Valentine's Day

For some, Valentine's Day means love, but for a 5th grader, it means this: Candy, sugar, candy, sugar, more candy, and more sugar. This pretty much sums up our Valentine's Day. Mix that with a rainy day that meant no recess, and you will get a sneak peek into what Valentine's Day was like at RD Head Elementary. Here are some pictures of our little cherubs on that special day:

Spelling Bee

Friday was the school-wide spelling bee.  Fourth and fifth graders who won their classroom spelling bees competed to become the school-wide champ.  We are so proud of our classroom representatives who all did such a great job competing.

Aalea and Annika were the classroom winners from Mrs. Rushin's homeroom.

Kennedy and Brisha were the classroom winners from Mrs. Fleming's homeroom.

The spelling bee began at 9:00 am and didn't end until 10:15am.  This went down in history at RD Head as the longest spelling bee ever!  Such great competition!

We all watched anxiously from our classrooms to see who would become the next RD Head spelling bee champion.

We are very proud to announce that the winner of the 2012 RD Head Spelling Bee was:

Kennedy!

Kennedy will now go on to compete in the Gwinnett County spelling bee.  We are so proud of you Kennedy!  Job well done!

Christmas Party

Thank you to our wonderful Room Moms for throwing us a great Christmas Party.  The party started out with a few rounds of Bingo . . . red and green style!

Winners!  Jack and Deseree calling out their winning numbers!

After Bingo, we indulged in the hallway of sweets . . . a.k.a. the edible landforms! 

We are so blessed to have a team of such sweet children.  They really are friends, and get along with each other so well.

Gotta love these boys!!

We hope everyone had a wonderful break.
Happy New Year!

Nash Farm Battlefield

A HUGE THANK YOU for attending the Nash Farm Jubilee!  We had a GREAT day of canons firing, soldiers marching, and civil war re-enacting.  One student even found out that his father's cousin was the organzier of the entire re-enactment!  Another student came to the re-enactment on Saturday AND Sunday . . . what dedication!  Please enjoy the pictures!

Mrs. Rushin's cousin, Lieutenant Noah Sprague with the 51st PA Union troop

Jack, Billy, and David with the Union army



Mrs. Rushin's cousin, Cody . . . the Union army drummer boy

Anthony, Sarah, Katie, and Brisha at the battle

Noah, checking the weapons before battle

Jack and Bryce with Cody

Billy and Tyler enjoying an authentic cup of Civil War root beer

Some familiar faces watching the battle

Simon is sad that his army lost the battle

Waiting for the battle to start . . . too bad we couldn't have class out on this hill every day!

Joshua and his cousin, Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Knight.  Do you see the resemblence?

Marching to the battlefield

Ashley and Noah

Social Studies Extra Credit Opportunity



Next weekend, September 24th - 25th, there will be a live Civil War re-enactment at Nash Farm Battlefield, the only battlefield in Georgia that has been restored from the Atlanta Campaign.  Not only will there be a re-enactment, but an arts/crafts festival, food, and fun!  I have been encouraging students to attend, as it is a great way to see history come alive.  If you would more like information, please follow the links below.

Nash Farm Battlefield Website

Directions from Head

Nash Farm Battlefield on Facebook

Extra Credit Information:

I must have proof that you attended the re-enactment in order for you to earn extra credit.  This could be a brochure that you get while you are there, a schedule of events, or a picture of you there.  I will be there on the 24th, and would love to see you!  If I see you there, you do not need to bring anything in to class for proof.  As long as I have proof that you were there, you may choose one of the following:

*Extra 100 grade in social studies

or

*$50 in credits in your checkbook.

The Preposition Song

Learn the Preposition Song for your test on Wednesday!
(To the tune of Yankee Doodle)

Aboard, about, above, across
Against, along, around
Amid, among, after, at
Except, for, during, down

Behind, below, beneath, beside
Between, before, beyond
By, in, from, off, over, of
Until, unto, upon

Under, underneath, since, up
Like, near, past, throughout, through
With, within, without, instead
Toward, inside, into to

Where Has the Time Gone?

    Can you believe that we are in the 4th week of school?!?! Time sure is flying. We would like to say a HUGE thanks to the parents that made our 1st ever Bludgridge yard sale a huge success. We raised over $1600.00 to go towards our annual Blueridge trip!!! Way to go 5th grade! Keep an eye on the ticker to the left for a count down to the big day.
    Speaking of Blueridge, we will be selling t-shirts to wear on our trip. A portion of the proceeds will go towards the trip as well. T-shirts go on sale at Curriculum Night. Hope to see you Thursday, September 1st at 6:30. You will receive all the 411 on how to make your child successful in 5th grade.