Dear 5th Graders and Families!
We are very excited to meet all of you, and cannot wait to get this school year started. This year you
will be having both of us, Mrs. Swanson (Room 66) and Mrs. Adame (Room 65), as your teachers.
Our cottages for 5th grade include Body Shop, Physics Foundry, Planetarium, and Invention
Convention. We will also become historians traveling through European Exploration, the 13 Colonies,
the American Revolution, and Westward Expansion. Each unit will be taught throughout the year and
add enrichment to our learning.
Meet Your Teachers
Hello, I am Mrs. Vanessa Adame, I have taught for 9 years, and the last three have been in 5th grade. I
am very excited to be teaching math and science this year. I graduated from NAU with a degree in
Elementary and Special Education. That is also where I met my amazing husband. We've been married
for seven years, we have an adorable Corgi named Biscuit, and are expecting our first child in July. In
2013 we hiked the Pacific Crest Trail together which starts in Campo, California and ends in Manning
Park, Canada.
Welcome!! I am Mrs. Molly Swanson (formerly known as Molly Eger) and this will be my 31st year in
education. I have taught 5th grade at EDUPRIZE for the last 3 years. I am so excited to be teaching
Reading and Social Studies this year. It’s an honor and blessing each day that I get to serve children
and families through education. I have two wonderful daughters, Mary and Lora. Mary is the mom to
my four granddaughters. Lora is currently going to ASU to become a teacher. My girls keep me very
proud and, most of all, busy!
Important Dates and Times
Open House will be in our classrooms on Monday, July 24th. Families are encouraged to come
between 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. to avoid congestion in the parking lots. There will be important
papers to sign, dismissal/carpool information, parent helper sign-up, and a chance to connect with old
friends and meet with new. Please check our school website www.eduprizeschools.net for paperwork
and updates, and have your Open House paperwork printed and filled out before you come. Please
bring $12.00 to pay for your student planner and your Scholastic News subscription, which we will be
using weekly as part of our curriculum.
Wednesday, July 26th our first day of 5th grade will be regular classroom hours. Our weekly schedule
is 7:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Fridays. On the first
day of school, and every day after that, we will be picking students up outside at 7:40 a.m. at their
designated area. You will receive all this information at Open House.
We hope to see you then!
Molly Swanson ([email protected])
Vanessa Adame ([email protected])
School Supplies for Mrs. Swanson and Mrs. Adame
EDUPRIZE School 2017-2018
The following is a list of supplies that your child will need for the upcoming school year. Please bring the
following supplies to Open House. If you watch for the back to school ads in the Sunday paper, you just
might be able to save some money.
Write your child’s name on the following items.
(1) cloth or plastic pencil bag to keep in their binder
(1) pair of pointed scissors
(1) box of thin markers
(1) box of 24 crayons or twistables
(3) highlighters 1 each color: yellow, green, pink
(1) pair of ear buds
(5) 2 pocket folders with fasteners 1 each color: yellow, red, green, blue, and purple
(1) 1 ½ inch plastic view binder with pockets on the inside which will travel from home to school with your
agenda and homework each day
(5-10) Pictures or magazine cut outs of pictures pertaining to YOU. (You will not get these back, so either send
a duplicate or printed copy of the pictures you are sending in.)
Additional supplies required: (your child’s name does not need to be written on these supplies)
(2) boxes of PRE-SHARPENED #2 pencils (Ticonderoga)
(1) bottle of Elmer’s white glue
(1) package of 3 glue sticks
(2) reams of white copy paper
(1) pkg. of 4 dry erase markers (fine tip)
(3) spiral notebooks- College Rule (Plain – No Design)
(1) composition book (Plain – No design)
(1) package of paper towels
(1) box of tissue
(1) small package of plastic sleeves
(2) packages of college ruled lined paper
(1) package of note cards (100 count)
(1) package of black sharpies
WISH LIST ITEMS
Here is a list of extra supplies that our class will need. I understand that back to school time is also an
expensive time, so don’t feel obligated to buy the following items. However, if you are able to purchase any of
these items, it would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you so much.
• Reams of Astrobright paper - variety pack or any color
• Colored Flair pens
• Colored Sharpies
• Gallon Ziploc-type bags and/or sandwich-type zip baggies
• More plastic sleeves
• Lots of skinny expo dry erase markers
• Cardstock – any colors
• Sticky notes of various sizes
• Hand Sanitizer