STAR Students

 ~Congratulations to STAR Students for 3/31/17 Allison and Ava!  They were goos sports about their gag gifts too!

Mark your calendars!

~When : Wednesday - May 17 at 6:30 AM, return at 9:30 PM
~Where: Universal's Island of Adventure in Orlando
~Who: Grade 5 

~Cost: $85, includes entry to park, and transportation on chartered busses!

~Parent may ride bus as well!  If parents drive down, they just pay $55 for entry to park.

~Be on lookout for permission slips and release forms later this week.

"Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes

International Aid Organizations... The RED CROSS

Natural Disasters Are Fun...to learn about!

 ~We are really involved in learning about the causes and effects of tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes.  

~We also started our next novel in our genre study of the Holocaust!  

~We are talking about the similarities and differences in man-made and natural disasters and catastrophes. 

STAR Students 3-10-17

 ~Congratulations to Hannah and Katia, this week's STAR Students.

Goodbye Misha Milgrom

~Sadly, Janina, Mr. Milgorm, Unlce Shepsel along with over 11 million other victims perished in the camps like Treblinka.  Misha made it... he survived!  He moved to America, suffered greatly from PTSD, until his granddaughter's call silenced the Jackboots in his dreams.  He lived happily ever after in Pennsylvania with his daughter and granddaughter!  Thank you for making this best book ever Jerry Spinelli.

Fifth Grade Runners!

~Congratulations to fifth grade Sandpipers Allison and Travis they both placed in the top 3 at the Retro River Run in downtown Jacksonville on March 4th!  Congrats also to Sara, Karl, and Theo from Grades 3 & 4!

STAR Student

 ~Congratulations to Lucca and Delaney  They are this week's STAR Students!

Sweep!

 ~The girls from Room 13 swept the fifth grade awards at San Pablo's 5K for Play.  The boys from Room 11 swept the boys awards!

Spring Pictures

~Wednesday March 15th is the day for Spring Pictures!

STAR STUDENTS

 ~Congratulations to Paige and Skylar!  They are this week's STAR Students!  Way to go!

We are jamming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The FSA Writing Test is Tuesday!  Please, please, please be on time and present and rested!  We have been working hard since August on our writing skills!  Every APE in Rooms 11& 13 are ready for this.  We have also become expert scorers!  We know what a good paper looks like and what a stinky paper looks like......

Points Update:

~Congratulations to the following students from Rooms 11 & 13!  Here is the Updated Accelerated Reader Points List:

Room 11:

Caleb- 238

Erin- 163

Ava- 164

Domenic- 135

Hanna- 91

Laird- 75

Travis - 57

Alex - 55

Colin - 45

Lucca - 43

Room 13:

Anna- 428

Gracie- 82

Katia- 123

Sydney- 139

Ethan B. - 56

Ella - 53

Scarlet- 72

Billy - 49

Rowan - 44

Allison - 42

San Pablo 5K

~ It is not too late to register for this Saturday's race!  The race is at 4:00 PM.... be on time...the start gun waits for no-one! 

Click HERE to register!

Connections: James Monroe

Connections: John Quincy Adams

Star Students

 ~Congratulations to Kobi and Sydney! They are this week's STAR Students! 

STAR Student

 ~Congratulations to Bryce M. and Ethan B., they are this week's STAR Students!  Way to go guys!

Writing with Purpose

~Why does Branch Rickey deserve the Arthur Ashe Award for courage in sports?  Ask the students of Room 11, and they will convince you that he was a man of principle and courage!  They will do it with evidence that is relevant and convincing!