Mrs. DelMonaco's Blog http://5del.edublogs.org Tue, 20 May 2008 20:00:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Former Fifth Graders… http://5del.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/former-fifth-graders/ http://5del.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/former-fifth-graders/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 20:00:51 +0000 kdelmonaco http://5del.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/former-fifth-graders/ Izzy and Sam,

It was good to hear from you! I hope you are both doing well in school and having fun! You are more than welcome to come and visit your old classroom sometime!

What advice would you give my fifth graders before they take take their journey to the Middle School? Thanks!

Mrs. D 


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