Mrs. Gartha's 5th Grade Blog

Thank you to all our parents who showed up for their conferences and on time, too!  It was a pleasure talking with you and discussing your child’s progress.  I look forward to working with you the rest of this year.  Please mark down on your calendar, the 5th Grade Literacy Meeting that will take place 2 weeks from today, Friday, …Continue reading →

Tonight is the last day for Parent-Teacher conferences.  If you are scheduled this evening, please be prompt. Today your child will be bringing home their school pictures.  If you did not purchase them but liked their picture, there are still ways you can purchase them.  Check out the inside of the envelope for instructions. Are you going to the Zap …Continue reading →

Thank you for the generous food donations!  Our class brought in 211 items for the food drive…WOW!!!  As a whole, our school donated 1705 items!!  You folks are awesome!  Our class collected and sorted all the items so they are ready for pick up tomorrow.  Your children even gave up their gym time to complete this task.  What wonderful students!!! …Continue reading →

Wow!  What generous hearts!  As of today, our class has brought in 174 food items for those in need.  Tomorrow is the last day we are collecting for the food drive.  Can we hit 200? Parent-Teacher Conferences continue tonight.  If you are scheduled for today, please be prompt. Homework Math– Study for your facts test Spelling– Write  words #1-10 in …Continue reading →

Another busy week is here!  Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Parent-Teacher Conferences continue.  Below is a list of the conferences scheduled for Tuesday evening. Tuesday, November 13th 4:00 Mariam Hazimeh 4:20 Mohamed Awad 4:40 Sekna Jalloul 5:00 Ahmed Faraj 5:20 Adam Darwish 6:00 Hasan Alabbassi 6:20 Mariam Barakat 6:40 Haider AlHuri The Canned Food Drive ends this Wednesday.  Please send in …Continue reading →

Parent-Teacher Conferences begin tonight!  If you are scheduled for a conference today, please be sure to be on time.  I am anxious to meet with you and discuss your child’s progress. Canned Food Drive is going on and so far we’ve only collected 17 items.  Can you help?  Please donate if you can. Homework Spelling– Write words 11-20 in sentences …Continue reading →

What a trip! It was a long drive but we learned so much about glacier, wind and water erosion and were able to take a nature hike, too!   Many thanks to Mrs. AlHuri and Mrs. Bradford who chaperoned our field trip to Indian Springs Metro Park. The canned food drive is going on and we have yet to have an …Continue reading →

Tonight is Math Night!!!  Come and join us from 5-6 p.m. in the gym and find out how you can make math fun in your home! Tomorrow there is NO SCHOOL!  But be sure to vote! Thursday is the first day of Parent-Teacher conferences.  Those who are scheduled, please be prompt.  I’m excited to discuss your child’s progress. Wednesday is …Continue reading →

As I prepare for Parent -Teacher Conferences in the next two weeks, I realized that I somehow have misplaced the sign up sheets from Open House.  If you took a picture of the sign up sheets (and I know some did as a reminder) or if you remember when you signed up, can you please send me a copy or …Continue reading →

Today is the last day of the 1st quarter of the school year.  Wow, did it fly by!  If you haven’t signed up for a Parent Teacher Conference yet, I will be contacting you this coming week to schedule it.  I’m looking forward to discussing your child’s progress. This weekend we need to “fall back” an hour.  Don’t forget to …Continue reading →