Back in Jax... Exhausted... & So thankful!

What a wonderful and joyous weekend the Peck and Speer family had in Franklin, Tennessee. Our families are so thankful for the love between Andrew and Jenny, that has brought our two families together. God has truly blessed us. Here is what Mrs. P and her family have been up to while I have been out.....

Friday...

Breakfast at Merridee's in downtown Franklin...


Our wonderful grandkids... Chase & Madison...


Waiting for the world's "best" sweet rolls...


Downtown Franklin, Tennessee...


More...


Love the little shops...


Looking down from the town square...


Franklin courthouse...

Town Square... memorial to the Confederate soldiers... there is a lot of history in Franklin... Mr. G, you would love it!

Ready for the Bridesmaid Luncheon... just us girls...

Madison and our hostess for the Luncheon... she is also her Sunday School teachers...

Jenny, her mom, and sister...


Rebecca's dog... Was she invited to the luncheon???


Christy playing the piano with Madison, while we wait for the rehearsal...


The "Special" couple...


Proud Mimi & Papa...


Some Rehearsal Dinner guests...


Special family traveled all the way from Arizona...


Big brother, Ed, gives a toast...


Madison gives a rose to her soon to be new "Grammy"...


And a rose for Jenny, too..


Madison and Chase found some "new" relatives at the Rehearsal Dinner...


I think Madison is past her bedtime.....


Saturday... the "BIG" Day...

Jenny gets "curls" for her big day...


Madison, too....


Can you recognize whose hair this is???


The church is ready...


The parents were the first to sign...


Candles are lit...


Our precious Madison and handsome Chase...


Waiting for the ceremony to start...


It's official.... Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Peck...


Time to "PARTY"!


The Franklin Trolley took the wedding party to the reception...


That's us...


The Bride & Groom...

I may be a "little" prejudiced but I think these were the cutest Bridesmaid and Usher...

Their first "Dance"...


The Bride's cake...


The Groom's cake...


Another LONG but wonderful day...

I am posting early this week because I will be gone, Thursday, Friday, & Monday. My second son is getting married in Nashville, Tennessee. It will be a wonderful occasion and a wonderful time for our family to get together. I will miss you but will bring back lots of pictures.... be sure to check out the Blog!


5th Grade News.....

What a week..... I think we are all Benchmark Tested out! It was soooooo good to get back in my rocking chair and get back to reading. I can't hardly believe we are almost finished with "Crash". I'm sad I won't be with you when you finish it because of my son's wedding. Can't wait to get back and find out what you think about Crash's character at the end of the book.

Today we introduced our new vocabulary for our selection story on Volcanoes. Neat video ,Mr. G. You really make our word study come to life! Our skill for this story is categorize and classify. We will talk about that tomorrow. Due to testing, I haven't spent much time with Mrs. H this week. Can't wait to get back in there and have you all teach me some Math!

I will miss you while I am gone. But will enjoy my time with my family and this special occasion. Can't wait to get a new "daughter"!

Love you...... Mrs. P

Partner reading in the courtyard.....


Bryce looks relaxed.....


I think that's Miranda "deep" into "Crash".....


Guided Reading with "ME"!



We read Science, too.....


What's that puzzled look, Bailey?


Looks like Ethel like to listen to "Crash".....


I guess this is called, "Relaxing with a good book"...


Doesn't anyone wear shoes in Rm 71?


Justin likes to "stretch" out with a good book.....


Working on our treasure hunt.....


Everyone loves to read with Mr. G in the courtyard.....

4th Grade News
It has been another unusual week. I have been busy testing my 5th Graders with the County Benchmark Test. That means I don't get to see that much of you 4th Graders... but I know Mrs. Gaspard and Mrs. Nelson have kept you busy.

In Reading, we finished our story Akiak and took the Selection Test. Everyone did pretty well on the skills test on Story Structure. While I am gone, Mrs. Nelson is going to read you some other stories about our theme, Journeys. When I return we will start our second story, "Grandfather"s Journey". This is an interesting story that spans time and generations.

In Math, Mrs. Gaspard is continuing on the Numeration unit. I noticed today you are working on ordering numbers. She was doing a "Yummy" lesson on estimation the other day.... something to do with "Tootsie Rolls"?????

Have a great rest of the week. I will miss you while I'm gone and will bring back lots of pictures from the wedding....

Love you..... Mrs. P

My Friday Writing Group...

Great ways to engage the reader.....


Good Literature with examples.....


Now let's write!!!!

The MGN Studio Kids.....

Taking the STAR Test to find our "JUST RIGHT" reading level.....


Is that Josh trying to guess the number of Tootsie Rolls.....


He has a great technique....