Notes from Room 71!

~We are almost at 100% for PTA Membership....please please please send in your $5.
~Please do not drop your kids off on the street....... pull into the Car Pool Lane, and set a good example for your child and other parents.
~Open House is Tuesday at 6:30.  Orientation was for you and your kids, Open House is for parents.
~We are already half way through our first novel... Penn, Crash, and Mike are hilarious.
~Homework for Wednesday & Thursday is to read Eye of the Storm.

This Week's Word Study :

collide
funnel cloud
jagged
lightning
prairies
rotate
severe
sizzling
tornadoes
Bonus: North America

OUR FIRST TESTS!

~We took our first word study test today! the results were pretty good! Your child knows his or her score...ASK THEM! I cannot sent the results home until the county gets our online grade book set up. We also took our selection test on Earthquake Terror last Friday...the results were awesome! Everyone passed! back to Jerry Spinelli and Crash tomorrow! It seems this year's APES love Crash more than other years!

JOIN PTA!

~PTA membership envelopes went home today. Please send in $5 to help our class be the first to reach 100%! We get some free pizza for our class...and you help support an organization that does so much for our school! From vision screening to the Carnival to teacher Appreciation Week to helping out fifth graders who cannot afford the End of Year trip to drinks and treats on Play Day. This is just a short list of the hundreds of things they do at Beauclerc! Send in your $5 as soon as possible!

Happy Birthday!

~Happy Birthday Nicole! Big thanks to her Mom for the treats!

STAR STUDENTS!

~Congratulations to Annie and Josh! They are this week's STAR Students! They are both awesome!Goody, Annie, Mrs. G. Gibby, and Josh

Goody, Annie, Mr. G, Gibby, and Josh

Connections

~What is a conestoga wagon?

Crash by Jerry Spinelli

~We are already up to Chapter 7 in Crash, our first novel! We practiced Partner Reading and WE LOVE Crash and Penn!

Ms. Gay joins in with one partner pair!

N and H hard at work!

K and JB relaxing with a good book!

A and K sitting in Mr. G's chair??????

L and A and J

Tyler is hard at work

Earthquakes and Tsunamis Connection:

~We talked about earthquakes and tsunamis today during our Word Study.... Sure enough, there was an earthquake in Virginia today that was felt all over the east coast. Above is a video of the Japanese tsunami of last year. Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes that occur under the ocean floor.

This Week's Word Study

Earthquake Terror:
debris
devastation
earthquake
fault
impact
jolt
shuddered
susceptible
undulating
upheaval
Bonus: Quaker

Our First Day!

~Day one is in the books, only 179 to go! We spent a great deal of time going over the routines of Rooms 71 and 73. We listened to a great story called Poppy by Avi, we chose our independent reading books, and we learned a little about earthquakes ans tsunamis. We also got our first homework assignment...our Read & Respond forms. These are to be signed every night Monday through Friday.
~Tuesday, we start our first novel together, Crash by Jerry Spinelli. We will be reading 3-4 novels this yer by Jerry Spinelli. This will be our author study.

Thanks!

~Big Shout Out to Fencey! I just found the card you made for me at the end of the year! Good Luck in Middle School... and don't get sent to the fence!

Megan (Fencey) and her Mom!

Welcome to Rooms 71 & 73!

~It was awesome meeting you all today and seeing how excited you are to be a Gibbons or Goodman Ape. Yes... that is our class mascot... THE APE!

~A quick note about the folders you took home......

*Make sure you sign the releases giving permission to use the Internet and to be photographed as well as the Code of Conduct form.

*PTA membership envelopes will go home next week.

~Supply list for Rooms 71 & 73:

* 1 pack of wide rules paper

* 2 composition books

* 6-10 pencils

(keep trapper keepers, binders, portfolios, crayons, etc. at home)

~Get a good night of sleep and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime with the Apes!

Classroom Supplies

~Hopefully, you have received a postcard in the mail telling you that you are in Mr. Gibbons's class or in Mrs. Goodman's class! Over the last few days, we have met a couple of you and are excited to get started on our adventure Monday!

~We look forward to meeting you all on Friday the 19th at 2:00. This is the time for Fifth Grade Orientation. The purpose of Orientation is to meet your teacher and get familiar with your classroom. We will be discussing Room 71 & 73 Guidelines and Expectations at Open House on September 6, 2011.

~What do you need for your first day of school? 2 composition books (any color) like the one shown below, 1 pack of wide ruled paper, and about 10 pencils. That is it!

We are almost there!

~If you are reading this, you probably got a postcard in the mail saying that you are in either Mr. Gibbons class or in Mrs. Goodman's class! We have been working hard to get Rooms 71 & 73 ready for the Apes! Get ready for an awesome year in which you will read at least 60 books, learn new ways to think about math, and have a BLAST!

Mr. Gibbons & Mrs. Goodman

Mrs. Peck and Mrs Gaspard joined us for lunch

your desks are ready

they just like to be in a lot of pictures

this is where we meet for every lesson

this is where Mr. G usually reads and teaches

Back at Beauclerc!

Stopped into Beauclerc today to get some work done in YOUR new room! What a mess! Another day or two and it will be ready! Had to leave to go home and watch the Red Sox win!