This document summarizes the 5th grade farewell ceremony at Blue Ridge Elementary School. It includes photos, quotes, and comments from students and teachers about their experiences at the school. Many students say they will miss recess, their teachers, and friends. Teachers express that they will miss the students and wish them well in middle school. The document has a upbeat tone and focuses on celebrating the students' time at Blue Ridge Elementary.

1. Blue Ridge Elementary
5th
Grade Farewell...
photos & quotes from your
classmates and teachers
June 2013

3. Art Club
Hexagon
Project

6. French Lessons

7. Prehistoric Cave

8. “Each person
must live their life
as a model for
others.”
-Rosa Parks

9. Chalk Drawing

10. Vehicular
Career Day

12. Greek Drawings

13. Painting the
Cave

15. Nature Trail with
Kindergarten

16. Mrs. Pearson’s Class Picnic

18. Field Day
Banner
Making

19. Working Hard

20. Tug of War
Champions of the Universe

21. What will you miss about BRES?

22. Recess

23. Field Days

24. My Teachers

25. “Cooperation is
spelled with two
letters; WE.”

26. Friends

27. “Kind words can be
short and easy to
speak, but their
echoes are truly
endless.”
-Mother Teresa

28. Oral Reading Contest

29. Summer Reading Log
Photo Op

30. Math Fact Tournament

31. Read Across America Day

32. “Education is the
most powerful weapon
which you can use to
change the world.” –
Nelson Mendela

33. Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness
Fundraiser

34. “Be the change
you wish to see
in the world.”
-Mohandas
Gandhi

35. Cleaning up the campus for Earth Day!

36. “Treat the earth well. We
do not inherit the earth
from our ancestors; we
borrow it from our
children.”
-Native American proverb

37. Sharing Parade

39. Owl Pellet Dissection

40. I will miss all
of the
teachers
who helped
me.
Sarah Marble

41. Seth:
I will miss playing
soccer at recess.

42. The thing I'm going to
miss about 5th grade is
my teachers and recess
with my friends. It’s
sad because it's once
and a lifetime unless
you see them walking
down the hallway. At
recess you spend time
with your friends but in
6th an up, you don't
have recess.
Thank you, Austin

43. Ben:
What I will
miss most
about fifth
grade is
having the
same
teacher and
I will miss
seeing my
friends at
recess.

44. Clarisa:
I will miss all my AMAZING teachers I had.

45. Renzie:
I will miss my
teachers, my
friends in
younger grades,
and recess
most about
BRES.

46. Cheyanne:
I’ll miss all the
wonderful
teachers I’ve
had.

47. Ashley:
I will certainly
miss art class
because that’s
where I can
express myself
in many different
ways through
art!

48. Devene:
I will miss
everything in
the school but
most of all I
miss recess
and the
teachers.

49. Lisa:
I will miss ALL
my teachers,
and soccer at
recess.

50. Dakota H:
I will miss all the
fifth grade
teachers.

51. Erin:
I will miss all of
my teachers,
playing kick
ball at recess
with my
friends and the
book
“Earthquake
Terror!”

52. Olivia:
I will miss All of
the wonderful
teachers I had,
and art class.

53. Mykenzie:
I will miss most
of all my
teachers that I
had all
throughout the
school years.
Also my very
best friends
too!

54. Madison:
I will miss all of
the amazing
fifth grade
teachers, and
playing
soccer at
recess.

55. Garrett:
I will miss most, recess and hanging with
my friends.

56. Evin:
I will miss all of
the elementary
teachers and
playing soccer
out at recess.

57. Elijah:
I will miss all the amazing teachers
and recess!

58. EJ:
I will miss
recess.

59. Damien:
I would miss recess
and the nice
teachers that I had.

60. Dakota:
I would miss
playing soccer at
recess and most of
all My favorite
teachers.

61. Josiah:
I will miss Miss
Chamberlain.

62. Tyler:
I will miss
playing basket
ball at recess.

63. I will miss all of the
teachers that
helped me!
Tori Morse

64. I will miss all
of my
teachers.
Wish me luck.
Spencer
Renwick

65. I will miss
recess.
Sean Knight

66. I will miss being
in 1 classroom
for most of the
day.
Raymond
Lindquist

67. I will miss being
with one teacher
the whole time.
Rowan Ryan

68. I will miss staying
in one classroom.
Morgan Mansfield
AKA Lizzie

69. I will miss my teachers and recess.
Porter Rockwell

70. I will miss
having
recess!
Morgan
Leeming

71. I will miss the
recess.
Dylan Stone

72. I will miss
recess and 7
AM wake ups.
Lucas DeBella

73. I will miss the
slack and
recess!
Brandon Bartkus

74. I will miss all of
my teachers
that I’ve had in
the past, even
Mrs. Wolfe.
Alexia Martel

75. I will miss my
fabulous
teachers,
friends, and
recess!!!
Bailey Allen

76. I will miss having
recess.
Nathan Yager

77. I will miss the
slack I got in
elementary school.
Tyler Hillard

78. I’ll miss coming into
a class with a
teacher’s huge smile!!
Kay Leen
Conklin

79. I will miss all of
the teachers,
aids, helpers,
and special
teachers.
Gia Fiore

80. Tori Auckland : AKA Funshine
I will miss seeing all of my teachers in the
hall.

81. Jacob Canute:
The thing I will
miss most
about Blue
Ridge
Elementary is
recess, my
teacher, and
field days.

82. Dakota Carvin:
The thing I will miss most about Blue
Ridge Elementary is special, my
teacher, and most of my friends.

83. Christie Baldwin:
The things that I
will miss the
most about Blue
Ridge School
are the teachers
that were so
nice to me!

84. Luis Alvarez:
The things I
will miss
most about
Blue Ridge
Elementary
are all of my
teachers,
library,
recess, Field
Days, and
Miss Dibble.

85. Makenzie Cook:
The one thing I
will miss most
about Blue
Ridge
Elementary
school is all of
the teachers
that helped me
get this far. 

86. Joshua Decker:
The thing I will
miss the most
is recess
because you
can play kick
ball until the
second bell
rings, and also
my 5th grade
teachers.

87. Walter Donohue:
The things I will
miss most
about
Elementary
school are
recess and all
the teachers.

88. Karin Dunbar:
Two things I’m
going to miss
most about Blue
Ridge
Elementary
School are
recess and all
the wonderful
teachers.

89. Savannah Glover:
Two things I will
miss the most in
the Elementary
school are
recess and my
teachers Mrs.
Pearson and Mr.
Jones. 

90. Clifford Helms:
The things I
will miss
about Blue
Ridge
elementary are
the teachers
because they
are the ones
that give us
knowledge. 

91. Alison Marshman:
The thing I will
miss most is
recess because
you were able to
socialize with
your friends, play
kickball or relax
in the shade on a
hot day!

92. Gavin Rosa:
The one thing
I will miss
most about
Blue Ridge
Elementary
School is all
of the times
I’ve seen my
brothers in
the hallways.


93. Gabriel
Waldowski:
The things I will
miss most
about Blue
Ridge
Elementary
School are the
awards that you
can earn and
recess.

94. Nellyna Walters:
The things I will miss
the most from
Elementary are
playing basketball
during recess and
my teachers. 

95. Alyssa
Sherwood:
The one
thing I will
miss most in
the
Elementary
school is
recess~ 

96. Eli Aldrich:
The one thing I
will miss most
about Blue
Ridge
Elementary
school is the
recess.

97. Adam Bean:
The things I will
miss the most
from
Elementary
school are
recess and my
classes.

98. Hunter Chase:
The thing I will
miss the most
would
be my teacher,
Mrs. Pearson
because she helps
you when you
need help. She is
the best teacher
ever!

99. I will miss the smiles at
breakfast of those of you
who were awake and the
grumbles of those that
weren't. Good luck as you go
through the doors to middle
school, but never forget what
was on this side.
Mrs. Giangrieco
(Mrs. G)

100. It is sad to see you
go. I will miss all
of you and the
thoughtful things
you do. Have a
great summer.
Remember-“Let the
choices you make
today, be the
choices you can live
with tomorrow.”
Mrs. Bleck

101. I will miss your great
ideas for things to
try, for book reviews,
for projects, for
extending science
lessons, and the list
goes on and on. I will
also miss the humor
and giving nature of
this group. Thank you
for a great year.
Mrs. Wolfe

102. I will miss the
smiling faces of my
hard working fifth
graders. Keep your
heads high, always
give your best and
be sure to make the
world a better
place.
Miss Chamberlain

103. To all of my students,
Thank you for making this
year so memorable: for
the laughter, the tears,
and all of our interesting
conversations. Always
remember to be confident
in yourselves,
inspirational to those
around you, and know
that you can do whatever
you put your mind to.
Best of luck to you in
Middle School and
beyond!
Mrs. Pearson

104. “Find a job you love
and you’ll never work
a day
in your life.”

105. Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got
Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot
Wouldn’t you like to get away?
Sometimes you want to go – Where everybody know your name
And they’re always glad you came
You wanna be where you can see – our troubles are all the same
You wanna be where everybody knows your name
You wanna go where people know people are all the same
You wanna go where everybody knows your name
Audience please join in! 