Hi Parents:

It's hard to believe but we're down to the wire!

Thanks to one and all for helping us collect the one-gallon milk containers! We finally have enough. I will be cutting them down this weekend to make them into planters. We will be starting our plant unit right after the spring break.

Ask your students about the fun things they did in class this week! Today they got to "practice" making a tornado in a bottle! It was fun to watch them get so excited about it. On Friday, we will be blowing up a volcano in class, after we learn about where they are located and some other fun facts.

It's starting to get warm, so you might want to think about leaving the heavy coats at home. Also, for those of you that are worried about sunburns, it is a great idea to apply sunscreen at home before sending your child off to school.

Please take a look at the Link, my class newsletter and save the April and May snack calendars.

We will be putting together an end-of-the-year party with at least one other first grade class. More details to follow.

This Wednesday, March24, there will be NO homework, because we will be spending the vast majority of our morning watching the school-wide talent show. We have 4 participants from our class alone!

Remember there is NO school April 1-5. Dress down day in April is April 7th for $1.

The April character lunch with the principal is April 9th.

Thanks again for all your help! Mrs. C

Hi Parents:

Wow! I can't believe it's March already! Your kids should have come home wearing a Dr. Seuss "cat in the hat" hat and talking all about the wonderful (or not) green eggs and ham they had in class today! Mrs. Witt's class and our class got together and watched a Dr. Seuss movie and ate green eggs and ham!

The next two weeks are going to fly by with a lot of things coming up for the month:

March 3rd - Dress Down Day $1

March 5th - Pancake Breakfast with the Principal 50 cents per pancake

March 5th - Character lunch with the Principal - we are celebrating the trait of caring!

March 5th - Movie Night. The movie starts at 6 PM.

March 10th- Art show open house! Come see the art work our class has been working on for the past 2 -3 weeks!

March 11th - Report Card Day! 1/2 day of School with NO after school or lunch. School gets out promptly at 11;30 AM

March 12 and 15 - Spring Break - No school

March 16 - School resumes at 8:30 AM

March 16 - Skate Night from 6-8 PM

March 17 - St. Patrick's Day

Talent Show wil be held the week of March 22nd.

Remember - Cookie Dough sales will be over March 10th! Please help us raise money for the school. Also, we are in our final month of the Bookman's Reading Challenge. Our goal is to complete at least one form per student at home AND at school during the week! Please let me know if you need more forms to complete at home.

This is a wonderful way to increase your child's fluency and decoding skills. You can have them read the Saxon little white phonics books or any other book that is handy.

Thank you to all the grandparents who showed up and made our class such a festive spot! I hope you enjoyed seeing your "most wanted" child on his or her poster!

Mrs. C