| December 3
More and more students have become Math Masters. Here are the newest ones:
Camlin, Adriana, Elisabel, Fiona, Nick, Connor, Shayna, Chad, Mariah, Devyn, Sean, Savannah, Lexi,
Liam, Sophia C., and Thatcher. Great job!
November 14
Members of the Breakfast Club who met today are Sophia B., Sophia C., Rebecca, Devyn, Virginia,
Sean, and Chad. Congratulations to these hard workers.
October 23
Students may qualify as Math Masters by correctly giving the answers to multiplication problems in
two seconds or less using all of the flash cards with tables 1 through 12. Our current Math Masters
are Sophia B., Rebecca, and Virginia.
October 22
Sophia B. and Adriana were named as the essay winners for Red Ribbon Week from our class. They
have been invited to read their essays at the assembly next week.
Sean, Virginia, and Liam have been elected as our class representatives to the school student
government group.
October 8
Congratulations to the four Breakfast Club members: Sophia B., Sophia C., Rebecca, and Virginia.
they have passed in all of their work since school began, and have made the honor roll every week.
October 3
Music was our theme today as we began the day entertaining the school with
our states and capitals song over the school intercom.
The Rock Across America fianl concert was held in our class this afternoon
with honored guests, Principal Miss Briggs, and Mrs. Martell and her second
grade class.
September 18
Open House was held tonight, and it was a pleasure meeting so many new and
experienced parents.
Groups spent time together to prepare for Rock Across America to be completed
on October 3.
September 1
To the students I will meet on September 3:
I am anxiously awaiting Wednesday morning when we will first come together as
a class. Great memories are ahead!
To my last year's students:
I just looked over the pictures from last year, especially the first week.
My how you've grown! Have a wonderful sixth grade year. Remember, you are
prepared for it all. Be confident, and enjoy!
August 18
How are you doing on your List of Life Goals? At the end of July, Mr. Paige
and I went to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, a goal on my list for a long
time. To make it even better, Ryan Shaughnessy, one of my former students
was on my first flight. Check out our picture in the photos section.
August 16
Former student, Trisha Hewitt, was married in Sunapee this evening to Mike
Ripley. She was a very beautiful bride. To see her pictures and those of
her family, look in our photos section.
June 26
Today was the Clap-out, and the beginning of our summer vacation. Yesterday
was the Parting Ceremony, and the picnic put on by members of the fifth grade
committee. What an exciting week!
Thanks to all the people who worked so hard to make it so nice.
I will miss all of my wonderful students, wish you all a great summer, and a
wonderful life.
May 30
Our class trip to Strawbery Banke will be this Tuesday, June 3. We will
leave school soon after
arriving, and expect to be back by 2:30 PM.
April 18
Our class salmon fry we have raised from eggs were released this afternoon
into the Piscataquog
River. We wish them happy lives and luck in their journey.
April 16
Tonight's presentation of our play, "Presidents on Parade" was a big
success. The desserts were
outstanding, and the company the very best. Thank you to all the families
who helped make this
event so much fun.
March 22
Congratulations to our students who took that extra step, memorizing the
names of our presidents
in order from Washington to George W. Bush. They are:
Tyler, Stavros, Abby, Ethan, Lindsey, Parker, Jordan, Sam, Hailey, Florencia,
Dario, and Alex. Alex
even did them in reverse!
February 21
We had a great morning tubing at McIntyre. Check out our pictures on the
photo page.
Tonight our girls' Smyth Road Basketball Team captured the city championship
title after a very hard won game against Beech Street. An outstanding team
all season, they exemplified what strong teamwork can do. Congratulations to
the girls and their dedicated coach, Mr. McBride.
February 11
We finished our project of felt-making with our artist-in-residence today.
Look at our photos to see our colorful feet as we stomp the felt mural.
January 26
The Molly Stark Chapter of the D.A.R. announced today that Parker's essay on
Spies in the American
Revolution was chosen as the second place winner for fifth grade in this
area. Congratulations,
Parker.
January 24
Breakfast club members who met today were Alec, Brian, Parker, Caitlyn,
Maryjune, Sam, and
Lindsey. Congratulations on your hard work.
January 10
Congratulations to classmates Sam and Tyler for representing us in the school
Geography Bee, and
congratulations, again to Tyler for winning the school bee.
November 28
Congratulations to Breakfast Club members: Stavros, Alec, Parker, Dario,
Brian, Hailey, and Hishi.
October 26
Mrs. Nancy Ann Feren, a friend of Mrs. Paige, came in this afternoon to talk
about Smyth Road School
in the 1950's. Mrs. Feren was a member of the first fourth grade class at
Smyth Road, and
remembers it being built. She was able to describe what school was like
then, and gave us a lot of
interesting information.
October 26
Our first class spelling bee was held this morning. Third place was Alec,
second, Eileen, and the
winner was Stavros. Congratulations, Alec, Eileen, and Stavros! Stavros
will be the narrator for our
next class bee.
October 25
Sam and Ethan were named as our class essay winners for Red Ribbon Week.
They read their essays
to students at an assembly held this afternoon, and did an outstanding job.
Congratulations to you
both.
October 18
Congratulations to the first Breakfast Club members: Dario, Dan, Stavros,
Alec, Parker, Hishi, Abby,
Lindsey, Ethan, Maryjune, and Caitlyn.
September 16
We have completed our first full week, and are off to a good start. Students
seem to see the value in passing in work on time, since everone has done it
so far.
The Silver Crown, a read-aloud, has proven to be very popular,
seventeen students got a score of 100% on our first spelling test, and The
Tale of Mr. Morton has helped us learn subjects and predicates. All students
have passed flashcards multiplying squares, and almost all have completed the
table of 9.
September 4
To my class of last year:
If you are reading this, I hope you are looking back on many happy memories
of our time together. I wish you the best time in middle school tomorrow. I
will be thinking of you all day.
August 29
Dear New Fifth Graders,
If you are reading this, I assume that you received my letter. One week from
today we will be in class together. Although I will miss these glorious days
of summer, I look forward to getting to know you next week.
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