CST Celebration!

Whew! CST is finally over. I am so proud of how you all remained so focused and tried your best.  We decided to celebrate with our friends in a "cool" way. The ice cream sundaes were absolutely delicious! They went perfectly with our warm weather. Going to the park to have our lunch was also lots of fun. It is nice to be able to sit back and relax with friends. Watching you all play together reminds me of what good friends you all are to each other. As you move on in your educational endeavor, remember that Bridge provided you with many 'sweet" memories.

What is Achievement?

Through the years I have seen you blossom into incredible little people who have tremendous abilities, gifts, likes, thoughts, ideas, and dreams.

 

I KNOW I expect a lot from you in everything we do.  I tell you to write, then write again and again until you have polished your ideas. I expose you to the magic of reading and hope to instill the endless ideas that reading brings.  I want you to be great spellers in order to express yourself clearly. I want you to have academic words flowing through you and empowering you to comprehend great things. I want you to show your work in math to develop deep understandings and be able to instruct others.  I want you to be inquisitive and marvel at our world and beyond. I want you overall to use your brain everyday and at the same time to listen to your heart. By doing this, you will always be giving your own individual best.

As part of want I want for you, I also know that I must and always strive to do, is to provide you with many tools and strategies to be successful.

 

As your teacher, I wanted (and still want) to provide you with a strong and solid elementary base...

 

I believe that if you have a strong base you will be able to build on it in any direction (schema), to expand your knowledge (new knowledge & thinking), and have limitless rooms (ideas). Life is so full of wonder, enjoy it. I want you to question and ask questions. I want you analyze things and come to your own conclusions. I want you to disagree politely. I want you to back up your thoughts. I want you to love learning.
This will allow you to do absolutely anything your heart desires as an adult. That may be going on to a university, a vocation, a career. What ever it may be, you will be qualified and ready. What I can tell you is, that making wise choices and always striving to do your best gets you a lot closer to that goal.

 

This does not mean that the road to achieving your goals will be easy (nothing worthwhile ever is), but never giving up is the key.

Don't ever lose hope in yourself, never let anyone tell you you can't achieve something (prove them wrong), and if you need help, ASK for it. No one ever gets to their destination on their own. We need assistance throughout the way.

So no matter where life may take you, always remember that I believe in you and your ability to succeed.

  

To answer the question what is achievement?, achievement means reaching your own personal goals in life and everyday being able to do what you love, because then it is no longer a job, it is your dream. 

 
Congratulations on your achievements and always strive to continue to achieve.

GREAT Back 2 School!

I want to thank all of you who attended. It was a great opportunity to share with your parents about what to expect in 5th grade, to go over some projects coming up, how homework is a little different, end of the year activities and other important information. Here a few pictures of some great projects!

I would also want to share with you that they were so proud of you when you received your medals. Remember that to stay in ADVANCE status you must work just as hard as you did to get there; if it is worth it, it will take lots of hard work and dedication to achieve. Do not worry about things that seem difficult at times, just keep trying, ask for help, GET help, and practice, practice, practice!

 Language Arts recipients.

Mathematics recipients.