February 5, 2010: With Valentine’s Day falling on President’s Day weekend, we’ll be celebrating with a class party on the afternoon of the 11th. Students are more than welcome to bring homemade card ‘receptacles’ for that day. We will also have no school on Friday the 12th or Monday the 15th in honor of President’s Day. If you signed up to be a part of the Valentine's Day party, Mrs. Black (our room mom) will be contacting you soon. If you would like to be a part of it (and didn’t sign up at the start of the year) send a note with your child and I’ll pass that information along to Mrs. Black.

Students should have brought home their packets for the Late-Nighter on the 19th. This needs to be signed and returned ASAP so that we know about how many students will be attending. Parents are more than welcome to come for part—or all—of the event. The packet outlines the tentative schedule and times.

Students have just over two weeks before we will be presenting our biography literature responses. They should already have picked their book (which may also be an autobiography). Presentations will be the week of February 22nd.

The PTA will be having a cookie dough fundraiser in the month of March. Students will bring home information on March 8th. The funds earned will be used to support field trips and school equipment.

February 2, 2010: Don’t forget that Tuesday, February 2nd we’ll be having a 1:00 release for teacher inservice meetings. Also, on Friday of that week, January’s reading hours are due.

With Valentine’s Day falling on President’s Day weekend, we’ll be celebrating with a class party on the afternoon of the 11th. Students are more than welcome to bring homemade card ‘receptacles’ for that day. We will also have no school on Friday the 12th or Monday the 15th in honor of President’s Day.

January 19th is the day for the Science Fair for any of the students who chose to participate. Also, that night will be the fifth grade Late-Nighter. A packet will come home outlining the activity as well as having a permission form for students to attend.

The week of February 22nd we’ll be having our biography literature responses. Students should have already selected their books and commenced reading. Finally, we’ve also continued our study on the properties of magnets and magnetism. Hopefully, your child wrote about this in the space above under ‘what I learned.’

January 28, 2010:Don't forget that today is pajama day.