Mrs. Sanford's EXTRAORDINARY 5th Grade Class

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I love, and will miss this amazing crew!

Thank you for the wonderful send off!  You were so kind, and made me feel very special! I plan to be volunteering several different places in the upcoming months, and hope to run into some of you!

Warmest Regards,

Mrs. Sanford

WHAT A GREAT PARADE! THANK YOU FOR COMING!!! (Please feel free to share pictures with me, and I'll post them!)

The parade was AMAZING! I think 25 children from our class came last night.  (I was so thrilled to see your faces!!!) I'm so glad so many of you were able to come!  Everyone from Kindergarten and first grade up was so thrilled to celebrate YOU!!!

 

 

Sign painting parties proceeded the parade!!!  What an awesome idea!

Banners were in place!  (Mrs. Peace painted all these!  You know I have horrible penmanship!)

 

Thank you!!!

                                                                        May 20, 2020

Dear Parents,

       Thank you so much for the class gift!  The flower was beautiful, and I found the perfect place for it in  my home office!  Each time I see it, it will remind me of this AWESOME class of 5^th graders!   I was stunned by the thoughtful class gift! It was so kind and generous, and completely unexpected.  In this strange and uncertain time, thank you for thinking of me!

       This has been a wonderful class to work with, and it has also been a great group of parents!  Thank you for being my co-teacher the past few months. In addition to all the other hats you wear, you did a wonderful job of stepping in to fill the gap and teach with me!  I am so appreciative of your support, patience, and tech-savvy trouble-shooting during this odd time! You did an AMAZING job!!! 

    I have sincerely enjoyed being your child’s teacher, and hope they will continue to stay in touch!  They are leaving for a big adventure, and I will be cheering for them in all they do along the way!

                             Sincerely,

                             Pamela Sanford

Wednesday, May 20, Car Parade!!!

Lennon "First of His Name"  

Kavita, I will miss your BIG smile, and sweet spirit!!!

 

Download FINAL SANFORD SS (Revised!!!  Please view! Gavin's slide didn't display properly in the original, and is fixed in this version!)

 

Schedule for the rest of the week:

Wednesday

• Parade though carpool line (Rain or shine!) ​
• Sanford- 5:30-6:50 ​

Thursday​

• Student materials & yearbook pick up- last names A-L ​
• 9am-12pm and 1-3pm ​

Friday​

• Student materials & yearbook pick up- last names M-Z ​
• 9am-12pm and 1-3pm 

 

 

Tuesday, May 19, Special Video

(Eileen!  Your hair is SO CUTE!!! It makes you look like a teenager! )

 

Who is going to miss you?!?!?       

WE ARE!!!!

(Click on the We are above for the 5th grade send-off video from the ENTIRE school!!!)

 

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This is a GREAT tribute to the graduates!!!    (This was beautiful set to music, but it made the file so big I couldn't share it anywhere, even Youtube!)

 

 

 

 

Michael, you may think I will remember you for your amazing sense of humor, but you will always be the lead vocalist in the HIGHLY POPULAR Science themed boy-band to me!!!

 

 

(Hey, Myers!!!  I'm reading a new Gordan Korman novel!  What are you reading, because I KNOW you have a book- especially during a pandemic!!!)

 

If you missed the graduation, I am attaching a link to the video, as well as a link to Mrs. Long's introduction below.  I am SO PROUD OF  YOUR HARD WORK!!!   Congratulations 6th Graders!!!

Awards

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Send me your pictures, with BIG signs or small!  I'd be happy to post them all!!!

Monday, May 18, Graduation Ceremony

I will be sending out the link to Monday's Graduation Zoom Later tonight!  I am SO PROUD of all of you.  Ordinarily, I'd be proud of you!  But, I have a special pride based on your perseverance, and your ability to embrace change during this very difficult time!!!  You are outstanding and remarkable people, and I am excited about all the cool events in your future!

 

 

Graduation Zoom starts promptly at 1:40.  

 

This week: 

Tuesday

• Two surprise videos will be posted on Edmodo for the students :) ​

 

Wednesday

• Parade though carpool line (Rain or shine!) ​
• Sanford- 5:30-6:50 ​

 

Thursday​

• Student materials & yearbook pick up- last names A-L ​
• 9am-12pm and 1-3pm ​

 

Friday​

• Student materials & yearbook pick up- last names M-Z ​
• 9am-12pm and 1-3pm 

Fabulous Friday!

It's a SMACK DOWN PACK DOWN Friday for me!  I'm so delighted by the results of Thursday's Goosechase!!!  I hope you had a BLAST!  (It looks like you did!!!)  I LOVE how parents and siblings jumped in to help!!!  I was shooting some videos of my own today!  I will be sharing them next week, and I think you'll LOVE them!

 

Send me your cool pix with the 5th grade signs! (Small yard signs, or the large school sign- Both are great!)

 

LOVE THESE PICTURES!!!! Send me yours, and I'll post it here!

 

 

I love both the big sign and the personalized ones!  Send either!

Thursday's E Learning Plans- May 14, 2020

FOXED OUT!!!!

The new Game code is  WKLXDP  . 

 

(It's a new educator's account, and I launched the game and got the older code before I was recognized as an educator.)

 

Some great questions were asked about the Foxed Out activity for today so I wanted to go ahead and give you those answers just in case anyone else was curious. 

• Will the Target Zoom interfere with Foxed Out?
• Definitely not! The Foxed Out is just scheduled from 9 AM through 3 PM as the window for playtime. The students can start and stop anytime within that frame.

• When can the children start playing? 
• We set the task to begin at 9am.   Many teachers are not releasing the code until 9 am. I gave the task and directions out early so everyone could be prepared to start in the morning.  (Although I see a couple of folks logged in the night before to get a head start!)

• Does it work on a Kindle or any tablet? 
• Sadly, I don't think so!   I have only found the app to be available on a device with iOS or Android software. We hope that students can have access to a device with capabilities for the app for at least part of the day so they can play. It is an optional activity if there are technology issues. 

• Can my child start Foxed Out and go in and out of the app and keep playing? (Attend Target Zoom, work on unfinished work, have lunch, etc while playing)
• YES! Goosechase should let your child go in and out of the app during the mission hours (9am-3pm) without penalty or issue. 

 

This is just for FUN! The 5th grade team made this in the hopes the kids would have a blast! If technology is causing an issue, no worries and no stress :   ). 

 

Prepare for the games to begin!!!!

 

Mrs. Sanford

 

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