Hello families,

It's hard to believe we just have a mere four days left together! Please remember our special dismissal times next week... Monday/Tuesday 1:25, Wednesday 11:50 or 12:30 (as usual), Thursday 12:00.

On Tuesday, we will be leaving for Saratoga Springs around 9:00. Thank you to out many chaperons! You can meet us in our classroom by 8:45. There may not be room for all parents on the bus. If this happens, Mrs. Tibiyan is driving and you can carpool with her our each other. 

Students should bring: bathing suit, towel, sunscreen, water, change of clothes (don't forget undergarments...), water bottle, sandals, hat/sunglasses, and a backpack or small bag to put everything inside! Students can also bring a disposable camera if they'd like to document their last 5th grade trip with friends. Students and chaperones will be served a BBQ lunch and popsicle! We will return to school just in time for 1:25 dismissal.

On Thursday, we will be having our brunch at 10:15 (right after snack recess). If you volunteered to something you can sent it to school with your student or it around 9:25-9:30 to our classroom. If you offered to help set up, you can start going to the 5th grade classrooms around 9:25-9:30 and carry items to the picnic tables (I'll also have some students help) and start setting items up in a way that makes sense for a buffet.  We typically use the 2 picnic tables closest to the blacktop for the food items and then students use the rest of the tables to sit down and enjoy their meal. Cleaning up will start around 10:45.

Our promotion ceremony will start around 11:00. We would love/very much appreciate the brunch to be completely cleaned up before we start the ceremony. The ceremony usually lasts around 30 minutes. Afterwards, students will come back and get any belongings from the classroom, say good -bye to me, and be on their way!

Let me know if you have any questions. This has been such a wonderful year and I'm looking forward to celebrating next week!

In addition, just a reminder next Wednesday is Open House. It is from 6:30-7:30. Your students will be presenting their final PBL project. I would like to put together a slideshow for Open House so PLEASE add any photos from the year into the shared google drive folder. I will be teaching students how to do this on Monday, so they can show you how :)

- Marina

Hello Families,

Next week your students will be performing "Cinderella Bigfoot" for their final Starting Arts class. You are invited to come watch. The performance will be next Tuesday, March 14th at 9 am. The performance will be in the MU room. The play is about 15 minutes and after they will demonstrate improve activities.

We hope you are able to join us :)

- Mrs. Earl

Hello!

Below is a friendly list of reminders before we go to science camp next Tuesday 1/24. 

Another gentle reminder is to be aware of your student's health- science camp is very exciting and rewarding, but that's only the case when everyone is healthy. If your child has a fever or is vomiting within 24 hours of our departure, please do NOT send your student to school. It will feel unfortunate in the moment, but it will feel worse if your child tries to come and feels miserable the whole time and could spread his/her sickness to others.

 As always, please let me know if you have any questions/concerns.

Thank you!

Marina

This is just a reminder that all students should be reading for AT LEAST 30 minutes everyday, including weekends and holidays. At this point students should have read and logged at least 2,730 minutes at this point. Please check in with your student to make sure that they are reading and logging all of their minutes.

Just a reminder that on Monday, November 7th at 6:30pm we will be having our Science Camp Info night. A representative from camp, Armadillo, will be at Baker to give a short presentation about camp and answer any questions you may have.

I can't believe the year is coming to an end! As the year closes, I like to ask families to make suggestions and rate the year. Your comments will allow me to continue to develop and grow as a teacher. I am continuously looking for ways to improve my practice and make students more successful. THANK YOU for taking the time to fill out this survey. Your HONEST feedback is important to me, and I appreciate all comments you contribute.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with you and your child. Have a wonderful, relaxing summer!

We finished up ABC reading this past week. This represents all their hard work over the year learning about how to be good to one another.