Who is Jaylen?

I think that every teacher (every good teacher) believes that children can change the world. I saw proof of that tonight on the evening news. Right here in the state of Florida, a little boy with Tourette's Syndrome has started his own website. He wants to stop bullying, "FOREVER." He said this with much confidence. As you can imagine he has been bullied a lot in his nine years, but he did something about it. He now flies around the country talking to other children about the damage that childhood bullying can do. Check out his site here and think to yourself, "How can I change the world?"

Great News of the Week

Our great news of the week comes straight from our own school! Ms. Law and her kindergartners teamed up with the Tallahassee Garden Club to transform a pretty bare and bleak looking section of our campus. We thank them all for going above and beyond and making Gilchrist a great place to be!

A Spooky Week in 5th Grade!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Hello My Name Is

Yesterday we had a lot of fun in science. First we reviewed the science vocabulary that we have learned this year with a little nametag game. Students had to rely on their classmates to help them figure out what word was on their forehead. Next up, the music started and it was time for musical chairs. We are learning all about ecosystems and this was a great way to show the importance of competition in nature.

Ouch!

Free Rice!

Our class tested our vocabulary skills on this great website a couple of weeks ago, called Free Rice, their website address is www.freerice.org. I have been using it for several years, and students really enjoy it. The premise is, for each vocabulary word that you are able to identify the definition, this site will give 10 grains of rice to the U.N. World Food Program. It is totally legit, and totally addicting! It is easy to watch your knowledge and your bowl of rice grow. I believe the story behind the site is a Dad created it to encourage his daughter to study for the SAT. It's a win, win situation!

The Journey Begins!

The entire fifth grade took the field today to start on our Generosity Journey. We all walked one mile. We will tally the miles at the end of each week so we can tell how far we have gone!

I'm not sure what she is laughing about, probably that we are attempting to walk 2,300 miles!



These two did just as much talking as walking!!

Great News of the Week!

A few nice things to share with you this week:

* A woman who is retired spends her time volunteering at Elder Care Services. She drives senior citizens to and from their doctor's appointments. What a selfless person who gives of her time to help others!

* A local church congregation heard about Dr. Grantham's family and donated their offering to help out the family's needs. The money along with cards full of well wishes from our class was delivered to the Grantham's yesterday morning. How kind and thoughtful you all are!