (adjective)
extravagant (adjective)
enunciating (verb)
chauffeur (n.)
flat (n.)
contradict (verb)
criticized (verb)
peckish (adjective)
Bonus: hysterically (adverb)

~This week we will be reading Chapters 9-14 in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. We will meet Shmuel, and hopefully be touched by his situation.

~In writing we will be finishing our final draft to our Response to Literature for Pink and Say.

~Scroll down to bottom of page to see Room 71 Road Dogs class picture.

~Don't forget to turn in your money for Universal Studios! Every student is going! They have been working towards this trip since kindergarten. If there is any parent worried about affording the trip, please contact Mr. Gibbons or Mrs. Peck, and we will work something out.

STAR Student for April 11, 2008 is Serin Jordan! Serin had an awesome week, and scored the winning goal in our Beat Ball tournament.

STAR Student 4-11-08

Congratulations again go out to Mrs. Alison Watson who was a finalsit for Duval COunty Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Watson was represented by over 100 friends, co-workers, and family memebers at the Eddy Awards. She was dressed to the nines, and her students stole the show as the highlight of the evening. Beauclerc is so proud of you Mrs. Watson!

END OF MONTH LUNCHEON IS APRIL 25TH! Come join us for lunch and find out what is going on in Room 71!

PLAY DAY 2008!

We had a blast playing Beat Ball against the other fifth grade classrooms. We won one game, and lost one. More importantly, we had a blast! Thank you very much to Coach Scott for organizing an awesome Play Day. In the words of Nathan Boyd, "It was the best Play Day ever!" Congratulation to Mrs. Yadon and Rowen's classes. Scroll down to see our class picture!

Let Play Day begin! (Edvin our captain)

fun in the dugout


Is that Mrs. Peck with Zachary?

Let us out!

We all watch Serin round the bases

Savannah and Marcus

Stylish bikers!

Abrianna and Danielle

Who is getting a haircut Wednesday?

~Permission slips went home Wednesday for Universal Studios! All money must be turned in by April 28th. Cash or money order only, NO CHECKS. The cost of the trip is $54.00. If you paid your $10.00 deposit, the cost is $44.00. If your child has a Universal pass, the cost is $26.00 for the bus only. If a parent is chaperoning, the cost is the same as the student, unless you are driving! If you are not sure how much to send in, just send me an email or a note! If you are having difficulty coming up with the money, just let me know discretely and we will work something out to ensure that ALL students get to go on this trip! Any student who has not read his or her 25 books may not go. This will not be a problem as the students of room 71 have to read 40 books, and almost all of the students in room 71 have already read 25 books!

~Next Friday, the 18th, we will be having a picnic lunch. Please pack a lunch for next Friday!

~Special thanks to Mrs. Peck for helpiong out at Play Day! You rock MFP!

~Special thanks to Foster P., and Zena Weaver for leveling EVERY book in Room 71....and there are a lot of books in Room 71!

~Mr. Gibbons and Mrs. Peck are very proud of everyone in Room 71 for the incredible sportsmanship and teamwork they displayed during the Beat Ball tournament! You should be proud of your kids!

~We are looking forward to working with Ms. Harris on American Grandstand.

The last 9 Weeks has begun!

Welcome Back!
Wednesday is Play Day. Please wear shorts, and bring something to drink!
Your child must also have some sunglasses for our class picture!