As of Friday, It's Goodbye 2007-2008 Greyhounds!

After a terrific set of presentations for Decade Days from all the fifth grade classes, our students are gearing up for the end of the year.  Our Fifth Grade Luncheon is tomorrow and parents are invited to attend the festivities. 

The remainder of this week, while somewhat flexible, has some key specifics.  Please keep these in mind.

1.  Luncheon-May 22, 11:30:  Students are to wear their Team T-shirt (if it's clean!).  Advance payments for the meals should be already turned in at this point.

2.  Student bookbags:  Last day to bring these to school is Thursday, May 22.  You may see the items from their desks coming home Wednesday and Thursday, along with any unclaimed presentation materials.  We'll keep having snacks through Friday, so if they bring one, it should be in hand when they enter the room on Friday.

3.  One of our parent volunteers (whose help certainly has been effective this year) is presenting a mini-lesson reviewing economics Thursday morning, May 22.  It will be fun and thought-provoking.

4.  Student Teaching Lessons May 22nd and 23rd:  Students were given a form a week ago to identify a skill or lesson they would like to teach their classmates.  We'll be accomplishing these short demonstrations the last two days of school.  This should not be a stress inducer!  :)

5.  Book Buddies' Last Hurrah on May 23rd:  We'll meet with Ms. Whitson's class to say goodbye to our reading pals from this year (and have a snack)

6.  Walk of Honor-1:45 Friday, May 23:  Our students have earned this, so we wish to have them celebrate their transition to middle school!  Hip, Hip, Hooray!

Thank you for the wonderful year with our class.  Sending them ready to go each day has made them the successes they are.  Each student has been important in our class's learning experience this year, and we will always remember our time together.  Some things were stressful, (CRCT, ITBS, Writing Assessment, '90's Presentations, Research Paper, etc.) but we have certainly been successful (Each day was one for reflection and self-knowledge...keeping in mind life's important things).  We all are wiser people than when our year began.  That is a commendable thing!

See you at the luncheon and thank you for your support of our class!

Sincerely,

Alex McGill