A lot is going on!

I cannot believe two thirds of the year has passed! We have learned so much, but it is important to remember that we still have a lot to learn. The last third of the year brings a fun and exciting time with field trips, field day, exciting units, and spring! This time of year can also bring unfocused and unexpected behavior. I appreciate all of your support to keep learning as the goal for our daily decisions! Below are some things that we are up to:

Testing:

• We have made it through our first week of testing! I have been very proud of our students because it is very apparent that they have been applying themselves and doing their best thinking. We still have one more week to go, and this is when we need the stamina to kick in. The second week can be difficult because our schedule is different and the challenging level of thinking can be strenuous. We greatly appreciate your support in making sure your child gets a good rest at night and a healthy lunch (we test in the afternoon). Thank you again for your support!

Technology:

• Students have been enjoying our technology lately! We have been communicating with our friends in South Africa, and it has been very interesting. We have posted a tour of our classroom for them and are awaiting a similar response. We have also been completing math assignments and activities on Edmodo. These activities are available at all times on Edmodo, so your student can utilize these at home as well. Students have started using the website www.storybird.com. This is an awesome website that students can write books alone or together using illustrations from the website. We were using this to apply writing crafts we have learned. All of these activities can be shared at home, so you are welcome to see what your student has been working on.

Coming up:

• I am in the process of scheduling our next field trip for April and it is going to be fun! Details will be coming soon.
• Information about spring conferences will be coming soon. For spring we will be holding conferences on an as needed basis. Please let me know if you feel a conference is needed. I will be sending home information if letting you know if a conference is needed.

Thank you again for all that you do to support what we do!