Jamestown Adventure

For those students who enjoyed our unit on Jamestown and the Early English Settlements, I invite them to visit this fun and interactive Jamestown adventure game! Enjoy!

http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

Cake Walk

Cake Walk sign up is off to a good start, but we are still in need of more volunteers! Please help donate to this cause as the Cake Walk and Bake Sale help to offset the cost of our trip to Universal at the end of the school year. If you sign up to provide goods, make sure you keep in mind refrigeration for the day of the festival may not necessarily be an option (i.e. no ice cream cakes), as they will melt during the event. Thanks so much and please let me know if you have any questions!

• http://bit.ly/1Dnf9z9

Walk-A-Thon 2014

The Gorrie Walk-A-Thon is quickly approaching and we would love for everyone to be registered online. Even if you have no plan of raising funds, the organizers will use the sign up info to order your child's FREE t-shirt. Without registering for our class team, your child will NOT received a t-shirt. If you haven't done so already, please at the very least, register your child so they can be included in our fundraising process. Our team goal is $800 and we are already on our way to reaching it! Please help us make this Walk-A-Thon a HUGE success! Thanks in advance and please do not hesitate to email me with any questions you may have. Use the link below to register your child TODAY! it's as easy as 1.....2....3 Thanks!

• https://gorrie.dojiggy.com/ng/index.cfm/ab20bae/regPages/signup/pledge?p=b41dfd62

Fall Conferences

It's ALREADY conference time! Wow, the year has gone so fast! Please indicate your conference time by signing your child’s last name in a time slot through the link below. Be sure to arrive on time, so we do not go over the next appointment. I look forward to meeting with you. Any questions, please send me an email.

• http://bit.ly/1nQnoiF

Meet the Teacher 2014

Check out this message from your virtual teacher!
-Mr. Catania

Welcome Back 2014

Hello! Welcome to our class blog! This website it used as a tool to communicate our studies, achievements, homework assignments, important dates, etc. to students, family, and friends. I update this site on a regular basis by posting pictures of what the students are working on as well as what is going on in our classroom. I look forward to meeting you all at Meet The Teacher on Monday, August 18th, 2014 immediately following the Info Fair! I have been working hard to get our classroom ready for your arrival! Please collect all of your supplies and bring them to school on our first day. If you would like to bring them to Meet The Teacher, that would be great too! Feel free to look around on our class blog to see what we will be working on this year. See you at Meet The Teacher!

Our new Reading Textbooks

Our History Textbooks

Mr. Catania's Messy Desk

Organizing our library

Books, books, and MORE books!

- Mr. Catania

Universal Trip

Parents -

This is just a reminder that the students will be attending Universal Studios on Monday.  They need to be at school Monday morning between 700-715 a.m. as buses will pull out at 730. Please report to your HR teacher to check in for attendance purposes.  Please remind your students to wear their aqua 5th grade shirts on Monday and to be sure to load up on sunscreen as the weather forecast is shooting for sunny weather. Also, please DO NOT bring any electronic devices (i.e. IPods, game players or cell phones). They will be left on the bus unattended while we walk throughout the park.

Also, the students will be receiving a voucher in Universal Studios money to be used to purchase food and/or drinks throughout the day.  However, if your child would like to purchase souvenirs at the park or you think they might need more for food/drinks/ etc, you might want to send them with some "just in case" money.

We should be arriving back at school around 500-530 Monday evening.  So, for those of you who are unable to chaperone, please make sure you or someone will be at Gorrie to pick up your child by then.

Thank you so much and we are looking forward to Monday!

The 5^th Grade Team