Last call for pictures...whatcha been up to?!?!

So...in a few short weeks I will be rolling out the new look for the upcoming year...at that point I will start addressing my NEW students....so this is your last chance to send summer pix to be posted on the blog...so hurry up and send them to my email karen.wills@fcps.org!!

I heard from SAI...here's what he's been up to....he was in Chennai, which is in South India, for 4 weeks from mid June to mid July. He had a wonderful time traveling to different places, meeting family and friends, and eating lots of mangoes !!!!

So good to hear from...

...VINCENT!!

Vincent and his family went to Hilton Head, SC for a vacation...he and his brother, Brandon, enjoyed the huge waves, courtesy of Tropical Storm Debbie!!

                                  

...JESSIE and HANNAH!!

These two have been attending camp together this summer.  They went to Clown/Acrobatic Camp where they juggled, spun plates, tightrope walked, and did acrobatic routines!  They also attended a nature camp where they went swimming, creek walking, canoeing, and played capture the flag!  And this week they are in Horse Camp...all through the YMCA!

SO WHAT ARE THE REST OF YOU UP TO!?!??!

Happy July!!

Hello to my favorite FOURTH graders!!  I hope you are having a wonderful summer!  I sure am!  I am lucky to be able to see quite a few of you at the pool for swim team practice, but for those of you I haven't seen...I sure do miss you!  Here's what's been going on in my life...

I took a class in Westminster, MD with Mrs. Humerick called AG in the Classroom.  It was five days long, and Mrs. H and I stayed in a hotel during the class.  We learned a lot about the importance of agriculture and how it can be tied into geography... we have lots of fun things to bring back to the classroom for next year!  I also took a different class at the ESSL called "Nighttime Sky."  It was AWESOME!  So, even though school is out, my learning NEVER stops!!

My family and I just took a three day trip to my inlaws' cottage on Nomini Bay...they have a house on the water and they own a boat...it was such a fun time.  We all fished and the kids spent a lot of time in the water.  Later this month we are headed to Rehoboth Beach.  The boys still have baseball (believe it or not!) and Kate is still swimming in swim meets, so we have to stay close to home until all of that is over.  However, as soon as all of those sports wrap up, we are headed to Delaware!!

I would love to hear what you've been up to...send me an email or a picture and I will share with everyone what you're doing this summer.

Stay cool...miss you!
Mrs. Wills

Whatcha Up To?

So...if you remember...I told you to take some pictures and let me know what you're doing this summer....AJ took a vacation to Sea Isle, New Jersey with his family.  They had a blast!  He mastered skim boarding and spent a lot of time on the beach.  His brother got a geocaching device and they've been exploring with that...they've found FIVE geocaches!!  See some of his highlights below!

 

 

So whatcha been up to!??!  Send me pictures and some details...I'd love to create a post all about YOU?!

Feeling nostalgic...

Where does a year go?  I can't believe MY baby finished his first year of high school!  I can't believe YOUR babies are going into fourth grade!!  Where does a year go?

It has been my ABSOLUTE pleasure teaching your children...and I will miss them tons.  Please take pictures over the summer and send them to me via email...I would love to post them so the class can stay in touch and see what we're all up to while we're away from school!  I promise to post a couple of times over the summer myself, so make sure to check back.

I want to thank you all SOOO much for the incredibly generous gift card to downtown Frederick...WOW...I was blown away!  I am so excited to visit downtown and decide where and on what I will be spending your gift!!  I also was gifted with a canvas picture of my class...what a treasure!  It will hang in my room for years to come and I can only hope the kids will come back to see it!

I hope your families have some quality time this summer...even if we're just talking about taking long walks or playing board games...take time to enjoy a few lazy summer days...it's going to fly by...just like this year did!

I had SOOOO many pictures to share, so when you click on the link below you will view a SEVEN minute movie...we had "a busy, fun Spring"...so enjoy!

'til next time....

A Busy, Fun Spring

PLEASE JOIN US...

The date is set...

Please join us on Monday, June 4th from 9:10-10:30 

You will see four amazing plays:

"Athena and Arachne: How Spiders Came to Be"

"Cinderella Outgrows the Glass Slipper"

"Will the Real Abraham Lincoln Please Stand Up?"

AND

"The Three Musketeers" - written by Maegan Blake and Gabriel Claus!!!

The kids are working very hard and have become quite amazing performers...I'm very excited for you to see their creative endeavors!

Our dress rehearsal will be the morning of Friday, June 1st.  So all props and costumes (please don't purchase anything!!) will need to be at school by that day at the latest...preferably by the beginning of next week so the kids can practice using them!!

If you have any questions regarding the plays, please email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible. 

Summer Reading Lists Are Out!

Hello to my favorite third grade parents!!  I am short on time, but wanted to make sure to let you know that the FCPS/FCPL Summer Reading Lists have been published...and you can access them from the side bar of the blog.  Please have your children read over the summer...these books are just suggestions...NOT requirements...but it IS critical that your child continue to read while not in school!

I am working to confirm a date for our play...it is definitely the last week of school...I have scheduled a dress rehearsal on Friday, June 1.  This is Mehta's last day, so he will be able to play his part that day...and then his "understudy" will take over for our parent production (I should probably assign that part soon!)  I am just trying to figure out what time the band concert, STEM day activities and the last PTA cultural arts programs are so I don't double book.  I promise to let you know by THIS Friday.

If you haven't seen your child's Narrative Writing Piece yet, please ask him/her for it...read and enjoy it, read my comments, and then sign the rubric and return it to me.  Those writing pieces need to be kept in their portfolio for a year.

Thanks for all your support...can't believe we only have 11 and 1/2 days left...OMG!!