Ahoy Matey. No that's not Sponge Bob Square Pants, that's the greeting you'll hear this year at Hammond Hill Elementary. Our school theme is a nautical one. Last Friday when we went to the school for "Meet Your Teacher Day," the teachers had decorated the school hallways with lifesavers - not the candy - to let parents know where each classroom was located.

This week in fifth grade we reviewed the school procedures and got to know our new teachers better.

In Mrs. Richardson's classroom, everyone received little white sailor hats, while Mrs. Richardson wore a captain's hat.

In Ms. Jones classroom we made maps of South Carolina and Georgia during our geography lesson.

In science we began learning about the meanings of qualitative and quantitative - try saying those two words 10 times fast.

At the end of each day, the fifth grade checked out with Mr. Mosby, from the television show Suite Life on Deck, in Ms. Mock's room.

What better way to end the day in fifth grade.