Hello!  I wanted to let you know that I assigned the 4th and 5th grade students a report this week about an ocean animal.  I gave them a packet of papers that explain the assignment and what questions they need to answer.  Hopefully they brought it home.  Many of the students have been excited about this assignment and have been wanting to work on it in class.  This is a home project, however, and we will not take time to work on it at school.  Along with the report, there also needs to be some sort of project about their animal.  They can use their creativity for this and do whatever they would like to show their animal and what they have learned about it.  The due date for this assignment is April 10th.

FYI this assignment was optional for the 6th graders because they will be doing a large state study for geography/history.  Some 6th graders chose to do it, though.  More info on the state study will be coming soon…

I wanted to thank those of you who donated supplies and came in to help with our Pi Day celebration today!  The pies turned out great and the day was a big success.  I couldn’t have done it without you!

I also wanted to thank the drivers who helped out with our State Capitol field trip last week.  It turned out to be a little frustrating because of parking, but  I appreciated your patience and good attitudes.  It was a really fun trip and we had some neat experiences!  Thank you!