READING CELEBRATION IS WEDNESDAY!!

J.J. over the years:



J.J. is coming to Beauclerc on Wednesday to help encourage us to read our 50 books!

Star Students 8-29-09

Congratulations to Octavia Powell and Cody Atkins. They both worked real hard this week and were great citizens!


Student Council members representing the Apes:
Gary Grant and Trenton Liberty!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. HOLLOWAY!

Reading is fun!





I was telling the clas today about the Irish language, Gaelic. The music playing below is in the Gaelic language.

We miss you Lauren and Derek!

Congratulations to Trenton Liberty and Gary Grant! They are the Student Council representatives for our class.

Don't forget: THERE IS A SPELLING TEST WHEN WE COME BACK ON TUESDAY!

Get well soon Lauren!

End of Month Luncheon

Thank you to all those parents who came to Open House! Kathy Zinn has volunteered to be our Homeroom Mother for Room 71, along with he help of Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Wood. We are still in need of a Homeroom Mother for Room 73. If you would like to fill this volunteer position, please contact Mrs. Whitelaw.

Our first End of Month Luncheon is this Friday at 11:30. Please sign the slip that is coming home today to let us know if you are coming.

We are thoroughly enjoying Maniac Magee. We have practiced Shared Reading, and really work well as a group. Mr. Gibbons is having a blast reading Poppy at the end of the day.

Our first Spelling test is Monday. Words can be found in the planner as well as on the right side of the blog.

Mr. Gibbons is enjoying Calendar Math a lot with Mrs. Whitelaw. It is a fun and interesting way to learn new math concepts.

Have a great week, and hopefully we will see you Friday!

**Note: Please do not wear large earrings to school as they are a safety hazard.

Monday 8-25-08

Reminder: Open House is tomorrow night at 6:30.

Welcome back and I hope everyone stayed safe during our storm. Please note that your child is responsible for getting his or her Read & Respond form signed every night Monday through Friday.

A Relaxing Friday

After about 6 tornado warnings, it seemed safe to go outside. There was very little if any damage. I was suprised to see how far Lake Gibbo had risen. This canoe used to sit on dry land. The lake actually took over about 10 feet of my yard.

Franky and Thelma took a walk outside after being cooped up inside for most of the day.

I got a chance to do some reading, as well as catch up on the Olympics. I am glad they will be over soon. They have kept me up late for over two weeks. I'm addicted to the Olympics. My favorite events were Beach Volleyball and Basketball. I cheer for the U.S.A., but I really don't care who wins. I just love sports!

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY

Due to tropical storm fay, school has been cancelled for Friday August 22nd.

Tropical Storm Fay

NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY

OPEN HOUSE

Open House is next Tuesday August 26 at 6:30 p.m.

First Day

Well...our first day is done, only 179 more to go. We covered our rituals and routines for Reader's Workshop, and we chose our first Independent reading book. Tomorrow we will begin working from the text book, as well as our first class novel, Maniac Magee. Maniac Magee was written by Jerry Spinelli, and he is our author study for the year, and will help us meet part of the Reading Standards.

We will begin our first writing pieces on Tuesday!

Hopefully you noticed the yellow form inside your child's planner. This form is to be signed every night indicating that your chld has read for 30 minutes. I prefer that they read the independent reading book they chose in class, but any literature will be sufficient.

Please turn in all forms from the folder that came home as soon as possible. You will be receiving a call from me over the next few days to make sure that the phone numbers are correct.

Here are some pictures from our first day: (notice the smiles)

P.T.A.

The cost of P.T.A. is $5.00. Please join as soon as possible. They do incredible things at Beauclerc for everyone at the school.

Your New Classmates!

Mr. Gibbons:
Andrew Blythe
Rashod Brown
Ashley Clark
Matt DaSilva
Gary Grant
Derek Haberman
Karson Lewis
Matilda Lukaj
Evan McCance
Leanna Mendez
Marion Moore
Octavia Powell
Natalee Timm
Joshua Tolbert
Lauren Walker
Savanna Whitmarsh
Chessa Williams
Noah Wilson
Madison Wood
Dylan Zinn

Mrs. Whitelaw:
Cody Atkins
Kiet Chau
Christopher Davis
Jennifer Davis
Kiki Dowdell
Griffin Foley
Jaliyah Howard
Robbie Knight
Grace Lewis
Trenton Liberty
Antonio Polk
Lillian Sgambettera
Jasmine Simmons
Christian Torres
Julian Tungett
Edwin Ulysse
Nicholas Wooten
Jamie Zimlich

Welcome to Room 71 & 73!

I am glad that you have arrived at the Gibbons/Peck blog. I hope you are excited about the upcoming year. I know we are.
Here are a few things you should know:

*We eat lunch in the classroom every day except the first three.
*You WILL read at least 50 books this year...yes 50! (it's a lot easier than you think)
*You will be required to read at least 30 minutes Monday through Friday nights.
*Beginning in December, we play baseball every Thursday.
*Our class mascot is the Gibbon Ape.

Supplies you will need by the end of the first week:
-4 composition books
-2 pocket folders
-1 small jar of hand soap
That's it!


**Please do not bring trapper keepers, they will not fit in your desk. You also do not need a pencil sharpener or crayons. They will be provided when you need them.
Here are a few pictures of some of the exciting things you can look forward to this year:

Fifth Grade trip to Orlando!Jerry Spinelli Author Study!

Poetry Smackdown Day!
Reading Celebration Day!
The Best Dressed Teachers at Beauclerc! (I have the certificate to prove it.)
Play Day

Fifth Grade Dance!
Parent / Student Day!
Reading Great Novels!
Baseball Thursday!

Making FCAPs
Crazy Hat Day!
STAR Student Friday!

Cool Writing Projects!
Chorus!
End of Month Luncheons!
American Grandstand!

Science Fair!
Marine Science Center!
Christmas Art Project!
World War II and Holocaust Studies!

And don't forget it is the year of the NUTCRACKER!!!!!