January News

We have been very busy at school lately! We had a parade to celebrate the USA and our new President. Everyone dressed in red, white and blue and made signs, banners and shakers. I think the kids had a blast during the parade but it was really cold! It took us the rest of the morning to thaw out! Everyone did a fantastic job on their reading fair projects. Congratulations to the winners in each homeroom: North- Payton, Haleigh and Anders; Dimon- Mimi, Arvin and Cameron; Harris- Nikki, Chance and Kasey. I bet the judges had a tough time making their decisions because all the projects went over and beyond! We have been reading Because of Winn-Dixie. We made watercolor pictures this week depicting the setting of the story. The students wrote singular and plural possessive nouns about their pictures. We also have been learning about predicate nominatives. The students decided that this skill sounds harder than it really is. Ask your child about our current read aloud The Kid in the Red Jacket. This has been one of the most popular books we have read this year. Ask your child how he or she did on the drawing conclusions activity we did today to prepare for the MCT II in May. Don't forget to send those New Orleans deposits in! Have a great week!