Last Week

Well, it's here.  The last week of school!  I can't believe it.  This has been one of the fastest school years I have experienced since I started teaching.  It's insane!  I just want to take a moment to tell you all how much I have LOVED being your daughter's teacher this year.  I love each and everyone of them like they were my own children.  I will miss you all so much this year, and I pray and hope that you stay in contact with me throughout your daughter's educational career.  I also want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being so supportive this year.  I wouldn't have been able to do half of what we did without you all!  I appreciate each of you!

The CRCT scores were the best I have had in my teaching career.  In fact, when I saw them, I started crying.  I am so unbelievably proud of all the hard work your daughters did.  They exceeded my expectations.  Because they all passed, I am going to have a pool party in my neighborhood.  It will be Wednesday, June 5th from 1-3.  It will be in my neighborhood pool.  I will provide drinks and snacks.  This is not a school sponsored event.  I require that an adult stay the entire time.  If you are friends with another parent in the class, and you trust them with your daughter, then they can be the chaperone.  No child can be left at the pool and picked up at the end.  Please RSVP to 678)262-8150 by June 3rd.  I hope to see you all there!

Graduation is Thursday morning at 8:30.  It will last until approximately 10:00.  At that time, we will ask you all to line the halls of the round building to watch the 5th grade walk.  When the walk is over, we encourage you to take your daughter home with you.  It is an early release day, so they would only miss about an hour anyway.  It will make dismissal easier if you take them right after the walk.  Please have your daughter wear their Sunday best.  NO JEANS ALLOWED! 

Tomorrow, Wednesday, is also an early release day.  We will dismiss at 12:10.  If you need your daughter to go home a different way than normal, please write me a note.  They cannot bring their back packs tomorrow or Thursday.  Tomorrow is also field day.  They may wear school appropriate shorts.  They cannot shorter than 2 inches above the knee.  They will wear the shirts we decorated.  They can bring them home after field day tomorrow.

The girls have been such a fun part of helping my plan my wedding.  I get married June 1st.  I will update this blog after with pictures for the girls to see.  :)

Please send back the envelope with two stamps and addressed by Thursday, or you will have to come pick up your daughter's report card from school.

Have a wonderful summer and good luck in middle school!!

Happy birthday to all of these Sunset Sweethearts over the summer!

Winding down the year

Three weeks left!!  Technically, 14 days.  :)  These next few weeks are going to be packed with a lot of fun activities. 
1. Starting Monday, there are going to be 10 balloons on the ceiling.  Each balloon will contain a fun activity for the day.  We will pop the balloon each morning and do whatever is inside.  Some of the things will be: picnic lunch outside, no shoes for the day, going by a nickname the whole day, ect.
2. We started a behavior system called Sundaeland.  They each have a game board.  Each day that they have good behavior and work hard, they get to color a piece of their board.  Along the way, they earn parts of an ice cream sundae.  Whatever they earn by the Wednesday of the last week of school, they will get to enjoy.  They can earn anything from just a spoon, to ice cream with sprinkles, cherries, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream.
3. They are working really hard on their career and $1,000,000 projects.  Those will continue for the next two weeks. 
4. Field day is Wednesday, May 22nd.  Please get a clean, white t-shirt to school by May 10th (next Friday).  We are going to make class shirts for that day.
5. 5th grade graduation is Thursday, May 23rd in the cafeteria.  I will get you more information as soon as we have it.  It will be in the morning.
6. Our field trip to East Cobb is next Wednesday.  It's always a fun day for the girls to see what they will be experiencing next year. 

I'm attaching a video of some fun the girls had at recess the other day.  Enjoy!!

Breanna celebrated her birthday this week!  Happy birthday sweet girl!

Have a great weekend!