May 16

Gillespie Gazette…May 16, 2011

Blog: www.gillespiegazette.blogspot.com

Email: anna.gillespie@jordan.k12.ut.us

School: 801-446-3200
Cell: 801-623-7625
Home: 801-375-0024

Dear Parents,

I know there is a saying: “Long Time, No See.” I feel like I want to say, “Long time, no hear.” Sorry about not getting to this Gillespie Gazette all week. I think between testing, teaching, tripping (Kanab one week and daughter’s graduation the week before that) I have felt like I have been behind the eight ball (idiom). Anyway thank you for your patience. (May 12) was our last day of testing, so things should be getting back to normal. I am not even sure if I will be able to send this home today…or will I wait until Monday?…hum….decisions, decisions. Okay, I made my decision…send home May 16.

And then, just when I started to get back into the grove of the Blog again, the computer system wouldn’t let me on the very next day. GRRRRRR!

Thank you for your Field Trip Donations and the promptness in getting those turned in, I guess it helped to bribe them with Extra Credit. We will please accept more donations if you can. It is very costly to get buses (we have to pay for them…can you believe it? Well, thanks to the PTA Funds they pay for the buses. But we are having to pay for each child to enter the park and also each parent volunteer. So I hate to announce this, but any parent volunteer will also have to pay (but only $2.00) Please know you are all invited to volunteer and you will love this field trip.

We had a super Fund Run Kick Off Assembly this week and your child brought home a flier explaining about it. Thanks for any donations towards that PTA fund raiser. PTA is so supportive of teachers and so thank you for that.

Parent Letter #30 will be due next week on Thursday, the 19 of May.

Here are the spelling words:
1. can’t = can not
2. favorite
3. cockroach
4. typically
5. grinned
6. hurricanes
7. affect
8. effect
9. sunburn
10. it’s = it is
11. its (possessive pronoun)
12. hurts
13. environments
14. potatoe

Please encourage your child to stay focused and get worked turned in every day so they don’t get behind. Last day to turn in all assignments will be May 27. I will try to send home Progress Reports on May 23 to let you know how your child has been doing and what they need to do to have a great Report Card.

Courtnie helped me a bunch last week. She has been a most enjoyable student to work with all week. Oh wait, it was Ronaldo that got to be the student of the week last week. Okay ditto for what I just said about Courtnie. Both of these kids are over the top in cooperation, attitude, work ethic, desire and they get along so well with everyone. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the enjoyable kids I have worked with this year. Wait, wait, wait…wasn’t Brianna my student helper last week. Yes, of course, these weeks have been flying by, I can’t even keep track of all the good helpers I had. Brianna saved my bacon ( idiom) several times during this week as I was trying to stay ahead of the eight ball and catch up. Thanks Student Leaders…I really couldn’t do it without you.

Congratulations to the following students who were the very first to turn in their Color Journals. This has never happened before, but we had a three way tie: COURTNIE, JASON, and BAILEE! This means I have to buy a prize for each of them. As soon as you three get to school on Tuesday, May 17, rush up to my desk and visit with me on what you might like as your prize. I love doing these Color Journals. I hope you enjoyed them as well, I have told the students that I am giving them grade points towards language for them and so they need to dig them out from deep in their back packs or under their beds or under their parent’s beds and start writing. They will get a fine score if they just do this every day until May 27 (All work is due on this May 27, Friday)

You will notice an invite to our 4th grade program. Please come and enjoy your child in this great program and learn tons about our great state of Utah.

This week: May 17, Tuesday (Wear tennis shoes to participate in the Fund Run and bring your donations) Also last day for Library…Please return book.
May 19, Thursday: This is the Place Field Trip


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