Soda-lighted

Today is the start of the 2015-2016 school year. The middle school is a big change for most students. It is their first year in a new building, first day with several new teachers, first day with lockers, first day with new classmates. Clearly, first day jitters rule.  I wanted to do something fun for each of the students in my room. I got their attention {and smiles} with a soda pop theme.

To help students learn procedures and locate items in their new classroom, they were given a pop quiz. This quiz got students out of their chairs and exploring the layout of the classroom. 

The Pop Quiz included soda pops with encouraging notes. 

Team 1A teachers are soda-lighted to be teaching your child. There are so many fun things to do and learn in the fifth grade. We are looking forward to the adventure.  It is our goal that your child's fifth grade experience is filled with personal growth as a thinker and learner. We recognize that in order to be successful in school, children need support from both the home and school. We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child’s education. 

This team of teachers is cheering for your child - -

                        Mrs. Reedy - health and PE

                        Miss Hayse - music and choir

                        Mrs. Henderson - media and encore

                        Mrs. Full - language arts and math

                        Mrs. Polodna - keyboarding

                        Mrs. Pieper - science, social studies, and math

                        Mrs. Carlisle - art (absent from picture) 

Let the adventure begin!  

A Bouquet of Newly Sharpened Pencils

 Thanks, Sydney! My pencil vase is front and center ;-) 

I confess that my heart beats a little faster when I stroll through the aisles of school supplies. I love neat piles of notebooks, brand new pens, and erasers in every color.

The excitement builds as I prepare for a new class of fifth grade students. I am immersed in setting up my classroom. I am a teacher who has the opportunity and the fun of creating the learning landscape for a group of students where the reading and writing inside these four walls will be engaging. 

Mark your calendar. School begins this week – Thursday, August 13^th. 
Sneak peak into Room 100 - -