Christine Hipsher

Welcome Back!

We have had a great first two days together.  I am looking forward to a positive and productive year! Our Open House will be the evening of September 2nd.  There will be more information next week, and I will have my email batch set up next week as well.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Friday

Due to the early dismissal of

McClure

Middle School

on Friday, we are asking for your help during our 5^th grade activities. As you know, parking is difficult at times when we have large numbers of visitors at Bullard. Due to the fact that the awards will take place when the buses and parents arrive to pick up McClure students, we ask that you not park along the lanes of the road. You are free to pull up on the grass along the drive, but please refrain from parking along the red fire zones in front of the school. The bus port will also be unavailable for parking purposes because of buses coming in and out for both schools. Please carpool or walk as much as possible. If you are planning for your child to leave with another 5^th grade parent, the teacher must have a note that morning. We will also have assistance from the Cobb Co. Police to make sure that all emergency lanes are kept open.

 

We will conduct the 5^th grade walk at 12:40. All 5^th grade students will return to their classes and wait for dismissal. We ask that you allow as many students as possible to ride the buses home, but if you are planning to take your child with you, we ask that you pick them up in their classroom and take them home as soon as the walk is over. By the time the walk has ended, Bullard’s carpool line will have started forming and the sooner you can leave campus, the easier and more convenient it will be for you.

 

We thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

 

IMPORTANT Reminders

Hello everyone! I just wanted to email and make everyone aware that there will be 2 early release days next week 5/20 & 5/21. We will be dismissing at 1:30 per county instructions.

Reminders about this week and next week:

5/13 Silly sock & slipper day

5/17 The Luau

students wear Luau attire

Dance is 1:30-3:30

Please remember that students will not ride the bus that day and need to be picked according to the directions on their permission sheet.

5/20 Thursday Dismissal at 1:30

Students can bring yearbooks to sign

Class t-shirt day (let me know if you don't want your child to have their's signed)

Tug of War -students need tennis shoes

Board Games

They will bring EVERYTHING home today

Friday 5/21 Dismissal at 1:30

Awards Ceremony at 11:15 -you will get an invitation if your child is getting an award

Reception following awards

Walk following reception

We need the following for the reception, please let me know if you can send in any if these items for our reception:

Apple juice

Sprite

Cups

Napkins/Plates

Salty treat

Cookies or baked good

Thank you so much!

Upcoming Events . . .

Tomorrow is our last section of the CRCT! Remind your students to continue to do their best. We are taking the Social Studies segments in the morning.

Also, our Field Day and 5th grade picnic are on Tuesday April 27th. Our day will not start until around 9:40 because we have to wait on the McClure buses. You are welcome to come and eat with your child on that day during our picnic. Let me know if you need me to order a lunch from cafeteria for you. It will be hamburgers or hotdogs.

We need a few parents from each room to volunteer to serve food. If you are able to do this let me know. For set up and lunch it will be from about 10-1.

If you have not already please return the end of the year events permission form and donation (if able) so that we can finalize all of our events. If your child was missing their form I gave them a new one today.

Thanks so much, and have a great Monday afternoon.

Reminders . . .

Our PopUp book report is due on 3/31 (Wed). Your child can bring in 1 regular size soda for our sharing, and we will also have popcorn. :)

Wed. 3/31 is also our class picture day. In your child's papers last week there was an envelope to order pictures if you wish.

Spring Break is of course the week of April 5-9. YEA

CRCT- We will begin on April 14th, the Wed. after we return. Please remind your children to practice as much as possible betwen now and then. Follow the CRCT link off the Bullard homepage to the OAS, and have them take as many practice tests as possible, and practice skills.

For the week of the CRCT I would love the following donations:

# 2 pencils

Soft peppermints

Single serve healthy snacks for 23

please let me know if you are able to donate any of these items.

Also, your child brought home information today regarding our end of the year activities. Please return the permission form and donation (if possible) as soon as you can. Part of their homework tonight was to share the letter with you. The other part was to finish thie book report, and that is it.

Projects & Reports :)

We will be completing an "Edible Cell" project in Science.  In order to do this activity we will need the following supplies.  If you are able to donate any of these items please let me know.  We are going to to try to do our activity next Thursday.

4 tubes of red gel frosting

6 tubes of yellow gel frosting

3 cans of white frosting

1package of "pull and peel" Twizzlers- red

1 box of Fruit roll ups

1 box of Hot Tamales

1 box of chocolate covered raisins

1 bag of Jelly Beans

Also, your students have started their next book report that will be due March 31st.  It is a pop up book project, on a challenging fiction book of their choice.  We will have our "pop (soda), popcorn, and pop-up book celebration on that day.  Your child will need to have their report complete on that Wed., and they can bing in one regular sized "soda-pop"on that day.  I have created pages on the blog where you can print out the directions.  I have given each student one copy of the directions. 

The countdown is on to the CRCT.  We will be reviewing a lot at school, and continue to learn all of our 5th grade standards.  Please, continue to encourage your child to practice several times a week.

Have a great Day!

Science Fair

Information is available on the Bullard Website or students can ask me:

February 18 K- 2nd Science Fair; February 19  
3rd - 5th Science Fair  Enhance scientific knowledge with hands on  
projects!  Awards banquet on February 23 at 6:00, doors open at 5:30.
 

 

Conference Week

1/25- 1/29

K-8 Conference Week (Elementary/Middle students dismissed two hours early)

Welcome Back! CRCT practice information

CRCT practice sites & information:

It will be here before you know it.  These are some practice sites you can visit to help your child prepare.

 

http://www.studyisland.com/demoAsk.cfm?myState=ga

 

http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/uge/2006crctprint.htm

 

http://www.gadoe.org/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_CRCT

Reminders

Just a few reminders:

1. Tomorrow is our field trip to the Symphony. We are will be leaving school around 10:40 and wil not be returning until 1:45. I have everyones' permission slips turned in already. Your child should dress nicely for the trip. We are not wearing our class shirts for this trip. We will eat lunch at school before we leave.

2. Your child needs to bring their

Immigration Day suitcases to school by tomorrow so that we have them all accounted for by Friday. Also, please make sure that your child had their book, and research at school on Wed. so that we can make our posters.

Thank you for all you do! ~ Christie