June 1st

~Thursday June 1st- 8:45 AM in the cafeteria will be the Grade 5 Awards.  Immediately following at 9:45 will be the Class Awards in Room 11!  All parents are welcome!  The fifth grade cookout will be at noon in the grassy area behind the building!  The cookout is for students only.  There is no charge, and no requirements... just come and celebrate the end of Elementary School!

Yearbooks!

~Yearbooks can be purchased in the front office for $25......

Rest in Peace Kevin!

 ~We finished reading Freak the Mighty on Friday!  What an awesome emotional ending!  This was an incredible story of friendship, overcoming bullying, and just being decent people.  It was a pleasure to share this book with my class!

Duval Schools 5K

~Come join us on June 3rd at 8:00 a.m. to run in the Spirit 5K.  It is only $15!! Includes shirt, medal, and goodies!
~Click HERE to register!

Upcoming Event

Accelerated Reader Update

Updated - April 25, 2017

Room 11:

Caleb- 307

Erin- 189

Ava- 173

Domenic- 183

Hanna- 134

Laird- 88

Travis - 72

Alex - 68

Colin - 58

Matthew - 59

Room 13:

Anna- 537

Gracie- 128

Katia- 169

Sydney- 174

Ethan B. - 65

Ella - 61

Scarlet- 82

Billy - 63

Rowan - 58

Allison - 42

End of Month Luncheon

Our End of Month Luncheon will be on Friday May 5th at 11:30.  There is no school this Friday, and Starry Nights tis on Thursday!  The extra few days will get everyone a chance to get caught up on their books.  If your child does nor receive an invitation, he or she did not reach their goal for April!

K95K April 22, 2017

 

Nice smile!

Congratulations to everyone who came out and ran the K95K in Nocatee on Saturday.  Everyone set themselves a new personal best!

Hello from Boston

 ~It is cold up here.  Just north of Boston, there is still snow on the ground.  The crowds in the city that are here for the marathon are incredibly large!

see snow in background?

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!