Miss Van Orden 5th Grade: Welcome!

Welcome to 5th Grade!

I am excited to have you in my class. We will have a lot of fun but we will also work hard. This is what I expect in our class.

Be responsible for your own work and homework.

Work independently as well as cooperatively in small groups and whole class activities.

—Be respectful of others

follow the school and classroom rules

—Be excited to learn about U.S. History, Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and the Arts.

Let me tell you about my summer:

I took four classes, yes I go to school too. I took an art, a teaching science, an ipad class and a geology class. I learned a lot and am excited to share some of it with you. (I love to learn new things!)
Like many of you, I have a Pass of All Passes so I visited Seven Peaks a few times this summer.
Worked on some craft projects
I slept in--A LOT. I know you probably did too. Summer is great that way.
I ate about a million popsicles. I can't seem to get enough of them.
I read some good books--I love to read!
I saw some fun movies. My favorite for the summer was Despicable Me 2.
I went to a family reunion in California. While there I visited the USS Midway, Old town San Diego, Universal Studios, the Beach, San Gabriel Mission(one of the California Catholic Missions), Olvera Street in LA and got to visit with my family.

Overall I had a great summer. I hope you did as well. A few pictures are below.