Thursday, March 26, 2015

Mrs. Frisby vocabulary

Here's another great vocabulary quizlet for Chapters 8-15 for Mrs. Frisby. Quiz is April 9th.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Grandparents' Day Dress Rehearsal

Parents, our dress rehearsal for Grandparents' Day will be Thursday at 10:00 in the auditorium.  

Also, follow the link here for more information about the live streaming of our performances on Friday.  http://www.fpdmacon.org/fpd-to-webcast-grandparents-day-on-march-27/

Monday, March 23, 2015

Grandparents' Day Dress

Grandparent's Day is Friday, March 27th. Every student 3K through 5thgrade will be participating in our “Patriotic” theme. COSTUMES: Students should wear red, white and/or navy blue PLAIN collared shirts (very small logos only – Uniform shirts are fine) and jeans. Shoes: Normal school wear. All 5th grade band/chorus will also wear this costume. ALL students will wear this attire for Thursday dress rehearsal AND Friday performances. 

DRESS REHEARSAL: Thursday, March 26th. Parents are welcome to attend dress rehearsal. Our 4th grade dress rehearsal will be at 10:00 AM.

GRANDPARENT’S DAY SHOWS:  Friday, March 27th: Reception at 8:30am in Clark Fine Arts lobby. Show begins at 9:00 for 3K-2nd graders. Reception at 10 and show begins at 10:30 for 3rd-5th graders. Questions? Email Niki Mixon at niki.mixon@fpdmacon.org

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Monday Math

Monday Math dates through the end of April will be the following:

March 23
April 6
April 13
April 27

We begin at 2:50 and end at 3:20. If your child has questions or wants extra practice on a skill please encourage him/her to join us.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Science Test on Tuesday, March 24th

Next Tuesday will be our Science unit test over Electricity and Magnetism.  The study guide is included in the important documents section of the blog.  Students will need to be able to illustrate series and parallel circuits, as well a complete circuit.  These illustrations are included on the study guide.  I am looking forward to seeing students "shine" on next Tuesday's test!

Enjoy a few photos below of students building circuits in Science this week.





  

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Vocabulary quizlet

Here's a great quizlet for "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" vocabulary - chapters 1-7. Quiz is March 25.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Math Unit 8 Test is Friday, March 20

You can find a copy of your study guide under the Important Documents section on the right side of this blog.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Tybee Chaperone Drawing

Good morning! Thank you for being patient this week as we have waited to get final counts from Tybee in order to determine the number of parent volunteers we can take on the trip. We are pleased to announce that we are able to take 13 parents and 5 staff members. The following is the list of parents and staff who will be attending. If your name is on this list, you will be receiving more information regarding payment soon. There are 3 alternate names. Alternates will be asked to attend in the order their name was drawn (and are listed) in the event that one of the chaperones cannot attend. Thanks so much to all of you who offered to go by “putting your name in the hat” for the drawing.

Parent Chaperones:
Marla Baltz
Mike Bakkar
Liz Belote
Chris Cawley
Hannah Chan
Kelly Foster
Alex Hinson
Beth Simmons
Jaime Simmons
Nate Tart
Brigitte Terrell
Julie Wallace
Christa Ward

Alternates:
1. Elizabeth Hardy
2. Myrja Fuller
3. Melissa Comer

Staff:
Shannon Bryant
Terry Rabun
Rana Thigpin
Dr. Shealy
Jenny Clausen

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Science Vocab Study Guide--Magnetism and Electricity

Today your child received a study guide for next Tuesday's science vocabulary quiz over "Magnetism and Electricity."  There is also a digital copy located here on the blog. You will find it saved in the "Important Documents" section.  Thanks so much!    

Tybee Chaperone Drawing

Just a quick update to let you know we are waiting to hear back from Tybee on a firm number we can take on our upcoming trip. As soon as they let us know that number we will draw parent chaperones from the hat and let you know.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Field Trip Updates

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Just a reminder that tomorrow our FPD 4th and 5th graders will be going to Theatre Macon to watch "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe."  We are so excited about this trip!  Students are to wear regular school uniforms on Friday due to the field trip.  
Also, all student money for Tybee is due on Friday.  The amount is $100.00.  These are the web sites that we mentioned in Tuesday's parent meeting in case you would like to sneak a peek at what we have planned:

*http://www.burton4h.org/

*https://plus.google.com/photos/114341172796835013700/albums/5119065714204357713?banner=pwa

Thanks so much!