Welcome to Mr. Poll's 5th Grade Classroom

Room 309

Mr. Eric Poll

email:  epoll@mpsk12.net

231-720-2689

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Muskegon Public Schools District Calendar

  

  http://www.muskegonpublicschools.org/Calendar/  

 

                                         

                                                                                        

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Safety Patrol:  My students are serving on Safety Patrol from Oct. 3-17, Oct. 31-Nov. 14, Nov. 28-Dec. 12.   

• If your child is on the Outside Safety Patrol Team, they need to be on their posts at 8:15 AM.  If the temperature in the morning reaches 32 degrees or below, the Nims PTO provides the children with a cup of hot chocolate.

• If your child is on the Inside Safety Patrol Team, they need to be on their posts at 8:25 AM.

• All Safety Patrollers are dismissed by 3:45, or when their responsibilities are completed.

Safety Patrollers of the Month:

 

          September:  Ke'Sean Sandifer and Jacob Gilland

          October:  Alexis Picard and Jalen Roberson

          November:  John Mullins and Chanita Wells

 

         

 

 

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2011 Nims Canned Food Drive: 

We will be collecting nonperishable food items from December 1 through December 15.  All of the food collected will go to the needy in the Muskegon area through the Muskegon Rescue Mission.

  

Last year, our class collected 404 canned goods during the two weeks prior to Christmas Break.  Nims School collected a total of 1,263 canned goods.  All of our donations went to the Muskegon Rescue Mission.

  

• We will be going "Carolling for Canned Goods" on Tuesday December 6 and on December 13 from 3:39 through 5:30.

• Your child must return the permission slip in order to go with us.

• I will need one parent to drive and donate a snack for our carolling.  Please call or email if you can volunteer your time.

• All students at Nims that participate will be recognized for their contributions, and the top 20 individuals who contribute will get a pizza party.

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  Reading / Language Arts

We use the Harcourt Reading Series.  Here is a great link that supports the Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Grammar lessons we are learning.  Click on the link below to supplement what we are learning at school in the area of Language Arts.

• http://www.harcourtschool.com/
• http://www.studyisland.com/

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Math:  We have just adopted the Harcourt Math Series.  Use the links below to review math concepts that your children will be learning.

• http://www.aaamath.com/div.html
• http://www.aplusmath.com/
• http://www.studyisland.com/
• https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/content/hsp/math/hspmath/ca/common/mega_math_9780153663963_/index.html

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5th Grade Camp:  The dates for camp are May 21-May 23.  We are going to camp Miniwanca in Shelby, MI.  Last year, the cost of camp was $142.  We are offering a few different payment options for camp. 

• You can take part in fundraising through World's Finest Chocolate.  You would have to sell 6 full boxes to be paid in full.

• You could pay the $142 in one lump sum.

• You could make payments using a coupon booklet.  You would make 6 monthly payments of $20 and the last payment would be $22.  These payments would start at the end of September and would be due at the end of every month.

I am attempting to make the financial end of camp easier for our families.  Please contact me to discuss which option you would like to take part in.  

 

Our Word's Finest Chocolate sale begins on Friday, February 3 and lasts until March 29.

  

To see Camp Miniwanca, click on the link below to learn a little more about the camp and the programs that they offer.

• http://www.ayf.org/