Weather Woes

Hi parents. Due to the cancellation of school yesterday, January 28, our 100 Day Celebrations will be held on Monday, February 2 and Tuesday, February 3. Please plan to send your child's 100 day snack on the corresponding date. Thank you! :)

History in the Making

Coverage of the Innaguration for President Barack Obama begins today (Sunday). We will watch portions of the festivities on Tuesday in the classroom. This is truly history in the making. Whether Democrat or Republican, this is an exciting event in our Nation's history! The connections to our first African-American President and the celebration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. will be a curricular focus this week. Much as we remember where we were when the Challenger was lost, our children are witnessing history. What an exciting time for Americans young and old!

Welcome to Miss Beard!

With last week's weather troubles, delays and cancellations, and the extra testing that we have been undergoing, I have not sent out an official "welcome" note regarding our new student teacher, Miss Jessi Beard. She comes to us from Purdue University (Boiler UP!!) and is excited to begin her quest to become a teacher. Jessi sent a letter home last week telling you more about herself, but with the weather woes I am not sure you all received it. Her enthusiasm for children and her fresh ideas and plans will give teach us all something over the next fifteen weeks! Please join me in welcoming Miss Beard to our classroom!

A New Kind of Newsletter!

Greetings Parents! I am trying my hand at this blogging thing! I think it's a great alternative to the newsletters that I am currently sending electronically. I love that I can update you with the new information and current events in the classroom, and you can still access the "older" information. You can even subscribe to the blog, and an email will be sent to you whenever the blog is updated. I am fairly new at this, so bear with me! Eventually, I would like this to take the place of emailing a newsletter each day. Please post your thoughts and feelings about this! I would love to know what you think!! Thank you for such a great 85 days! I am looking forward to the next 100 or so!