CHRISTMAS POTLUCK

THE CHITTENDEN HOME provided a festive setting for our class Christmas potluck on the evening of December 11. We'll let the random photos tell the story of our joyous gathering. Instead of a gift exchange, students brought nearly $200 to help purchase 6 HydrAid Biosand Water Filters for International Aid relief efforts. What a class act!

Merry Christmas!

LET IT SNOW

SNOW CAMP balances are now past due. Total tuition for the two days at YMCA Camp Pendalouan is only $48.00. If your child sold two boxes of candy bars, they will not owe anything for camp. If they sold one box, then their balance is $23.00. Please make your check payable to Lake Hills School. If you are interested in being a chaperone at Snow Camp on January 22-23, please email Mr. Chittenden as soon as possible.

OUR CLASS CHRISTMAS PARTY is scheduled for this Thursday evening at the Chittenden Home, 16432 Brown Lane, Spring Lake. Students should arrive at 6:15 dress in "Sunday best" for this potluck dinner event. Directions to the Chittendens are going home today.

Each guest must bring a dish to pass and may also bring a monetary donation for our project to purchase a HydrAid water filter for International Aid relief efforts. Checks payable to International Aid will also be accepted.

OUR STUDENT COUNCIL representatives--Drew, Olivia, and Ana--stand next to one of the HydrAid water filters that International Aid uses in their relief efforts. Each filter cost only $32 and our class hopes to purchase several with our giving this holiday season.

THE HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP date is changed to Wednesday, December 17. Students will be provided shopping envelopes next Monday. Here is there chance to do their "one stop shopping" for the holidays.

A HOLIDAY CONCERT will be held in the school gym on Friday, December 19, at 1:20 p.m. The fifth grade choir will sing and the band and orchestra will perform. Parents and family are welcome to attend.

'TIS THE SEASON

FIFTH GRADE STRINGS will present a concert tonight at 7:00 at White Pines Middle School Auditorium. String students should report to the middle school at 6:30 p.m.

OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY will be held at the Chittendens next Thursday, December 11, from 6:15 to 8:00 p.m. Students are to dress in their "Sunday best" and bring a dish to pass for the potluck event (A-J bring salad; K-P bring main dish; R-Z bring dessert). Students may also bring a donation for our Water Filter Project with International Aid. Directions to the Chittenden Home in Spring Lake will be sent home next week.

CALCULATORS are always a nice gift at Christmas. The Texas Instruments TI-34 II Plus is the calculator we use in fifth grade. It has a number of nice features that will be applicable to middle school math as well as Algebra I and II. It is available online and in many stores for less than $25.

THE FIFTH GRADE Girls' Basketball Team will be participating in the Play-offs at Grand Haven High School this Saturday, December 6. The team and their coaches are pictured below:

Jaslyn, Ana, Brooke, Lluvia, Jazmin, Alli, Tasha, Coach Mike, Coach Ken.

REPORT CARDS are now scheduled to go home on Friday, December 5. Fifth graders will receive letter grades (A,B,C, or N) in English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science. The number system which accompanies these grades is different this year with 1 meaning "outstanding" and 4 meaning "needs improvement."

THE VIDEO CONTEST from eInstruction announced the winners of the $25,000 Classroom Makeover Contest today. Take this LINK to view the winning video in the K-5 category. Thanks, again, to all those who supported our efforts. Our video can still be seen HERE.

OUR MATH STUDIES now take us into the world of division. We are becoming aquainted with the partial-quotients algorithm of division. Although this method may seem peculiar to those of us who learned long division, it is a significant improvement over the traditional approach to developing computational proficiency. Here is a LINK to a school district in Pennsylvania that includes several presentations to these alternative algorithms.

MICHAEL works in our Thursday morning art class. He is focused on creating an image of himself playing baseball before tackling his radial design snowflake project.

THE JINGLE BELL PARADE is this Saturday, December 6, at 6:00 p.m. in downtown Grand Haven. The Chamber of Commerce's parade will conclude in Central Park with the lighting of the Community Christmas tree and a carol sing with Santa and Mrs. Claus, led by The Salvation Army Band. This is a great family event!

LOOKING FOR A LAPTOP that won't break the bank? I just purchased the new Acer Netbook which is a great alternative to the laptop. It's smaller, utilizes Windows XP, comes with a 160gb hard drive, 1gb memory, built in web cam, wireless technology and more. If you comparison shop, be careful, because there are a number of these out there with far fewer features. Check out this PDF from CCS Technologies in Coopersville for more information on this "little guy" that packs a punch. 'Tis the season.

WINTER WONDERLAND

OUR MUSIC VIDEO is still online if you click HERE.

OUR FIRST SNOWFALL caught us all off guard. Please make sure your child is prepared for the cold weather. Students should have appropriate winter gear such as a warm coat and boots. Students may participate on the snow hill IF they are wearing a winter coat, boots, gloves/mittens, AND snow pants. Parents should check the link to Spring Lake weather from the PARENT section of the school web site. Unless the wind chill is below zero, students will be expected to go outside for recess.

OUR THANKSGIVING FEAST is this Wednesday. Hot lunch students will enjoy turkey and trimmings. Students are asked to bring a canned vegetable or canned fruit for the food drive.

THE PTA will be meeting this Thursday, November 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Media Center. Superintendent Keith Konarska will be visiting Lake Hills during this meeting of the Northshore PTA.

OUR FOOD DRIVE concludes this Friday. Fifth grade students are encouraged to bring canned vegetables and canned fruit. Our classroom box is only half full.

FUND RAISER money for Snow Camp must be in before December 2. If possible, please return the money in the form of $10 and $20 bills or a check payable to Lake Hills School.

THE CLASS CHRISTMAS POTLUCK will be at the Chittenden Home in Spring Lake on Thursday evening, December 11, from 6:15 to 8:00 p.m. Students will need to bring a dish to pass and wear "Sunday best" clothing to the event. Instead of a gift exchange, we are going to donate money to International Aid to help purchase one or more HydrAid BioSand Water Filters. Visit the HydrAid site for more information about these life-saving filters.

OUR MUSIC VIDEO continues to receive much attention. Click HERE to view the eInstruction finalists. Winners will announced on December 3. We want to thank Grand Haven Area Public Schools and even Grand Valley State University for classes who viewed our video project. It is still available online in the Learnin' Up blog post. We still think it's THE BEST.

MOVIE NIGHT this Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 at Lake Hills.

SCROLL DOWN to view our class calendar.

FIRST TRIMESTER COMING TO A CLOSE

OUR WRITERS' CELEBRATION gave each student an opportunity to read their selected writing and to hear others "publish" their first project. From stage lights to beginning the "show" with the NFL theme music, we all enjoyed the celebration.

OLIVIA PULASKI walked away from our first Compliment Party with a net worth of $5,156 after a successful game of Monopoly with her team. Other team champions included Jaslynn Castaneda, Drew Strainer, Nathaniel Hentschel, Tasha Jablonski, and Zachery Greenert.

TIMELINE PROJECTS for first trimester are due tomorrow. Students have been using software to develop a timeline of early exploration to North America.

THE FIRST TRIMESTER ends next Friday, November 21. Report cards will be sent home on December 4. Students will receive new job and team assignments for the second trimester period.

CHOCOLATE BARS for our Snow Camp fundraiser will arrive in a few days. If your child chose to participate, they will have until December 2 to sell their World's Famous Chocolate candy bars and return their money to school. Camp balances and all tuition is due by December 9.

OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY (students only) will be held at the Chittenden Home, 16432 Brown Lane, Spring Lake, on Thursday evening, December 11. The potluck dinner will begin at 6:15 p.m. and conclude at 8:00 p.m. Students will need to wear "dress clothes" for this special event. More information will be provided after Thanksgiving.

SEVERAL NEW SITES were recently added to the STUDENT section of our school web site. Check out these links that are also available from www.mylakehills.org/students.php.

Tangram Puzzles
Practice your geometry savvy with this classic 7-piece puzzle.

Monteray Bay Aquarium
This field guide featuring aquatic habitats also includes information about amphibians, birds, fishes, invertebrates, and more.

National Geographic Animals
Amphibians, birds, bugs, fish, invertebrates, and mammals are all here.

SCROLL DOWN to the bottom of our blog for our classroom Google calendar. Click on any event for further details.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

COMPLIMENT PARTY
With 10 unsolicited compliments in the record book, we will conduct our first Compliment Party tomorrow, November 6. Students may bring their favorite cereal and bowl for a morning feast. Each student team will also spend some time participating in a game of Monopoly. Congratulations, class, on receiving so many compliments so early in the school year.

WRITERS CELEBRATION
Tomorrow will feature a time of celebration for our writers. Each student will share the piece they recently selected to "publish" during our first Writers Celebration. Each writer will have a chance to "step up to the microphone" and read their selection. All writing project "stacks" are due tomorrow.

STUDENTS TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR UNICEF
Students recently collected donations for UNICEF on Halloween. UNICEF was created with this purpose in mind – to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path...believing that we can, together, advance the cause of humanity. Special thanks to Drew Strainer, Nathaniel Hentschel, Ana Saenz, Gaige Hurst, Rubbee Maloley, Lluvia Arevalo, and Elizabeth Tibbe for their efforts coordinated by former Lake Hills' student, Jordan Chusid.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT BEGINS
Mr. David Brockmyer, our Junior Achievement consultant, will be meeting with us for five Thursday lessons. Mr. Brockmyer is an businessman with iCap Realty Advisors in Grand Rapids. The purpose of JA is to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives. Our focus in fifth grade is on the three forms of business: sole proprietorship, partnerships, and corporations.

GEOMETRY COMING SOON
We just completed our second unit in math and students performed very well with a class average of nearly 90% achievement. We will examine properties of basic plane figures and use tools such as compasses, rulers, and protractors. Our lessons will focus on facts concerning the angles and the elements of triangles, quadrangles, and polygons in general.

FOLKTALES ABOUND
We continue to read various folktales in our Junior Great Books studies. We will begin reading "The Devoted Friend," a folktale by Oscar Wilde. Junior Great Books helps students' reading comprehension in the context of thinking about genuine problems of meaning. Students prepare for a shared inquiry through a "directed notes" activity allowing them to explore the many initerpretive issues in each selection.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
So, what really is success? A friend of mine recently shared with me that he admired my "risk to learn" and my approach to continuous improvement. I have to admit that maintaining a learner's attitude has not always been easy; but the payoff is well worth the additional effort. The powerful concept of renewal--personal, professional, spiritual--wasn't something I picked up at Grand Valley State University, however. Maybe it was simply knowing the unappealing alternative to renewal that convinced me that seeking continuous improvement (the Japanese call is Kaizen) is a practical means to successful living.

VIDEO CONTEST FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Although we didn't make the final cut, we have to admit that the collaborative effort of working on this classroom project provided benefits beyond those of winning any contest. It was an awesome experience for our 22 fifth grade students at Lake Hills.

Here is the email we received on Friday afternoon. For those of you who haven't seen the music video we submitted, scroll down past the email to the media window to view it.

Dear Mr. Chittenden,

Thank you for your submission to the Interactive Classroom Makeover Contest!

The contest judges were tasked with the difficult responsibility of selecting 15 finalists from nearly 300 video submissions representing schools from 40 states and four countries (the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand). Each submission was an amazing demonstration of collaboration and creativity and while your video, Learnin' Up, was not one of the finalists, it will continue to be viewed and enjoyed by thousands of people as we enter the final round.

You should be very proud of what you and your students accomplished. According to our tracking, more than 350,000 people have already visited the site and had an opportunity to watch the videos. Please note, during the first few days of the voting period, your entry will not be accessible. However beginning next week, ALL the videos will be accessible by going directly to your video's page. And once voting has ended on November 14, all videos will be re-posted to the home page.

We encourage you to support your peers by voting for your favorite video after 12 noon ET (16:00 GMT) on Friday October 31 by going to www.eimakeover.com. (The online ratings count for 30% of the final score.) The voting will close at 12 noon ET (16:00 GMT) on Friday, November 14, and the winners will be announced on Wednesday, December 3.

Once again we, and our co-sponsors, want to thank and congratulate you and your students for taking part in the contest and delivering an important message to other educators, students and parents around the world.

LEARNIN' UP

Although we didn't make the final cut, we have to admit that the collaborative effort of working on this classroom project provided benefits beyond those of winning any contest. It was an awesome experience for our 22 fifth grade students at Lake Hills.

We want to thank Grand Haven Area Public Schools and even Grand Valley State University for classes who viewed our video project. Thanks for your support. Leave us a comment or note of encouragement.

Learnin' Up
Lake Hills Elementary School
Kirby Chittenden, Grade 5 Teacher

MUSIC VIDEO CONTEST

THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS in Kirby Chittenden’s class at Lake Hills Elementary School are working on a music video to enter in a $25,000 Interactive Classroom Makeover Contest sponsored by eInstruction of Denton, Texas. The class must submit their video by October 24 and a panel of judges will determine the top 5 finalists in each of the three school categories (grades K-5; 6-8; and 9-12).

The finalists will be posted online at http://www.eimakeover.com/ from October 31 through November 14, to be viewed by members of the general public who will be asked to vote for their favorite entry. The online votes will determine 30% of the final score and a panel of judges will determine 70% of the entrant’s final score.

The Lake Hills' students decided to produce a parody on a song by the Jonas’ Brothers. The original song, “Burnin’ Up,” received new lyrics and a rap section created by the class who titled it, “Learnin’ Up.” The instrumental tracks were created by Chittenden on his Yamaha keyboard workstation and the class recorded the vocal tracks on October 3.

The 22 fifth graders also worked in cooperative teams to develop storyboards for more than 60 video clips used in the 2 ½ -minute music video. Final post production work on the project is scheduled for this weekend.

Judging will be based on the following criteria: effectiveness of demonstrating the use of technology in the classroom; the extent to which the entry demonstrates collaboration between the students and teacher in creating the video; and overall creativity and spirit of the entry.

The class will post their video with eInstruction by October 22. You have the option of “rating” our entry at that time. However, we’ll have to wait until October 31 to find out if we are among the finalists in our category…then you can officially vote for our video.

Former Lake Hills student Jeff Chittenden helps with the digital sound recording, mixing the instrumental and vocal tracks. Jeff is now a freshman at Grand Valley State University majoring in film and video production.

MEAP AND MORE

MEAP TESTING for grades 3-5 will begin on Tuesday, October 14. Please avoid scheduling outside appointments for students during our testing days: October 14, 16, 21, and 23. Make up tests are scheduled for Wednesdays and the week of October 27.

OUR MUSIC VIDEO project continues to evolve. We will shoot the last video clips this Wednesday, so students should wear clothing without logos. We viewed a "rough draft" of the project today after 6 hours of editing this weekend. Please sign and return the release form your child is bringing home today. The final editing will begin this weekend and we'll let you know when the video goes live on the eInstruction site.

THANK YOU for making Parent-Teacher Conferences very successful. Each student in our class was represented at a conference last week. It's all about community and commitment!

BLOGGING among staff members at Lake Hills is increasing. Our reading specialist, Patti Konarska, has some good things to share in her recent post about Writer's Workshop. Click HERE to visit her blog, The Reading Room.

CLASSROOM WRITERS have now chosen one of more than a half-dozen "seeds" from their Writer's Notebook to develop into a narrative essay. We are in first draft mode this week and students should be narrowing their focus to a single event or short period of time in this first narrative. Students may bring drafts home for assistance, but should always KEEP all their writing.

WE ARE COMPLETING our second chapter in social studies and will review this Wednesday morning. Our test on Indians of North America will be next Monday, October 20.

MY NEXT READ ALOUD is an entertaining historical fiction book by Hope College professor, Albert A. Bell, Jr. A captivating tale, The Secret of the Lonely Grave, educates students on the issues of war, slavery, and the Underground Railroad.

OUR EVENTS CALENDAR is below. Click on any event for detailed information. You can also subscribe to this public calendar if you are using Google calendars.

AUTUMN HAPPENINGS

THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR is this week. We will be visiting the Book Fair Safari on Tuesday afternoon. Students may purchase books at this time or complete their wish list to buy books later this week. The fair will also be open during the Thursday evening Autumn Fest from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. You may also choose to buy a book for our classroom library...see the Passports.

OUR MUSIC VIDEO instrumental tracks were recorded this past weekend and we are now practicing the vocal parts in class. We are also putting the final touch on our storyboards this week. Our plan is to record the vocal tracks on Friday and beginning shooting some video as soon as possible.

THE AUTUMN FEST is this Thursday night. Sponsored by the PTA, this event is designed for the entire family. Whether rain or shine, you'll want to join us from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for hay rides, face painting, games, and loads of entertainment. Your family can enjoy hotdogs, chips, caramel apples, pumpkin pie, apple cider, hot cocoa and coffee.

CONGRATULATIONS to our new Student Council Representatives. Drew Strainer, Ana Saenz, andOlivia Pulaski were elected as our classroom representatives. Rubee Maloley is our alternate representative. These students work with our principal to help organize various events and services throughout the school year.

OUR FIRST MATH TEST will be this Thursday morning as we complete our first unit of study on number theory--prime numbers, composite numbers, factors, factorization, factor strings, exponents.

SNOW CAMP is scheduled for late in January. However, students will need to raise their tuition expense by selling candy bars. You will receive a pre-order form this week for the World's Famous Chocolate. Students who sell one box of the premium candy bars (50) will raise enough money for half their camp expense. Students who sell two boxes of the $1 candy bars (100) will raise enough money for their entire outdoor education expense. Look for more details to come this week.

LIFE IS GOOD

I LIKE THE THOUGHT that life is good. Fifth grade is good. I am so impressed with our class and the early progress they have demonstrated in our few weeks together. What a team!

LAKE HILLS raised $368 for the Lakeshore Classic Relay for Life. Thank you for your generous support of the American Cancer Society event and for your contributions in fighting the war against cancer.

HOT LUNCH FORMS are due on Monday. Students are to complete their choices of hot lunch for October and return these forms and money.

THE GREEN LIGHT is ours to participate in a special technology project being sponsored by e-Instruction. Our class is going to apply for an Interactive Classroom Makeover. We could win a technology-fueled classroom worth up to $25,000. However, we need to construct a music video and submit our entry in the K-5 category with e-Instruction by October 24. More news next week, but email me if you have an interest in contributing to a design team.

OUR AUTUMN FEST is designed for the entire family. Whether rain or shine, you'll want to join us on Thursday, October 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for hay rides, face painting, games, and loads of entertainment.

THANK YOU for returning the parent/teacher conference request forms. Teachers met today to schedule family conferences. You will receive information about your scheduled conference next week.

OUR PTA is need of a treasurer. Simply CLICK HERE to get to their blog and find out the latest information about Northshore PTA.

SPEAKING OF BLOGS, you may want to check out Mrs. Mueller's new blog, Principal's Desk. Several other teachers have recently joined the ranks of Bloggers at Lake Hills.

THE FALL FUNDRAISER continues until this Monday, September 22. Please help support our PTA and school by allowing your child to contact their "favorite four" friends or family. Orders will arrive at Lake Hills on Friday, October 17, and must be paid for at that time.

THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR is coming. As a class, we will preview the selections and construct our "wish list" on Tuesday, September 30, at 1:00 p.m.

ORCHESTRA will begin Thursday morning rehearsals at White Pines Middle School auditorium on October 2. It is very important that string students attend these morning rehearsals.

NO SCHOOL next Thursday, September 25, because our teachers will be participating in a professional development day. Classes will be conducted as usual on Wednesday and Friday.

ROLLING ALONG

SPECIAL THANKS to Maricon Hentschel, Annel Olthof, Michael Park, Michelle Strainer, Ann Tibbe, and Matt Wilkinson for their assistance during our recent field trip to the Holland Rock and Mineral Show.

BOXTOPS for Education are a great way to help our school. Our contest begins today and will continue until October 13. Please submit your trimmed boxtops to our class anytime. Classes with the most boxtops will receive special prizes.

THE FALL FUNDRAISER continues until next Monday, September 22. Please help support our PTA and school by allowing your child to contact their "favorite four" friends or family. Orders will arrive at Lake Hills on Friday, October 17, and must be paid for at that time.

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY is Tuesday, September 16 (tomorrow). Smile.

RELAY FOR LIFE is a signature event for the American Cancer Society this Friday and Saturday. Mr. Chittenden will be participating in the relay at Lakeshore Middle School on Friday evening. Students may purchase a "foot" for only $1 or a luminary for $10 as a contribution to ACS.

NO SCHOOL on Thursday, September 25, because our teachers will be participating in a professional development day. This is a date change! Students WILL attend school on Wednesday, September 24 and on Friday, September 26.

OUR FIRST QUICK QUIZ in mathematics was today. Your child should have their copy of the 20 multiplication facts and quiz results.

MR. CHITTENDEN will briefly share with the Board of Education tonight about his week at the American Wilderness Leadership School this summer in Jackson, Wyoming. The meeting begins at 7:00 pm at the Educational Service Center, 1415 Beechtree.

CURRENT STUDIES
Math-Number Theory (prime/composite numbers, factors, divisibility, factorization)
Social Studies-The First Americans (Olmecs, Adenas, Hopewells, Anasazi)
Writing-Personal Narrative
Science-Rock Cycle
Reading-Folktales

INTO THE ROUTINE

OUR FIELD TRIP to the Holland Rock and Mineral Show is this Friday. Students should have a sack lunch that day as we will eat in the classroom before leaving Lake Hills promptly at 12:10.

SPELLING has started this week. Based on last week's assessment, students will begin at a developmentally appropriate level. Please make sure your child has a SPELLING SCORECARD in their BBT each day. The usual schedule provides for peer tutoring Tuesday through Thursday and a test on Friday.

AN AFRICAN FOLKTALE from our Junior Great Books series continues to be the focus of our directed notes this week in reading. Students are preparing for a class discussion where the class will discuss places in the text where characters do, feel, or say things that contribute to their conflicts and problems.

I AM READING a science fiction book entitled, "The Green Book," to the class. This Accelerated Read book is a first-person narrative of an exodus of a group of Britons from a dying Earth to a new planet. The planet does not seem to be hospitable to humans, and the adults despair. However, the courage of the children prevails and saves the colony.

PLEASE CALL THE SCHOOL if your child will be late or absent, otherwise our attendance people will need to call your home or place of employment. Appointments that take students out of class should be made for early morning or late afternoon if possible.

WE WILL BEGIN our preparation for the MEAP (Michigan Education Assessment Program) soon. Students in fifth grade will be tested in English Language Arts (ELA) , Mathematics, and Science. The MEAP testing begins the week of October 13 (see our class calendar). Please do not schedule any appointments for your child these days.

OUR SRB (student reference book) is a helpful tool in mathematics. Our recent scavenger hunt showed us that we can reference this book when we are unclear about how to solve problems. It is also a good reference for parents who help their child with math assignments.

OUR SCHOOL FUNDRAISER begins today. This is the primary student fundraising event sponsored by our PTA. It helps raise money for various assemblies, projects, field trips, and events sponsored by the Northshore PTA. The forms students are bringing home today are due back to school on Monday, September 22. All monies are due when orders are picked up on October 17.

OUR FIRST WEEK

THANK YOU to those families who attended the Tuesday night orientation. A total of 18 of 22 students were represented in our gathering. I will arrange appointments with those who were unable to attend.

THE ROUTINES of fifth grade require several days of instruction and we are well on our way to establishing those important classroom behaviors. Thank you for your rapid response to all the forms and permission slips.

OUR FIRST FIELD TRIP will be next Friday, September 12. Students should bring a sack lunch or make arrangements for one by food service since we will be eating lunch prior to our 12:15 p.m. departure.

INDEPENDENT READING at home and school is an important part of our expectations for fifth grade students. Each student should have a book of their choosing at home AND at school to be reading at all times.

OUR CLASSROOM CALENDAR is displayed at the bottom of our blog. If you use Google calendars for your planning needs, you can add this public calendar to your viewing list. I will make every attempt to provide as much school and classroom information as possible on the calendar.

THE FIFTH GRADE ORCHESTRA will begin morning rehearsals on Tuesday, September 30, from 7:40 to 8:30 a.m. at White Pines Middle School. Bus transportation from the middle school to Lake Hills is provided following rehearsal.

THE BBT FOLDER will come home every day and should return to school the next. Please be sure to sign your child's daily assignment log and check the folder for any school notices.

BAND INFORMATION will be released this month for students interested in this instrumental music program. Instruction in cornet, trombone, flute, clarinet, and percussion is provided.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION class is held every Tuesday morning from 10:45 to 11:15. Student should have appropriate sports shoes. Classes in physical education will also be provided every other Friday, beginning September 5 at 10:45 a.m.

WE ENJOYED OUR FIRST ART CLASS today with Mrs. Sipe. She will be meeting with us for 50 minutes of art instruction every Thursday at 11:10 a.m.

IF YOU USE Google calendars, you already know how to add this public calendar to your listings. You may also subscribe to the RRS feed for this blog and keep informed as information is released.

WELCOME BACK

SEPTEMBER 2 is the first day of school at Lake Hills. It is a pleasure for me to be teaching fifth grade once again and to welcome 22 students to our class. A nice addition to the blog this year is the online Google calendar. Simply scroll down to the bottom of the page and you can get the latest listing of classroom events--including field trips, special days, book fairs, etc.

If you use Google calendars, you already know how to add this public calendar to your listings. You may also subscribe to the RRS feed for this blog and keep informed as information is released.