An opportunity to raise money for our school!

Come out for our first Spirit Night at Pelican's Snoballs, August 4th from 5-9 pm.
15% of the sales will be donated to Banks Road Elementary School PTA.

Pelican's Snoballs
5715 Fayetteville Road, Raleigh, NC 27603

Coming Together!

I just wanted to thank my students for having a great afternoon meeting today. Although it wasn't a planned meeting (like our morning meetings), I think a lot of good came out of it. We talked about the importance of coming together as a group (remember the circle example) and always supporting each other, no matter what! Thank you for those of you who shared your stories today. I hope from our meeting and what we talked about, you know in your heart that if you are hurt in any way, you can depend on your classmates to be the first ones to be there for you.

A challenge for students....

Included somewhere on this blog is a word that does not make sense within the context of the text. The first student to let me know what this word is on Monday morning will earn $50 class dollars. In addition to encouraging students to check our blog, I hope it also encourages them to think about what they are reading and recognize when something they are reading does not make sense. Happy blog reading and good luck!!

This and That....

WOW! I can't believe we are already finishing up our second week at school.

-Early Release on July 22nd will begin at 1:15. Please note that this is earlier than the usual Wednesday dismissal time.
-Auction Items/Money system
As you may know, our students work on a money system. They earn money for various reasons including completing homework, completing classwork, attendance, and keeping their desk clean. In addition, students have to pay money for desk/chair rental, incomplete/missing assignments, and inappropriate behavior. The intention is to give them a sense of the 'real world' as well as making school fun. Each month, we hold an auction, where students can purchase items with their money. They must have completed their monthly book report to get into the auction. Students and parents are encouraged to donate items for the auction including (gently used toys, games, stuffed animals, books, a toy from a Happy Meal, etc...). Students will earn $20 for each item they bring in. Our first auction will be held on Friday, August 7th.

Thank you again for the items each of you have already so generously donated to our classroom. I am looking forward to a successful and exciting year together!!

First Day of School

I can't believe the day went so quickly. Thank you to my students for making this such a great first day. I can't wait to get to know all of you better. I hope you enjoyed getting to know your new classmates and our new school. If you haven't already, please make sure you purchase your school supplies, especially the folders and notebooks as we will be organizing them tomorrow.
**Don't Forget: Early Release is tomorrow (Wednesday, July 8th). The school day will end for students at 2:45pm***