Thanks to all my students and their families for making this week  so wonderful!  I have never felt more appreciated!  You have made my year here a real joy and I have loved everyday with your children!

Some dates that you need to take note of are listed…..

All library books are due at this time.  Please get those back ASAP.

Lunch charges need to be paid as soon as possible.

May 16 – Sports Attire Day – support your favorite team!

May 22 – Field Day  and Behavior Reward Luau.  Students please wear appropriate clothing to play, TENNIS SHOES, and sunscreen.  No very short shorts.  We will not have water activities, so towels and swimsuits are not needed.

May 23 – Academic Award Day at 11:05 in the gym

May 25 – Work Day- NO STUDENTS.  You may pick up your child’s report card after 1:00.

May 26 – Pick up report cards from 8-10:00 am.

Have a great weekend.

May 6, 2012

These are some dates to remember for the month of May.

May 7, 2012 – Walking Tour to Don Fox Park…Any parents may go and meet us at the park.  We will leave Castle Heights at about 11:30.  Students will ride buses.

May 8, 2012 – Parent Orientation at Winfree Bryant Middle School at 6:00 p.m. A flyer was sent home on Thursday with information about this important event

May 18, 2012 – Talent Show

May 23, 2012 – Awards Day at 11:05 in the gym

May 26, 2012 – Abbreviated Day, Report Card Day

Congratulations to Castle Heights 5th grade!  We competed in the 2012 Knowledge Bowl and got 2nd place in the district.

Today, Monday, April 30, 2012, I sent home the permission forms for the upcoming field trips in the red student folders .  Our first trip is this Wednesday, May 2.  We will compete with other schools in the district in the Knowledge Bowl.

The second field trip permission form is attached is our field trip to Don Fox Park for our Walk in the Park.  It is scheduled for Monday, May 7.  Please sign these forms and get back to us on Tuesday, May 1.  

Thanks, Valerie Horne

We finished our TCAP tests!  What a great week of hard work!  We had spelling tests today and students did very well.

The week of April 30 – May 4 we will be back to our regularly scheduled classes.  We have 19 days of school left and we are working hard to continue to prepare our students for middle school.

We will be competing on May 2nd with the other 5th grade students in our district for The Next Generation Knowledge Bowl.  Students will work on teams of 4 with Logic Puzzles, Anagrams, Math Challenge, Tangram Puzzles and Word Challenge.  There will be one group that competes in the 6th round on a Creativity Task.  Students are excited and look forward to this event.  After the competition, students will take a tour of the Winfree Bryant Middle School.

Have a great week,

Mrs. Valerie Horne

April 23-27, 2012

It’s here!  It is the week we’ve prepared for all year long.  Our students have worked hard and are committed to the challenge.  I am so proud of their hard work and I thank all of you for motivating students to focus on doing their best.

We have  one test scheduled for each day.  Monday we will have our Language Arts test.  Tuesday we will have our Math test.  Wednesday’s test will be Science and Thursday, we will take the Social Studies test.  Each test has two parts.  We will have Part 1, take a break (snack time) and then take Part 2 of the test.  We should be finished with each test at about 11:00 each day.  Students will have special classes, lunch, and recess (our regular schedule) each day.

Be sure your children get plenty of rest, eat a well balanced breakfast and arrive at school by 7:50.  Testing will begin promptly at 8:15 each morning.  Any student that is not seated prior to this, will have to wait in the office until it is finished.

As you know, this is the first year that TCAP scores will be averaged into each student’s report card grades.  I explained to each student that a report card is just that.  A report on a card.  It is a record of correct answers.  I expect students to do their best each day in class, and so I can expect that they will do their best on these tests.  We will receive the grades and we will be proud of our scores because they will be a record of our best!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Valerie Horne

Parents of Mrs. Horne’s 5th grade students,

Please be sure to send back the notes about snacks and the special notes for me to give to your child during TCAP week.  Your children have worked so hard and I thank you for helping to keep them motivated.  We will continue to review and prepare them this week.

Have a great week,

Mrs. Valerie Horne

Mrs. Horne’s 5th grade parents,

It is another great week for us at Castle Heights Elementary.

TCAP testing is scheduled for the week of April 23-30.  Students are working hard to prepare for this important day.  We still need test proctors for this week.  If you can come and help us, please call the school office to schedule times that work for you.

Let’s have a great week and thanks for your support.

Sincerely,

Ms. Valerie Horne

Parents of Mrs. Horne’s 5th grade students,

Can you believe that Spring Break has come and gone?  I trust you had an exciting time with your families.  We are now ready to buckle down and prepare for state testing and the last 9 weeks.  We aren’t finished yet!

A couple reminders:

Field Trip to Cumberland University – Tuesday, April 3.  Students need to wear comfortable shoes.  Please sign and return the permission forms sent home in Red Folders.

LSSD pre-registration forms – Please see the purple form in your student’s folder (sent home March 28) to be signed and returned to let us know of your intentions to return to Lebanon Special School District for the 2012-2013 school year.

This year, your child’s TCAP test score will count for 20% of your child’s final fifth grade average.  We are doing all we can to look at data and see where students have fallen behind or if they have misunderstandings of specific concepts.  We are working together toward remediation with these students over the next month so that all students will perform well on the tests that are upcoming in April.

Additional websites that might be good review for your child at home are as follows:

www:brainpop.com  username: lssd   password:  knights

www.coolmath.com

www.mathisfun.com

www.funbrain.com

www.internet4classrooms.com

I will send home information as I receive it.  Please let me know if you have any concerns or questions.

Thanks,

Mrs. Valerie Horne

Report Cards will be sent home on Wednesday, March 6.  Please sign them and return them on Thursday.

Academic Rewards will be held on Thursday, March 7 at 11:05 a.m. in the gym.

Friday, March 8 is our last day of school until after Spring Break.  School will resume on Monday, March 26.

Enjoy your break with your families.

What a great nine weeks!  Can you believe the last nine weeks is right around the corner?

Today we had our third benchmark tests in math and reading.  I know our students worked hard and did their best.  We will finish these tests on Friday.

Some important dates to remember are as follows:

March 1-2:   Test Ready 3

March 7:   Report Card Day

March 8:  Awards Day (11:05)

March 12-23:  Spring Break

March 26:  Back to school for the last nine weeks

I hope you have an incredible Spring Break with your families.  Thanks for your continued support of CHE.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Horne