Mrs. DeBlock’s Blog

What do you think of 5th grade so far? Give me your thoughts. What do you like? What don’t you like about 5th grade?

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I am excited to introduce myself as your fifth grade teacher. Fifth grade is going to be fantastic! I have already started planning lots of fun and exciting activities for us to do throughout the school year. I hope that you are as excited as I am about the upcoming year! First, let me tell you a little about myself. My name is Miss Gordon and this will be my third full year in the William H. Barton Intermediate Building. You may have seen me around last year teaching in the fifth grade wing. Fifth grade is my favorite grade to teach. I know that this year is going to be the best year yet!

I always like to ask my new students to write me a letter before school starts; I would love it if you would write to me. In your letter, please tell me all about yourself, your family, your interests and anything else you would like to include. Writing this letter will help me plan things that will be enjoyable for everyone to do in the classroom.

I certainly hope your summer is going well! School will be here soon! I can’t wait to meet you! 

I am sure that some of my new 5th graders will be checking this site to see what 5th grade is all about! What are some ideas, experiences, tips, comments you can share wtih them about what 5th grade is like, since you first hand have already gone though the transition!  

Well the year is coming to an end, I can’t believe it is already June! I feel like it was just yesterday that I opened up my door and met all of you the first day of school. I want you to think back about all the goals that you made at the beginning of the year, did you achieve those goals? If so how? If not, how are you going to achive them in the coming years?

Today the class went to visit the Middle School. We teamed up with Miss Landry’s flex 9th period class to do a Q and A about transitioning to the middle school. I saw A LOT of my old students and was really excited to see them all! It really made me happy that when my students leave on the last day of school, I know they will keep on prospering, even if I am scared for them! I am glad that we went! Miss Landry’s class did a great job at answering all of the classes questions! I know that the class cannot wait until the big transition day in June!

What fears or concerns do you have about transitioning to the Middle School? Any comments or questions ask them here!

What did you think of the Local Classroom Hero ceremony today? What did you think of our presentation? Write me some comments on what you thought!

I’ve been recently getting blogs from some of my past students. I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to hear from all of you! I would love to hear how everyone is doing. Please know that I miss you ALL and hope that all is well with you! Feel free to stop by my classroom here at the Barton Building!

Anyone stay around here for Spring Break? What are you up to on your vacation?

What element did you do research on? Did you like doing research on it? What did you learn from your other classmates during their presentations? What projects did you like?

What is your favorite genre to read? Do you like fiction? Non-fiction? Do you like to read poetry? What about books that deal with horror? Do you like childrens books? What about mystery books? What about myths and folktales? Or science fiction and fantasy? Explain some of the different types of books you like to read!

If you were on a deserted island and you only had three things with you to help you survive until someone found you, what three things would you have in your posession?

Here is a place that you can write anything you would like that is on your mind! If you would like me to pose a new question on our blog, if you would like to ask me a question about school or any of the subjects we have learned, or if you would just like to say a few things this is the place to write it!

What do you think about our penpals from Georgia? Do you like writing to someone who will write you back and respond to your questions? Do you like that it’s someone you’ve never met? How do you feel about this?

Tell me about your favorite author, give me examples of what type of books he or she writes. Why is he or she your favorite author?  

Do you have any plans over the vacation? Are you going anywhere or doing anything special? Tell me about it.

Tell me about the book you are currently reading. Do you like it? Why or why not? Would you recommend it to anyone?