Wk 30 Newsletter March 30-April 3

Field Trip Information

I hope you are excited as I am about our field trip. Please remember, I need all paperwork turned in by Tuesday March 31st. That's tomorrow! I need both your child's permission form signed and the bottom portion of the green form which includes shirt size and parent information. I must also have a down payment of at least $6 by Friday, April 3rd.

Payment Options:

• $15 which covers student field trip and t-shirt
• $7.50 down payment now, $7.50 by April 22
• $6 down payment now, $5 by April 17, $4 by April 24

We need your help!

We are out of the following supplies:
Kleenex
Hand Sanitizer


This week, we're learning...

Phonics
Review

Spelling
Review of word family patterns

Writer's Workshop
CRCT Review

Reader's Workshop
CRCT Review

Math Workshop
CRCT Review

Fluency Passages
Who Is Out at Night?
Big and Small
Plants in Danger
The Polar Regions

Word Wall Words
Individualized Lists

K-2 Kaleidoscope Visits!

On Monday, the K-2 Kaleidoscope class visited our classroom to share their learning. Our very own classmate, Alexis, is a member of this group.

They have being learning about energy. Each student presented his or her learning with our class. We learned about different kinds of energy, how energy is made, sound, vibration, and magnets.

AR Congrats!

Way to go!

Jaylia Dennel
50 Point Club

Alexis Keown
150 Point Club

Isaiah Harris
75 Point Club

Bailey Noles
75 Point Club

AR Congrats!

Congratulations!

Destiny
75 Point Club

Tyler
75 Point Club

Wk 29 Newsletter March 23-27, 2009

A Note about Homework

This week you will notice there is a Language Arts section for each night. Math is a little different. You may either complete the entire math sheet in one night or you may break into smaller parts doing a few problems each night. Students are doing really well with this new homework. I think it will help them do better on the CRCT because they are now familiar with the format for test questions.

Movie Matinee
Friday, March 27
3-5 p.m.

Don't forget, this Friday is the March Movie Matinee. For $5 your child will be able to watch the movie and enjoy a snack and drink. Please be sure all money and forms are turned in by Thursday!

Don't miss PTO Science Night!

Ben Roy will be here on Tuesday, March 24. Mr. Roy puts on an awesome Science show! You won't want to miss this event!

Clip Art by Discover School

Honor Roll

Congratulations! The following students earned Honor Roll for the third nine weeks. Honor Roll means these students earned A's or B's in each subject. Great job!

Ethan
Camden
Tyler
Jarrod
Destiny

Star Honor Roll

Congratulations! These students earned Star Honor Roll for the third nine weeks. This means they earned A's in every subject. Great work, guys!

Chyanne
Bailey
Alexis
Connor
Isaiah
Kai

AR Congrats!

Congratulations to the following students for meeting
your AR goals for the 3rd Nine Weeks!
Chyanne
Camden
Hope
Jaylia
Kai
Isaiah
Tyler
Bailey
Alexis
Connor
Jarrod

Pep Rally

On Tuesday, March 17th, we had our pep rally to celebrate our accomplishments for the third nine-weeks grading period. Congratulations to everyone! I am so proud of the hard work you've been doing! Let's keep it up!

Coka-Cola Truck Load Sale

Together with the Coca-Cola Company, we are pleased to bring you Gilbert Elementary School's annual Coke and PowerAde sale! The Coca-Cola Company has always been a generous supporter of Walker County Schools! The truckload sale begins today and runs through March 31st.

Orders must be paid for in advance and turned in no later than March 31st.
Pick up will be April 14, 2009.

Coke Products = $20 per case (24 count - 20 ounce bottles)
Powerade Products = $24 per case (24 count - 20 ounce bottles)

Flavors Include:
Coca-Cola Classic
Coke ZERO
Cherry Coke
Cherry Coke ZERO
Diet Coke
Caffeine Free Diet Coke
Sprite
Sprite ZERO
Mello Yello
Vault
Vault ZERO
Vault Red Blitz
Dr. Pepper
Diet Dr. Pepper
Barq's Root Beer
Fanta Orange
Fanta Grape
Fanta Strawberry
Minute Maid Lemonade
Minute Maid Pink Lemonade
Dasani
Dasani Lemon
Dasani Strawberry
Dasani Grape
POWERade Lemon Lime
POWERade Orange
POWERade Fruit Punch
POWERade Mountain Blast
POWERade Grape
POWERade Strawberry-Lemonade

Reading Congrats!

Congratulations, Alexis!

She was the first one to complete her reading log for March!

AR Congratulations!

Congratulations to Trystan and Connor!

Trystan earned her 50 point tag.
Connor earned his 75 point tag.

Wk 27 Learning Menu

Phonics
Long a, oo, aw, ow, ou, long e,
y, n, kn, aw, le, ough

Spelling
-ole
homophones
-au

Writer's Workshop
Commas in Dates
Commas in a Series

Reader's Workshop
Identifying a Paragraph
Rhyming Words

Learning Links for Rhyming Words:
Digby Mole's Rhyming Game
Rhyming Word Memory
Gus & Inky's Rhyme Time

Math Workshop
Two-digit Addition

Learning Links for Addition:
Addition Machine
Adding 10
Number Monster

Fluency Passages
After the Rain
Ben's Birthday
Lily's First Movie
The Wink

Word Wall Words
Individualized Lists

Learning Link: Sight Words with Sampson

Math, ELA, and Reading
Benchmark Assessments

Wk 27 Newsletter

Welcome back to school! Did you remember to set your clocks back? You know that spring is just around the corner! For us, this means the CRCT is coming. You will notice a few changes. We have added skill review pages to our homework calendar. Please be sure your child completes his/her homework.

We were the attendance winners for February!
We enjoyed ice cream sundaes after lunch last week!

If you misplaced your copy of this week's newsletter, you may download it by clicking here.

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Seuss Day Fun!

What a fun day! Mrs. Massey and her host of helpers planned an awesome day for us! We got to Seuss up our hair, visit Seussville.com on the Internet, and make Gak! Check out our photos!

Town Hall Meeting

The public is invited to a Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Walker County Board of Education. The purpose of this meeting is to inform parents and the community of initiatives and plans related to current trends in Walker County education.

LaFayette High School

Thursday, March 5
6:00-7:30 p.m.

Couple of Cuties

Thursday must have been dress up day for these two adorable guys.
I just had to share!