June 2008
Dear Students and Parents,
WOW! Where does time go? The students in my 2007-2008 5th grade class definitely make this saying true: “Time flies when you are having fun!” As much as I am looking forward to summer activities, I'm not looking forward to saying good-bye to this year's students.
The school year has been filled with many fond memories. The books that have been read this year have been incredible. I think the overall favorite read aloud was LIGHTENING THIEF by Rick Riordan. A fantastic accomplishment this year was that the entire class met their SCOOPer Reading goals for all three trimesters! Some other memorable moments were the Trade Fair, Junior Achievement skits, School House Rocks songs, Social Studies review games, T.G.F.D. with Deputy K. who complimented us as being one of the best classes he has ever worked with, Brett in the S-P-E- (pause) L-L-I- (restart) N-G BEE, Book Clubs, Jennifer's China shares, Narrative writing / Creative writing stories being read aloud, tickets, auctions, Matt S. during read aloud time, Amber's solos, Anne of Green Gables and I could just go on and on!!!!
I am proud of each student and know that they are moving on to 6th grade with self-responsibility which will help them succeed at the junior high and beyond. The ability to work with one another and be able to listen, contribute ideas, and get the “task at hand” accomplished was repeatedly noticed by all the teachers they worked with this year. It was remarkable to hear compliments about the students from special area teachers (P.E., music, art, library, etc), other teachers, substitutes, and other staff members. This says a lot about each and every one of the students. We really and truly were....ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY!
With confidence, I feel each and every student from this class has the potential to achieve great things as they go on to Lakeview, high school, and hopefully higher education. I look forward to keeping in touch and hearing about successes and achievements.
In closing, I would like to thank the parents for letting me be a part of your child's life for the past nine months. As we leave for the last time on Thursday, June 5, I hope that the children will have at least one lasting memory of our time together.
I have 23 very special memories of this year!
Miss Trefonas
PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH:
e-mail = jtrefonas@ccsd66.org
home address: 2443 Concord Drive
Woodridge, IL 60517
