PTA updates

First Spirit Night for 2015-2016 is coming up.  Mark your calendars to eat at FIrehouse Subs on Tuesday Sept. 15 from 5-8 pm.  You must show a flyer for Powhatan to receive credit for your purchase.  Flyers will be coming home soon in your child's Tuesday folder so be on the look out for it.  We hope to see you there!

Spirit Wear is available at http://www.nesspressnc.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html  Be sure your child has something to help show their Powhatan PRIDE!

If you haven't already done so, be sure to join the PTA for just $6.  Your child's homeroom teacher will receive a $50 gift card to use for classroom supplies if they have enough parents join.  Membership forms are available on the PTA's website.

The PTA is trying to keep parents informed with quick reminders/updates using Remind101.  Go to: https://www.remind.com/join/pespt to sign up to receive updates via text or email.  Sign up before Sept. 25 and you'll be entered for a chance to win a Target gift card.

August 31 - September 4

WOW!  It's been a busy but very productive first week of fifth grade.  Thank you to everyone who has sent in all of your completed paperwork.  If you haven't sent in your $6 to join to PTA yet, please consider doing so soon.  If homeroom classes have enough parents join, we get $50 to spend on supplies for our classroom.  That's $50 worth of supplies I don't have to ask you to help send in for the students.  One item we can always use more of is glue sticks.

Be sure you are following  my Take A Look Ahead blog  AND Ms. Curry's blog.  Although information may be the same for weekly updates, one of us may post additional informational specific to her subjects.  Better to be over informed than under informed.  I will be setting up my parent emails over the weekend and will send our some reminders that way too but the blog (which will also show up on my website) will be my main method of updating you.

Students need to have a pair of headphones or earbuds that remain at school.  Next week we will begin doing things on the chromebooks and in computer class that require sound.  If you want your child's teacher to remain sane then we can't have 24 chromebooks all having videos with sound playing at the same time!

Your child should have written down 3 upcoming things for next week.  Most of these will actually be done in class but I wanted them to practice filling out the Friday agendas.  They should have a spot marked for this week's coupons earned/lost.  BE SURE TO SIGN by the coupons AND for the READING LOG (front monthly calendar) over the weekend.

Monday- Reading Log due (it will actually be checked on Tuesday)
Tuesday -
Wednesday -
Thursday - Spelling Definition Quiz (done in class - we're going over this today so ask your child about this - more information can be found in the Spelling section on my website)
Friday - final draft of Narrative Writing due in Google Classroom

**We are starting Social Studies on Monday and there will be a test on Thursday September 10 for Chapter 1.  A study guide and notes are linked to the Social Studies section of my website.

If you have questions about anything, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.

About Mrs. Ellison: This is my 20th year teaching, all in Johnston County.  I have taught all subjects in 1st, 2nd, and 5th grades.  I received my BA in Elementary Education from UNCW and my Masters in Elementary Education from ECU.  Although I haven't attended NCSU, I cheer for State!  I am married with 2 teenage boys.  My oldest son is a sophomore at Clayton High School and my younger son is in 8th grade at Riverwood Middle.  I love teaching and enjoy the fact that no 2 days are ever the same.  

Welcome to 5th grade with Mrs. Ellison.  Be sure to subscribe to this page so that you get my weekly updates about what is happening in your child's classroom.  I'm looking forward to a great year!  Here's a cute video to start off the school year. Click here to get started subscribing:  http://pes5thgradehappenings.blogspot.com/