Friday, September 9, 2011

Test Schedule 9.12-9.16

Mon. Spelling 1-5

Tues. Spelling 6-10

Wed. Spelling 11-15; Vocabulary 1-5; Science Test

Thurs. Spelling 16-20; History Test

Fri. Vocabulary 6-10

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Test Schedule 8.22-8.29

Monday: Spelling 1-5

Tuesday: Spelling 6-10

Wednesday: Spelling 11-15; Vocabulary 1-5; Language Test

Thursday: Spelling 16-20; Science Test

Friday: Spelling 21-25 (will begin week 5); Vocabulary 6-10

Monday, August 15, 2011

Test Schedule 8.15-8.19

Monday: Spelling 1-5
Tuesday: Spelling 6-10
Wednesday: Spelling 11-15; Vocabulary 1-5
Thursday: Spelling 16-20
Friday: Spelling 21-25; Vocabulary 6-10; Math Test

*Your student is bringing home the study guide for Language. The test is not until NEXT Wednesday.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Open House

Open House is this Sunday from 2:00-4:00! I hope to see you there!

Monday, July 18, 2011

Updates

The ABC's of 5th Grade have been added to the blog. I also sent them out in the mail today. Please be watching your mailbox!

If you have not returned your family information packet, I included a copy of it in your mail out. Please fill it out and return back to me ASAP.

Please make sure that you scroll down and check out our School Supply Policy! I am going to try to go this week!

If you have not turned in your Summer Reading Journal, please do so ASAP!

I added the "follow by email" application to my blog. Please follow me by email. Every post will be sent to your inbox!

Monday, July 11, 2011

Deadline Reminder!

Wow! Summer is fading fast, and it's almost time to Fall back into the swing of the school year! The summer reading journal is DUE this FRIDAY!! It is very important that your first assignment is turned in on time! I will be grading them next week, and they will be available for pick up in the office by the end of the week next week. This is your first grade so please make sure you start the year off right! Also, I will be going to purchase school supplies this Wednesday! If you have not paid the fee yet, please do so by Wednesday!

One more thing....please help spread the word about the class blog! I want this to be a resource for all of you, but it is hard when only some of you know about it :) Let's spread the word!

Again, if there are any questions or concerns, please email me at bwaldrop@bessemeracademy.com or you can call me at the school at 428-6288.

Monday, June 20, 2011

School Supplies

School Supply Classroom Donation!!!

I am going to purchase your student's school supplies this year! I simply need you to make a $65.00 classroom donation into the 5th grade account! Please make sure you have this in by July 8th if possible! I hope to get this done early! If you have any questions, please email me!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Summer Reading

I have heard some of your concerns over the summer reading book. This is a 5th grade level book. If you feel your student is struggling, please contact me. Part of the Foundations and Frameworks curriculum is challenging them to think critically. This is not supposed to be easy. Your student is used to looking up words in the dictionary for reading. Your student has had to do this everyday in F&F. This book is actually one of the F&F books that we will use for a unit later in the year.

Also, please make sure that your student is doing the reading and the journaling. The main reason for this assignment is for me to assess where your student is when they enter my class. It gives me a place to start with strengths and weaknesses for each individual student. I need to see how your student processes and organizes information as it is being read. This will help me determine how they are comprehending as they read, and the strategies they are already practicing to do this. This is a critical skill for SAT testing. Please make sure that your student is doing the work.

Once again if you have concerns, please contact me. You can reach me by email at bwaldrop@bessemeracademy.com

Please be aware that I will be on vacation beginning this Friday. Any email received after Friday at 5:00 will be replied to on Monday, May 30th when I return. Thank you for your understanding :)

Thursday, May 5, 2011

5th Grade Summer Reading

You will be reading "The Callender Papers" by Cynthia Voigt. I suggest reading it as soon as possible so that it is out of the way for the summer!

The assignment is as follows:

Your student will need to keep a "journal" each day as they read. Each entry should include:

Date, Pages Read, Detailed Summary of Reading, Predictions, and Questions for Author.

Each Entry should be in the same order each time. An example entry would look like this.

5/4/11
Pages: 1-20

Detailed Summary would be written here.

Any Predictions would be written here.

Questions would be written here.

I suggest a regular spiral notebook for the journal.

The journal will be due on or before July 15th. NO exceptions will be made. Students who register on or after July 5th must have their journals in on or before the first day of school.

Journals should be dropped off or mailed to the school. I will check to pick them up each week at some point. You can also mail them to 8513 Cross Creek Way Bessemer 35023 to get them to me directly.

Again, let me state that if I were being given the assignment, I would go ahead and get it out of the way so that last minute work is avoided. The journals need to be neat, quality work.

If you have any questions, please email me.

Thank you,
Brittany Waldrop
bwaldrop@bessemeracademy.com