Hello!

This has been a very patriotic time in our class.  It began last Friday as we took some time to remember September 11th.  This week we celebrated the anniversary of when our National Anthem was written as well as Constitution Day.  We worked on learning  the Preamble to the Constitution by singing along with School House Rock.  It has been stuck in my head all week!  We had the opportunity to explore a display all about the Constitution that was set up by a parent volunteer.  While I know the students did not fully understand everything we talked about, I hope it helped them gain an appreciation for what others have done to provide us the freedoms we enjoy.

Tomorrow is the MMA 5K and Pancake Breakfast!  The 5K starts at 8 AM and the Pancake Breakfast is at 9 AM.  If you have not registered yet, they will be registering people starting at 7 AM.

Monday night is Family Skate Night at Classic Fun Center in Layton.  This is always a really fun night!  I hope to see you there!

We have had one beautiful plant donated to our classroom, but we would still love to have some more!

In order for our class to go on field trips, we need to have parent drivers who are certified to drive other children.  If you are already a certified driver for our school, I believe you need to give the office a current copy of your insurance card to stay certified.    In order to get certified you need to be fingerprinted and have a background check and have current insurance.  This can usually be done through the school and costs about $60.  Please consider doing this if you are able.  Having parent drivers really cuts down on the cost of field trips and allows us to do more things.

Just an FYI, our class will be doing book reports next month.  The theme will be Fiction.  Please have your child start thinking about what book they would like to read so they will be prepared.  The book should be on their reading level.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the beautiful weather!

Kirsten