Monday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. I'd like to extend an official welcome to our third and final trimester together. Weird how incredibly fast this year is passing by. Monday Folders have report cards in them, so please take the time to review progress and concerns with your child. With few exceptions, grades remained strong during the second trimester, and I am pleased with the progress of the classroom. ***Please return signed report card envelopes ASAP *** We will be honoring student achievement next Friday, March 18th @ The Big Spin. In the meantime, I am pleased to note the following fifth grade students for their academics:

Honor Roll: Ian, CeCe, Kaylee, Kyle, Lucas and Sky.
Principal's List: Arielle, Ethan, Megan and Trevor.

With this third trimester upon us, the kids can look forward to an individual science project, an artist report, a class play / film, a classroom writing anthology and a classroom mural. Of course, these are all on top of our daily content studies! Yup, we are reaching for the moon and the stars.
The third trimester will see us move away from the grade-level reading anthology and into literature studies. Today we began our exploration of Bridge to Terabithia, a Newberry winner from 1987. Fourth grade can still look forward to Number the Stars and Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, while the fifth grade can anticipate War Comes to Willie Freeman and a title TBD.

Tonight, the students are responsible for the following:

Fourth-

- Monday Folders
- Saxon 88
- HM 15.4 (if not completed in class)
- Terabithia vocabulary

Fifth-

- Monday Folders
- Saxon 88
- HM 15.1 (if not completed in class)
- Terabithia vocabulary

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Thursday & Friday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. Sorry to be posting late, but I am knee deep in report cards. I wanted to offer up a quick reminder to everyone that Family Life begins next Tuesday for fifth grade students. We will be sitting in with Mr. Kitch's class from 1-2. Also, Jogging for the Arts is tomorrow morning. Our scheduled time is @ 9am. You're welcome to come cheer us on!

The kids just have math to work on tonight.

Fourth-
- Saxon 86
- HM 15.2

Fifth-
- Saxon 86
- HM 14.5

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Wednesday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. Just a friendly reminder that Thursday is the last possible day that I will be able to accept work from students for this grading trimester.

The kids are responsible for the following tonight:

fourth-
- HM math 15.1 (if not completed in class)
- finish rough draft of story for editing tomorrow

fifth-
-HM math 14.4 (if not completed in class)
- finish rough draft of story for editing tomorrow

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Tuesday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. We closed both grade level book study / literature circle groups today with varying degrees of success. Students who have yet to submit their study guides and lit packets have until tomorrow to do so.
Thanks to parents who have signed and reviewed the 3rd trimester goal sheet with their child. This final trimester will soar by quickly, and the kids will be asked to up the ante on a weekly basis. The more focused we function as individuals, the better we will work as a classroom.
Jogging for the Arts is this Friday, and our scheduled running time is 9am.

Tonight, the kids are responsible for the following:

fourth-

- Saxon 85
- Problem o' the Week
- Great Horn Spoon packet

fifth-

- Saxon 85
- Problem o' the Week
- My Brother Sam packet
- Reading practice book pages 235 & 236

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Monday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. We had a great first day back together, and it felt good to be back in the room. Sounds like last week was a mixed bag, but I applaud the kids and their effort to manage in my absence.

Tomorrow officially ends the second grading trimester, but with my absence I am needing to extend the date to Thursday. I'm caught up with my work, but too many kids have been out and are needing to submit missing assignments for credit. Students who were absent last week have been given make-up work.

Goal setting assignments have been sent home with each student. I would appreciate these goals to be returned to me no later than Wednesday, and signed by child and parent.

Fifth grade parents, please be on the look out for family life materials that went home in today's folders.

Tonight, the kids are responsible for the following:

Fourth-

- Monday Folder
- Goal Setting
- Saxon 84
- Literature Circle meeting is tomorrow morning. Be prepared with your packet and job!
- Reading practice book pages 251 & 252

Fifth-

- Monday Folder
- Goal Setting
- Saxon 84
- Literature Circle meeting is tomorrow morning. Be prepared with your packet and job!
- Family Life form

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Almost Well

Howdy folks, and thanks for checking in. I am feeling much better, but am still lacking the energy for a full day of school on Friday. Ms. Landmann has graciously agreed to hang out with the class for another day, so I am happy to take her up on the offer. She informs me that class is going very well, and the kids are working very well.
I just wanted to toss out some friendly reminders:
1. T-shirt contest entries are due this Friday.
2. Book reports are due on Monday.
3. This grading period ends next Friday, so kids teetering with their AR points should use their time wisely.
4. I've picked up their work from the classroom from this week, so I can return everything to kids on Monday.

Each grade is responsible for Saxon 82 tonight.

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Tuesday & Wednesday

Howdy folks, not to gross anyone out, but the flu hit me hard today and I am not enjoying the symptoms at all. And here I thought I had made it through the season unscathed. Mrs. Landmann will be here on Wednesday. Homework for tonight and tomorrow are as follows:

Fourth:
- Saxon 80 & 81
- problem o' the week
- lit circle jobs (meetings are Wednesday and next Tuesday)
- study for Wednesday's water biome quiz

Fifth:
- Saxon 80 & 81
- problem o' the week
- lit circle jobs (meetings are Wednesday and next Tuesday)
- Reading Practice Book pages 220 & 221

Puking now, Mr. B