March 4th, 2010

No new dates to report as far as field trips. We're waiting on the bus garage for confirmation of our trip to Kalamazoo Valley Art museum and reg. museum.

Science

Students in science are back to working with motion, velocity, speed and distance. We've done two experiments this week. Have them share with you what they did and what they learned!

Special Days

Friday's in March are Read a T-Shirt Day. There is NO COST for spirit days. However in an effort to help the PTA make money to fill in the gaps, any child who wishes to wear their shirt BACKWARDS can do so if they want to pay $1.

Food Opportunity ( Dinner!)

Two of our classroom students are in boy scouts. Saturday March 13th, their troop will be putting on a "Spaghetti Dinner" for anyone who wishes to come at the Vicksburg United Methodist Church. Dinner runs from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Children under 5 eat for free. Families ( no matter how many family members you have ) can buy a ticket for $25.00 Individual tickets I THINK are $5.00. I'm just going by what the kids told me. There is Spaghetti, garlic bread, "other stuff" as well as an auction. Local businesses who have donated gift certificates, services etc, will have their items there for you to bid on.

Recess

As the weather gets warmer and the snow is melting, many of the kids are coming inside with SOAKED feet and socks! I don't mind if they leave their shoes in the hall... but I can't allow bare feet in my class no matter how soaked their socks! Might be a good idea to send a dry pair of socks for the next month or so just in case!

March is Reading Month!

Our class is currently in competition with every other class in the building now to achieve all three of our reading minute goals before any other class! In our room, I will be tracking individual student reading amounts. At the end of the month, the two students who have read the most amount of minutes will be able to have a Pizza lunch with 2 - 3 of their friends during their regular lunch time. AND if we WIN and beat all the other classes, a parent who makes PHENOMENAL desserts has offered to bake us something extra special to be shared by everyone! All at home reading slips must be signed however, or the minutes do not count. We will also be counting our in class reading minutes. These minutes are verified by me, so these do not have to be signed by a parent. So please encourage your kids to read read read!