Mrs. Appleton's Baby Girl

So many of my students and former students who have not seen my baby girl have asked me to please post a picture of her.......so here she is.....Miss Rebekah! We traveled to China to adopt her last April and we just love her soooooooooooooooooooo much! She is such a smart, sweet little baby!!!!!

FALL BREAK!!!!!

After 2 weeks of Intersession, it is now time for everyone to kick back and enjoy Fall Break for a week! WOOHOO! Rest up good now and be ready to learn learn learn when we come back on Monday!

Math Benchmark Test On Tuesday: September 28th

Make sure you are studying your Math Journal and practicing with any old papers that I have graded and sent home. Make sure you also get a good night's sleep and that you come to school with a winning attitude ready to work hard on every single problem! Your score will go in the gradebook AND all A's will get a sticker on the Hall of Fame and a "special" treat! I KNOW you can do it!

Picture Day: September 23rd!!!!

Just a quick reminder to everyone that picture day is Thursday, September 23, 2010. Be ready to smile pretty and look nice for your pictures!!!!

Save Those Labels From Sunny D To Earn Free Books For Our Classroom!

Hey everyone! I am collecting Sunny D labels (the UPC codes) to try to earn 20 Free Books for the classroom! If any of your families drink SunnyD, please bring the label to school. It has to be labels from the larger containers. (Excludes Proofs for 6.75, 8.0, 11.3, 12.0 oz SunnyD® bottles/cans.) Every label that is brought in will earn you 10 Team Day points!!!! I only need 20 labels so the first 20 will earn the Team Day points and the class will get to read some new books!!!!

Learn Those Multiplication Facts!!!!!!!!

We have found something that a LOT of our 5th-graders need to work on EVERY SINGLE night: MULTIPLICATION FACTS!!!!!!! There are so many skills that we do in 5th-grade and at the Middle School that REQUIRE that you KNOW your multiplication facts so we are working on a set EVERY week and taking a TIMED test of them. We have already covered 0,1,2,5,10 and 11 and taken the Quiz on those last week. Tomorrow we will be adding our 3's facts to the list and reviewing the ones already covered. At the end of learning all of the facts, we will have a BIG competition to recognize our TOP 10 Multiplication Winners in 5th-grade. Students should be memorizing the facts and be able to recall the correct answers QUICKLY!!!!!

Bring "Boxtops For Education" To School!

Remember that for every "Boxtop For Education" you bring in, our school gets 10 cents! So make sure you check the food containers that you use at home to see if you have any of these, clip them out, and bring them to class. I have a baggy hanging on the bulletin board for you to put them in.

First Day of School Is Monday!!!!

We had a wonderful time at Open House on Thursday and I met a LOT of our new 5th-graders and their parents! We are now ready to start a new year. That always means a LOT of work, but it also means we get to build our new 5th-Grade Family out in the annex building. I am looking forward to seeing all of the smiling faces of our new group bright and early on Monday morning. Be ready to learn how 5th-grade works and to get started on a new year! Students should bring their enthusiasm for learning and winning attitudes in order for us all to get off to a brand new start TOGETHER!

End of Another Year.......Beginning A New Year!

Well, the school year ended on June 18, 2010 for my wonderful group of 5th-graders and I'm sure most of them are enjoying their summer break as they prepare to go to the middle school in September. It was a whirlwind year and I will always remember this year as the one that I FINALLY became a mom! Our baby is doing GREAT and I love running into my students in town so they can see her! She loves meeting them too! The new year school year is quickly approaching!!! My teacher workdays start in a couple of weeks (July 22 and 23 and then the whole next week).
Open House is Thursday July 29th and the students start back on August 2, 2010! I always get so excited at the beginning of the school year as I wonder what my new group of students will be like! I hope they are getting excited too!

Best Wishes To My 5th Graders!

SOL Testing is approaching and I just wanted to send all of my 5th-graders a note to let them know that I am thinking about them and wishing them the best on their SOL Tests! PLEASE take your time and think about all of the questions and the answers CAREFULLY! Do not rush to finish and make sure that on the Math test you work out all of the problems. I know that you will do your very best and make us all so proud of you! This is your time to "SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW!" I will be rooting for you and thinking about you all!
Love ya!
Mrs. Appleton
(Baby Rebekah sends her best wishes too!)

Writing SOL Test Next Week!

Just a reminder to students and parents that March 2nd and 3rd are the dates for the English/Writing SOL Test! Be prepared and get plenty of rest! You need to do your very very best of these tests!
The other SOL Tests are in the Spring (May) so you need to make sure that you are studying every night, doing your homework, asking questions in class, and preparing for those!

Mrs. Appleton Is Going To Be A Mom!!!!!!

I told my class that I would share the news with them once we found out from China, but we have been out of school all of this week for snow days so I haven't seen them but here goes:
MR. and MRS Appleton were matched with their baby from China and received the news on Monday, February 1st! It's a girl!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!
I can't wait to share the news and pictures with all of you!!!!!! She's so cute!!!! So.......when we DO make it back to school we are going to take ALL of our notes for the rest of the year and get them in our Math Journals and REALLY REALLY work hard in Math before I have to go to China! Be prepared!!!!!!!
I miss all of you!!!!!! See you soon!

THIRD NINE WEEKS STARTS TODAY!

Just a friendly reminder that today is the start of third nine weeks! You have had 1/2 of the year to get used to 5th grade and now is the time to start seriously preparing for SOL Testing time and hopefully for 6th-grade. These are the things we look for:
1. Passing grades in all subjects
2. Passing scores on all SOL Tests
3. Attendance
4. Maturity (responsible behavior that proves you are mature enough to go the Middle School).
Keep this in mind! Also, remember to put your names on your papers. If you forget your name on your paper, it is now minus 10 points!!!!!

Back To School Today!

Today was our first day back from Christmas Break! WELCOME BACK everyone. NOW the work begins as we work towards SOL Testing. We have LOTS to learn so buckle down and take it all seriously. Here's what you need to do to be ready:
1. Study EVERY night! Pull out your notes and your old papers and practice!!!
2. Read at least 20 minutes EVERY night!
3. Be in school every day and PAY attention in your classes!
4. Behave and don't get distracted by others.
DO YOUR BEST!!!!!!!!!