Hello again!

Sorry for the long blog silence.  I haven’t had my laptop for the last three weeks.  Let me catch you up on a few things.

This Friday is our holiday program.  The Upper El students will be performing from 10:30-11:00AM.  We would love to have you come!  It is usually pretty crowded, so come early to get a seat.  Friday is also an early out day.  Please arrange for your students to be picked up at 1:00 PM.

Also, your children really want to do a gift exchange on Friday.  Everyone will need to bring a gift that costs no more than $5 to school on Friday.  It should be a gift that would be appropriate for either a boy or a girl.

I have informed your children that they should begin reading a book for a book report.  The report will be due on Monday, January 27th.  The book should be reading level appropriate and can be whatever genre they are interested in.   They will also need to prepare a 5 minute presentation to present their book to their classmates.

If you have a 6th grader, I gave them an assignment in science today.  We just started learning about the moon cycle.  They are supposed to look at the moon every night and draw what they see.  They have a moon journal sheet to record their information.  This will be due on Monday, January 6th.

Also for 6th graders, if your student is planning to go on the field trip to the Redwoods this Spring, the $175 deposit is due by Friday.  If the money is not turned in by then, the school will assume that they are not going.

Ms. Amity’s class is organizing a donation drive.  If you have any coats, hats, gloves, or blankets that you could donate, please send them with your child to school by Friday.

Friday is our last day of school before the holiday break.  We will return to school on Friday, January 3rd.

Thank You for all you do!

Kirsten