Piggott Class 2003-2004

Piggott Class 2003-2004

5th Grade Hope of America Celebration

Please plan to attend our 5th Grade Celebration on June 3, 2004. The celebration begins at 10:00 a.m. in Piggott's MPR. An award ceremony will be held in individual 5th grade classrooms at 8:50 a.m. just prior to the celebration. Students will also enjoy a 5th grade BBQ the day before on June 2, 2004 at 12:30 p.m.

Romeo and Juliet

Mark your calendars for May 19, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. We will be performing our Shakespeare play of Romeo and Juliet in the multipurpose room at Piggott Elementary. Don't miss it!

Mother's Day Program

Mothers, please join us on Friday, May 7, 2004 from 12:40-1:40 p.m. We have a special program just for you in our classroom. Happy Mother's Day!

State Fair April 28, 2004

Students displayed their state reports and projects for Piggott parents, students and teachers. See photos.

Nevada Reading Week March 1-5, 2004

Students in Mrs. Garner's class accepted the challenge to read 500 minutes in four days. Thirteen students met the challenge and joined the 500 Club. Way to go!

Mrs. Brager Reads to Class

On March 5, 2004 Mrs. Garner's class welcomed Mrs. Susan Brager to 5th grade. She read to us for Nevada Reading Week. She shared The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss. Thanks for coming in and being our special guest reader! Mrs. Brager currently serves as President of the CCSD School Board.

5th Grade Read-A-Thon

November 21, 2003 Piggott's 5th grade participated in a read-a-thon to raise $12,000 to purchase 20 new eMacs. They raised over $8,000!

Rep. Jon Porter's Visit

On October 10, 2003 Congressman Jon Porter came to Piggott to meet with the entire 5th grade. We enjoyed his stories of Washington and were impressed with his desire to serve us.

Rep. Porter Meets with Piggott's 5th Grade

Washington, D.C. Tour

September 26, 2003 Students in Mrs. Garner's Class displayed replicas of famous D.C. monuments and government buildings. They gave "tours" of their buildings and showed off what they learned.

The White House

The Washington Monument

The Lincoln Memorial

The Kennedy Center

The CIA Building

Ford's Theater

The Supreme Court Building

National Archives

Arlington Cemetary

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Graduation News by Breanna

I'm Breanna, and welcome to graduation news. Today I will be recapping our year at Piggott ES. We have learned a lot by doing monthly projects. Our first project was our author reports. Our class picked their favorite author and told the class about their author's life.

Then we paired up and learned what it was like to be a tour guide in a Washington DC building, or monument. We wrote tour guide speeches and built models of our buildings.

We picked our favorite woman, did a report on her and made a poster with pictures of her. We also formed groups of 2 and 3 and researched colonies. We had an hour to teach the lesson, and we had to prepare a game and a test.

For Black History month we choose a topic and wrote an "I Have a Dream" speech. In May, we did a Mother's Day program for our mothers. We brought in things to represent them and held them up to show to the class. We wrote poems and put them in our baskets we brought food for them.

Our biggest project was our state fair. We picked a state and researched it. We did an 11 paragraph essay on it. We made posters, and on state fair day we brought in everything, some people brought in food, and we had a state fair.

Now I will take you to the technology chart, It shows that kids in Piggott's 5th grade have learned how to search on the Internet, typing skills have increased and much more because of the computers in the classroom, a special thank you to everyone that helped raise money.

*Beep Beep Beep* Breaking news. The Romeo and Juliet play was a success. Agents from Hollywood and LA will be calling this class in no time. The agents said this class should go on Broadway, and don't forget the wonderful director, Mrs. Garner!

Well, we are almost out of time so the final news that will bring tears to your eyes. Think back to what seems like just yesterday. Your children were bringing there lunch pails to school for the first time, and now they are graduating from elementary school.

One more thing for Piggotts 5th graders to remember, Dream it Acheive it. That's it and thank you for watching Graduation News.