Congratulations to the 5th Graders who are moving on to middle school! This is my last class at Speas Elementary. Next year I will be teaching at another school. I have enjoyed my years at Speas and wish all the best to my coworkers and the Speas Bees.

Trip to Civil Rights Museum

This has been such a crazy year that my blog has been neglected! We have been busy 3rd Quarter studying weather and geometry as well as our language arts skills. Last week we visited the Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro. We had a very interesting visit - the museum is very well done. I would like for my students to leave a comment about our visit. Tell something you learned or describe your favorite part.

Welcome Back to School!

We're starting a new school year at Speas Elementary. Our building project is approaching an end. There are lots of new spaces at Speas and some updates on old ones. What do you think of the new "face" of our school?

Ice Cream Party

To celebrate the end of school, students earned an ice cream party by showing how they could be their BEST at Speas. Students got to eat their own sundae and then made sundaes out of the principals. What a great way to finish out the school year. Happy summer!

5th Grade Celebraton

The fifth grade at Speas had the end-of-grade celebration last Friday, June 10th. We dressed up to be recognized with awards and a certificate of completion of Elementary School. Now it's on to a new adventure in middle school!

EOG Testing

Soon it will be time for the EOG tests. Do you feel as if a dark cloud is hovering over your head? Do you think you are prepared? Is there something more you plan to do before the tests begin on May 23rd?

Shad in Schools project

For four days, 5th graders at Speas took care of shad eggs. The eggs were delivered on April 11th from Edenton, NC. Lynn, from the NC Museum of Natural History, brought the eggs to us. They stayed in a tank in Ms. Linhart's room. Students took turns checking the water for ph, ammonia, chlorine, and temperature levels. We looked closely at the eggs and took out dead ones (they are fuzzy and white). The eggs hatched quickly, in just two days. On Friday, April 15th we took the fry to Belews Lake where they will eventually end up in the Roanoke River to get to the Atlantic Ocean. We hope some of our babies will make it!