Announcing.....

...Our First Field Trip of the School Year!!!!

When: Tuesday, October 4

What Time: 8:30-2:30ish

Where: Zook Molasses Company & Good Food, Inc.,

with a short visit to September Farms

Transportation: We need parent drivers

Lunch: A Pizza Lunch will be provided for FREE

Cost of Trip: FREE

Optional: Money for treats - candy, drinks, pancake/waffle mix, pancake syrup, funnel cake mix, soup mix, and more.

11 Years ago, Zook Molasses and Good Food was hit by a very powerful tornado. One of the employees of this company will give us a guided tour of their business and talk about how God protected their employees during the tornado.

Our reading theme right now is "Nature's Fury" so visiting this plant/warehouse will fit in perfectly with our curriculum.

We'll get to see how their company makes things, often using assembly lines. We'll even get to sample some yummy food!

And, if you're wondering - YES, we'll get to wear HAIRNETS!

We'd love to have parents chaperone and drive for this trip.
Zook Molasses and Good Food is 17 miles away in Honey Brook.

If time permits, we'll also stop at September Farms where they make and sell delicious cheese. YUMMY!

How Wet Can You Get and Book Orders

Praying for SUNSHINE

NOT RAIN!!!!

TOMORROW is....

HOW WET CAN YOU GET?!!?
Summer Reading Challenge REWARD

BRING: An extra set of clothes - if you bring a swimsuit, you must wear a t-shirt and a pair of shorts over it, water shoes (flip flops are fine), a towel, and if you have a water gun - BRING IT!

LABEL EVERYTHING!

AND.....

a word on

Online Scholastic Book Orders...

Book Club Order Due Date : September 30
Online Ordering Information
Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: HFJX9

Dear Parent,
Now it's easier than ever to find the perfect books for your child -- shop our NEW online Book Clubs Web site. Choose from a much-wider selection of books than in the printed flyer. Plus, you can send your orders directly to me online
and use your credit card to pay.

Best of all, we earn a FREE book for the classroom library every time a parent places an order online.*

It's so simple! Here's how it works:
SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs.
On the parent page, click the "Register" button in the "First Time Here?" section.

Register for your own user name and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class
Activation Code shown above. This unique code ensures that your order is sent to me.

SELECT the books you'd like to order -- choose from thousands of titles -- many more than in our monthly flyers.

SEND your order to me online by the due date and your child's books will be delivered directly to my classroom.

Ordering online is fast, easy, and secure.

Of course, you can still order using the form from the printed flyer. But why not see for yourself how convenient it is to
order online?

Thank you,
Mrs. Mellette

This Week in Review by Sarah Castr.

This week was a lot of fun! It was really short, though. We had Monday off because of Labor day. On Tuesday, we planted our seeds and celebrated Kiyeon's birthday. On Wednesday, we had chapel and had two special guests: Daniel's mom who sang and my dad who shared a message. They both did a really good job! That afternoon we celebrated Caleb's birthday. Thursday we had off school because of all the rain. Lastly, on Friday, we worked on spelling sorts, ate some of Mrs. Mellette's mom's homemade applesauce, enjoyed an outdoor recess, and had 2 specials: gym and art class.

More Music

I currently don't have audio on my classroom computer, so I mistakenly didn't upload the right video from yesterday's musical masterpiece. This song brought tears to my eyes! Enjoy this musical selection from Daniel's mom...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzXpuRu4rMs

Korean Beauty Comes to Class

Enjoy this wonderful and beautiful musical expression of love! Daniel's mom came and blessed us with a tribute for Daniel's upcoming birthday! All of the kiddos asked me to post this on the blog so they can show their parents. THEY LOVED IT!!! Thank you, Mrs. Shin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fs9ukYZq5E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn6jzQvxX4U

Family Trees and Summer Birthday Friends!

What does a family tree and...

...Golden Barrel Baking Products have in common?

It was my FUN WAY of introducing our Family History lesson yesterday!

I brought a little of my family history to the classroom by making waffles from the pancake and waffle mix my parents make and sell. We first discussed our own family trees and then talked about Jesus' Family Tree. Today we began making a Baby Book about Jesus. I've asked students to go home and take a look at their own baby books, if they have one.

Did you child tell you about the waffles on Tuesday?

TODAY we celebrated Sarah's 11th birthday - which was actually in JULY!

This afternoon we celebrated Clark's 11th birthday which was in early August!

Waffles on Tuesday and...

...Long Johns (donuts) today!

Delicious!

So cute!

This is what a celebration is all about!

Kaylee wasn't too excited about being the last row to get their yummy treat...

...but Thursday brings another birthday treat, so maybe the last on Wednesday will be the first on Thursday!

Birthday Treats Info

Okay, I got a little carried away with googling pictures of birthday snacks, so you'll have to forgive me for that one!

You can bring in BIRTHDAY TREATS for your child on or around his/her birthday

Please just let me know what time you'd like me to pass them out

You can bring in a breakfast treat, mid-morning snack, or afternoon yummy

There are 14 students in 5th grade

And, some students like to hand out extra snacks to other teachers, but it's not required - it's all in what you want to do

I'm not aware of any peanut allergies in this class

Then, there's the EVER-POPULAR, ANYTIME snack of HERR'S Chips...It's an easy snack that makes everyone happy! (Mrs. Herr - 3rd grade teacher - paid me for this endorsement!) ha ha ha

If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to shoot me an email!