5th Grade News to Note

 
Last call for pizza and cookie dough orders! Order forms and money (one check made payable to Tattnall-PLEASE) are due this Friday, January 25th! You have one more day to sell, sell, sell! We are rooting for you!

We are having an all-school pep rally this Friday as well! Go Trojans! The elementary portion of the pep rally begins at 2:30 in the athletic complex. Please note that car pool will pick up at 3:15.

Friday evening the Trojans take on the Westfield Hornets beginning at 6:30. We will be celebrating Senior Night, Elementary Student Night, and having the Golden Trojan Winter social that evening as well. You do not want to miss the fun; wear your blue and gold to cheer on our basketball girls and boys.

Can you spell Supercalifragilistic-expialidocious?

Congratulations to our four 5th grade Spelling Bee participants - Christian Arnett, Kyle Johnson, Carly Lossiah, and Austin Whetsel.  Way to represent our 5th grade!  Sixth grader, Paul Kelley, won the bee and will represent TSA at the regional level.

Lunchroom is closed tomorrow!

Due to unforeseen plumbing issues, the lunchroom will be closed tomorrow, January 18th.  Please send a sack lunch and drink tomorrow.  We will be picnicking in our classrooms!

Penny Wars at TSA for the Orphans of Our Own Home in Africa

In chapel today, Mrs. Foxworth, along with our Lower School Student council, shared an idea of how Tattnall students could help the children of Our Own Home orphange in Uganda.  Starting Monday, Jan. 14 through Friday, Jan. 18, our elementary classes will have an all out PENNY WAR!  Each class will have a jar to fill full of pennies in competition with the other homerooms.  There is a catch....you bring pennies to count points for your homeroom, BUT you can bring anything higher than a penny to place in another homeroom's jar and it will be DEDUCTED from that class's total!  Sounds fun, huh?  So let's shake our piggy banks and bring in our change so we can make a change in the lives of these orphans!

Kudos to our 5th graders!

A big congratulations goes to Dawson Brown, the winner of our 14th annual TSA Geography Bee, held Tuesday, January 8th.  Dawson participated along with fellow 5th grader, Casey Richardson, and 8 other 4th through 8th grade students.  Runner-up was eighth grader Thomas Humphries.  Wow!  What an accomplishment for both students!

What does research say about ways parents can help their children with reading?

You will find your child's STAR Reader evaluation in Monday folders today.  Research shows that children who read on or above grade level succeed in school.  The reading level on the report will be highlighted; for example, if your child scored a 5.6, this number would be equivalent to 5th grade/6th month reading ability.  If your child is not reading at or above grade level, you may find these research based suggestions beneficial to boost his or her reading level. 

• Provide a good role model — read yourself and read often to your child.
• Provide varied reading material — some for reading enjoyment and some with information about hobbies and interests.
• Encourage activities that require reading — for example, cooking (reading a recipe), constructing a kite (reading directions), or identifying an interesting bird's nest or a shell collected at the beach (using a reference book).
• Establish a reading time, even if it is only ten minutes a day.
• Write notes to your school-age child; encourage written responses.
• Ask your child to bring a library book home to read to a younger sibling.
• Establish one evening a week for reading (instead of television viewing).
• Encourage your child in all reading efforts.

Calling All Performers!

 

 This year's talent show, Rock of Ages, is February 10th and 11th. Wednesday, January 9th is the deadline to sign up for an audition time.  Auditions are after school Thursday, January 17th, and Friday, January 18th.  Registration forms are available in Mrs. Cheek's office.  Students in K4-6th grade may turn their registration form in to Mrs. Howd.  Be sure to sign up soon.  Fifth grade stars need to shine!

5th Grade Field Trip News!

Mark your calendars! April 3rd -5th  are the dates for our Camp Wahsega field trip. We always have such a wonderful time and would love for each and everyone of you to join us as chaperones. Our days and nights are filled with hikes through the forest, learning games, campfires, skits, and so much more. Come and take this once in a lifetime opportunity to play in the mountains with your child!

We are offering a fundraising opportunity for any family that would like to participate. This is totally optional. We will be selling pizzas and desserts from Southern Fundraising, a reputable company that we have used in the past. The sale runs from Mon., Jan. 7th - Fri., Jan. 25th. The sale brochures will be coming home in your child's Monday folder.

We look forward to an awesome sale and trip with you all.

A Fresh Start To The New Year!

Welcome back! We are glad to have you all back here and ready for a great 2013! We have flip flopped our daily schedule to allow Mrs. Green's class to have reading and language arts in the morning and Mrs. Hinson's class to have math and history in the morning as well. We hope the kids will be excited about the change!