Week of May 21

This week's homework:

Monday- Writing: "Where I'm From" poem due Wed.

                Reading: Book Club assigned pages

Tuesday- Writing: "Where I'm From" poem due tomorrow

                  Reading: Book Club assigned pages 

Wednesday-  Reading: Book Club assigned pages

Thursday- Reading: Book Club assigned pages

Spelling Words: Word Wall Words

Homework Helpline: 5-8 p.m.  Phone Numbers: 547-7223 or 442-3226

Mrs. Hilkert's phone number for questions with homework: 796-8279

Email:  hilkertt@pcsb.org           

Safety Harbor Middle School

6^th Grade Counselor---Linda Storrs

6^th Grade Secretary—Janice Brown

6^th  Grade AP---Mary Beth Williams

Websites

www.FCATExplorer.com  Students will use their same usernames and passwords they've had at MBES each year, it stays the same and will continue to be the same through middle school. 

http://www.spellingcity.com/  to practice spelling and vocabulary words using games.  User: hilkert  Password: hilkert 

http://focus.florida-achieves.com to practice Math, Reading skills, and Science, these are items that appear on the FCAT.  Use student FCAT username and password for this website.  

http://www.brainpop.com/ Click LogIn, Username: mcmullen_es    Password: bppinellas   Practice all content areas, the video teaches the concepts and then there are games and quizzes.

Field Trips  

May 21 - Enterprise Village  $2/Students have paid, chaperones may bring a lunch or money to order out with the teachers.                                                                                                                       

May 30 - AstroSkate  Cost $9   No chaperones needed.

End-of-the-Year Important Dates:

May 29,31,June 1: Middle School Week at MBES - each of these three days, the fifth-grade students will rotate between all 7 teachers for about 35 minutes per class.  Each teacher is specializing in a specific class as they would have in middle school.  Students will have homework this week, with a study hall at the end of each day.

June 5th: 5th Grade Clap-Out 2:00pm

June 6th: End-of-the-Year Class Party before lunch

June 7th: Graduation and Pool Party (school ends @ 12:50)  If the pool party doesn't get cancelled, students can be signed out of school by their parent right after graduation.  The pool party starts at 12:00.

Classroom Items Needed:

*Kleenex

*Hilkert Store Items:  snacks, trinkets, books, etc.  (Thanks Rita De La Cruz)