The Challenger Dispatch
May 19-23, 2014 The last week of school :-)
The Finish Line
The journey this year started at breakneck speed straight up the mountain! We didn't catch our breath for quite some time, but we kept pedaling, knowing we still had the majority of the route ahead of us. Once we got our pace ( and we really did) we made excellent time. Along the way, we gained speed on standards based assessment, web 2.0 tools, STEAM, centers, project based learning and mathematical practices. We think more and more about how to infuse our journey with higher level questions and high student engagement throughout the day.
As our journey comes to a close, know that we are a good and effective team. We made the arduous climb together and maintained our pace though some rough patches. We will be sad to see some of our lead teammates retire, but they have modeled well, and will be watching as we take off again after a well deserved break!
AIM HIGH!!
As our journey comes to a close, know that we are a good and effective team. We made the arduous climb together and maintained our pace though some rough patches. We will be sad to see some of our lead teammates retire, but they have modeled well, and will be watching as we take off again after a well deserved break!
AIM HIGH!!
Event Information
Awards Ceremonies
8:00 2nd grade
9:00 3rd grade
9:45 4th grade
9:00 3rd grade
9:45 4th grade
When?
Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 08:00 AM
Where?
AV Room
Event Information
AR Party !!
11:30 Pre-K -2nd grade
1:00 3rd-5th grade
1:00 3rd-5th grade
When?
Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 11:30 AM
Where?
Outdoor Classroom
Summer Birthdays!
Kaitlin Ashley 5/19
Wendy Graham 5/26
June
Terry Klinkhammer 6/9
Jin Debow 6/18
Linda Vagnuolo 6/19
Stacy Mason 6/24
Christy Lang 6/27
Jessica Depew 6/30
July
Linda Lyons 7/3
Brenda Elder 7/7
Patti McCord 7/7
Lisa Mullane 7/9
Michele Wallace 7/14
Susan Allen 7/25
Kim Loomis 7/30
Clap Out!
Friday at 2:00, please have students packed and ready lining the main hallway to clap out the 5th graders. They will begin at the 5th grade hall and continue through to the middle school media center door. Clap and cheer for our graduating students as they pass. :-)
Clean up!
Please check the room next to Lang for any items that may be yours or to your liking. This room will be transformed into a robotics room & science resource library and all the stuff must go.
Event Information
Kinder awards
Enjoy!!
When?
Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 08:30 AM
Where?
AV room/McGuckin Park
Event Information
2nd grade to Aquarium
Enjoy the big events of the day! Be safe!
When?
Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 08:00 AM
Where?
Tennessee Aquarium, Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN, United States
Event Information
5th grade promotion ceremony
:-)
When?
Thursday, May 22, 2014, 08:30 AM
Where?
Cafeteria at Challenger
Event Information
Eagle Card Reward
More specific grade level times TBD
When?
Thursday, May 22, 2014, 11:30 PM
Where?
The playground!!
Event Information
Clap out/Check out/Let summer begin!!
See above for the clap out
See handout for the teacher check out
:-)
See handout for the teacher check out
:-)
When?
Friday, May 23, 2014, 02:00 PM
Where?
Challenger Elementary School, Chaney Thompson Road Southeast, Huntsville, AL, United States
An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. ~Carl Jung
Happy Healthy Summer
Please sleep late, read well, laugh often, nap whenever, see new sights, move joyfully, learn something new, eat with relish and love on someone special to you! See you in July.