Summer edition: Back to School

Fifth Grade In
Focus
Hello Timnath Families! August 2018

Volume 13, Issue 1

We are so excited to be to continuing or build- Monday, August 20
working with your chil- ing strong relationships at 4:30! Children are likely
dren this year. Some with you all. Don’t forget to bring
to live up to what
of you may already you believe of
Your children are going your school supplies them.
know us because we to have a great year with you to put in your
have already worked Lady Bird Johnson
and we are excited to desk!
with your older chil- help them in this tran-
dren, or we may be sition year before mid-
meeting you for the dle school. We look Inside this issue:
first time. Either way– forward to providing Welcome from 1
we can’t wait! This is them with an engaging, Fifth Grade

going to be a terrific successful fifth grade

Communication is
Key
1

year and we are excited year. Background Info on 2

Mrs. Dalrymple
to get started.
We’ll see you all at the Summer Home- 2
We’re looking forward Back to School! work
Back-to-School Social
Background Info on 2
Mrs. Pellman

First week activity 3

Communication is Key
Tips for a great 3
year

Good Habits 3

As the school year always open. We spect. Please come to Calendar of Events 4

begins please feel really appreciate us with any issue. Volunteers Rule! 4
free to speak with us open lines of com- We can only help if
about any questions munication. From us we are “in the know.” Dress for Success 5

or concerns you have you can expect open mdalrymp@psdschools.org

First Day Remind- 5
cpellman@psdschools.org
about the upcoming minds, honesty, un- ers

year. Our doors are derstanding, and re- Eco-week Info 5


A Little Background Info on Mrs. Dalrymple
It is hard to believe, but I
am getting ready to start
my twentieth year as a
teacher at Timnath Elemen-
tary. I previously taught at
Traut Elementary and sub-
stitute taught in school dis-
tricts in Larimer and El Paso
counties. I taught sixth
grade nine of the previous
nineteen years here at
Timnath. One of those years
included Mrs. Pellman as
Summer Homework!
At the end of last school year,
we had the chance to meet the
new fifth graders and talk to
them a little about what to ex-
pect in fifth grade. We sent
them home with some summer
homework to give them a little
preview of what’s to come.
We asked students to keep read-
ing, keep a journal, study their
A Little Background Info on Mrs. Pellman
I am very excited to meet all of
you! I know firsthand how
wonderful Timnath Elementary
is because I attended school
here. In fact, Mrs. Dalrymple
was my 6th grade teacher! It has
been so much fun teaching with
her. This is my fifth year teach-
ing after graduating from the
University of Northern Colora-
do. I truly love working with
my student! I absolutely
love this age and have a re-
al passion for working with
kids during this important
transition year.
I have two children. Con-
nor is 16 and will be a jun-
ior at Fossil Ridge High
School. Abby is 13 and will
be an eighth grader at Pres-
ton Middle School. We love
spending our free time ex-
ploring Ft. Collins, watch-
multiplication facts, start learn-
ing the names and locations of
all the states, and think about
what their goals are for the next
year.
Hopefully, your child shared
this with you.
Every student who completed
their folder of homework and
fifth graders. We have such a
great time!
Outside of school, I love spend-
ing time outdoors whether I’m
biking, hiking, or just spending
time with my family. I enjoy
bike riding on the great trails of
Ft. Collins. I also enjoy cycling
indoors, especially on those
rainy/snowy days.
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ing movies, and spending
time playing outside in our
backyard. I love different
kinds of exercise and am
always up for trying some-
thing new!
I’m excited
for the
new year
to begin!
We are looking forward to working
with your children!
turns it in during the first week
of school will receive a special
treat.
Over the summer I was in two
weddings, my sister’s and my
best friend’s. I also spent a lot
of time with my two Labradors,
Ryder and Blue. They are quite
a handful and have kept me
very busy.
I can’t wait to meet you all and
begin our journey
learning and exploring
together!

Get to Know You Activity for Week 1
The first week back to school
is always an exciting time
for students and teachers.
Most of the children know
each other, but there are al-
ways newcomers, which is
exciting! Although the chil-
dren usually know a great
deal about each other, we as
teachers are learning every-
thing for the first time. To
make learning about each
other more fun, we have a
little activity we’d like to do
Tips for a Great Start to the Year
Most kids this age aren’t naturally
organized. But, this is an important
skill for them to acquire before
heading to middle school. Here are
some things you can do this year
with your child to have a good start
in being organized:
• Have your child empty their
backpack into the same loca-
tion every Friday– that way
you’ll see all the Friday Folder
items.
Good Habits to Grow On
Starting the school year off right
means keeping some good habits
going (or starting some). Most kids
probably enjoyed sleeping in and
staying up late during the summer
and will need to adjust to a new
sleeping schedule. Adequate sleep is
really important for kids, especially
since your preteen is getting ready to
enter into puberty and will be experi-
encing tremendous growth spurts.
When your child doesn’t get enough
this first week back. Please
have your child bring in
three small objects that tell
us something about him/her
that others may not know. It
may be about a hobby,
something from the summer,
a sport played, etc. The items
must be small enough to fit
in his/her backpack until it’s
time to share. We will take
to majority of the first week
to complete this activity, do-
ing a few each day. Help
• Have your child keep at least
one folder in their backpack
for homework. All work
should stay in this folder so it
can be easily located.
• Check your child’s daily plan-
ner. If he/she is not filling it
out regularly, doing so may
help them keep on track with
homework and important info.
• Have your child gather all be-
longings that need to go to
sleep it really can hinder not only
their school perfor-
mance but their
friendships as well.
No one wants to
hang out with a
“grouch.”
Another import key
to school and growth
success is eating a Well rested, well fed, and child keep (or start) these
healthy diet. Eating energized to spring into good habits will serve
action!
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your child think outside the
box and bring in something
that others really won’t
know about. It’s always a
treat to see how similar and
unique we
all are. This
is such a
great first
week get to
know you
activity!
Time to get your
creative juices
flowing!
school the next day in one lo-
cation– maybe a basket by the
door. This will help him/her
from scrambling to find things
in the morning.
“Few things help a child more than
to place responsibility on him, and
let him know he is trusted.”
Booker T. Washington
breakfast each morning and a good
lunch every day is really
important. Studies have
shown that going to
school on an empty stom-
ach can hinder learning.
Your child may be too
focused on hunger to pay
attention. Helping your
them for life!
Volume 13, Issue 1
August & September
Sun Mon Tue
19 20 1-5 21 First
meet the Day of
teachers School!
26 27 28
2 3 Labor 4 3-5 back 5
Day to school
night
9 10 11
16 17 18
Volunteers Rule!
We encourage you to volun-
teer in the classroom. There
are many ways that both the
children and we would like
to have you involved. For
example reading groups,
writer’s workshop, math,
and hands-on science time
are ways to be directly in-
volved with the students.
Other valuable ways to help
out include clerical work
(grading, copying, etc.),
field trips, parties, etc. If
you are interested in helping
out in any way just let us
know, we’d be more than
happy to have you on board!
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Important Events
Wed Thu Fri Sat
22 23 24 25 ✓ Full Day Kindergarten Meet the
Teachers – Aug. 16
✓ Half Day Kindergarten Meet the
29 30 31 1 Teachers social– Aug. 17 4:00–
5:00
✓ 1st—5th Meet the Teachers So-
6 K-2 back 7 8 cial– Aug. 20 4:30– 5:30
to school
night ✓ First Day of School– Aug. 21
12 13 14 15 ✓ Labor Day, No School– Sept. 3
✓ Back to School Night– 3-5
grades Sept. 4 5:15-6:30
19 20 21 Coll. 22
✓ Running club begins– Sept. 5
Day
3:50– 4:50
✓ Back to School Night– K-2
grades Sept. 6 5:15-6:30
✓ No school– Teacher collabora-
tion day– Sept. 21
✓ Picture day– Sept. 24
If you are interested
please sign up in the
classroom during the
meet the teachers so-
cial. If you can’t make
it to the social, just
send a note, an email,
or wait to sign up dur-
ing parent infor-
mation night. We
typically have volun- We always can use a helping hand!
teers who’d like to
work with students begin We can always use clerical
sometime in September. help during the first week or
That gives us time to get two. If this is an area you’d
like to help in please let us
into a routine and determine
know ASAP!
our class make up.
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Dress for Success!

With the warm tem-
peratures at the start of the
year, we would like to re-
mind students to make
good choices on appropri-
ate dress for school. Girls
should cover their shoul-
ders (no spaghetti straps or
narrow strap tank tops), and
cover their torso. In addi-
tion, all shorts and skirts
need to be fingertip length
(when arms are held flat
against the thighs). Cloth-
ing that is too revealing is
not appropriate for the
classroom, and can cause
too much distraction. Also,
undergarments may not be
exposed (this includes box-
er shorts over sweatpants
and underwear above
waistlines). We know that
there are lots of fun new
styles out there that are
great for family affairs, but
Looking Good!
at school our focus needs to
be on learning and not the matter. We look forward to
latest fashion trend. Thanks seeing all those new “back
for your support in this to school duds!”

Reminders for the first day

of school: Eco-
Week
Get a good night’s sleep

Eat a healthy breakfast

Bring your backpack Eco–Week Fundraiser
Although we won’t be going on our Eco-
Don’t forget school supplies trip until May, we will begin discussing
fundraising and cost now. We will dis-
Lunch or money for lunch & a snack cuss this further at our back to school
night in September.

Wear comfortable clothes & shoes

Timnath Elementary 970-488-6825 (main)
3909 Main St. 970-488-6827 (fax)
Timnath, CO 80547 970-488– 6826 (attendance)

Mrs. Dalrymple: Mrs. Pellman: See you soon!

970-488-6844 (voice mail) 970-488-4838 (voice mail)
mdalrymp@psdschools.org cpellman@psdschools.org
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