Back from vacation

It was our first week back from April break and we were busy with many activities! 

Today we had special visitors.  The Marshall Legacy Institute came to visit the 3rd grade classes to introduce their CHAMPS program to us.  CHAMPS - Children Against Mines Program.  We learned about all the landmines still active in the world and the efforts of this organization to find and destroy them.    If you'd like to help, make sure to check out the fliers that were send home.

Homework: 

Here's a fun website to help with your math facts. Practice your multiplication!  Remember....x8 "mad-minute" quiz tomorrow.

http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/multiplication-division/e

South America Projects

Today students are presenting their "inquiry-based" South America projects to friends in K,1, and 2.

Hope you are enjoying your 4-day weekend!  We have a short week coming up, followed by SPRING BREAK. 

This coming week we have many activities planned. When we return to school on Tuesday we have an enrichment program on Afro-Brazilian Art & Dance, followed by a program on Safe Talk.  Our South America projects are almost complete and students will present their books to K, 1, and 2 classes.  We will also be reading poetry this week.

Fun-filled Pajama Day

Delicious treats and cute kids in pajamas!

A new week

Things to think about this week....

• Subtraction quiz on Tuesday
• Spelling sentences due Thursday
• Pajama/dessert celebration on Thursday
• Keep checking out the Decorah eagles - Junior has finally hatched!  

We started planting vegetables for our Ox Ridge garden.  Can't wait to see these red bell peppers come to life!