Thank You Tauzha!

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Hi there! We had an AMAZING time visiting with our friend Tauzha. As you know, she took a journey for the past 5 weeks across Spain. She logged in daily and facebooked the kids. She would ask them questions, give them research projects, and give her location. Since everything is in km over there, we learned how to convert them to miles here. They discovered daily how many miles she walked. In all, she walked over 355 miles in 5 weeks. It was sooooo much fun to bring another culture to life this way. It was absolutely perfect that we were studying heritage and culture at the same time in Lead 21. Today, she came and shared with the class even more about her adventure. The kids had a great time asking questions and seeing all of the things she had to share with them. Each student received a shell from the Atlantic Ocean. The cool part is...it was on the other side of the ocean that most of us have yet to go to. Have your child show you their shell. If they do, write TAUZHA in the planner for $10. WE also got to try those Ham flavored potato chips that she told us about online. Pretty salty if you ask me. :0) It was a great, great visit and we will miss following her daily. So proud and honored to call this lady my friend! (We have been friends since kindergarten!)

If you and your child want to learn more about this walk and actually experience what Tauzha did, I encourage you to watch the movie The Way with Emillio Estevez. It is on netflix. When I watched it the other night, I felt like I was right there with her. It does have some adult issues, so preview before showing your kiddos. Very cool. 

Tuesday folders came home tonight. Inside you will find three things. 

1. The NILE permission slip. All 4th graders head to the Metra Arena for some educational classes on MT History. Perfect for us!!!! I will need one chaperone. If you are available, please let me know via text, email, or planner. If you want to join us, but not chaperone, please feel free to meet us there. I told kids that I will remember to take my allergy medication, as I am deathly allergic to horse and cow hair. And to think I live on a ranch!!! If your child has allergies, please take precautions as well. They will be around animals. There is no cost for this field trip. The NILE picks up the bus price. Please sign and return the permission slip tomorrow. Thanks. 

2. Bookmark. Max's mom took the picture of our Arrowhead rock that Tauzha dropped for us on her walk and created a bookmark for each student. So, so cool!!!!!! Kids may sure use that at home or at school. They do NOT have to use it at school or at home. Totally their/your choice. I posted above a picture of the entire pile of rocks. As you can see, there are a TON of rocks that people have written on and had people carry and drop in the pile for them. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone that our rock ended up next to a rock with a bible scripture on it. That surely was not my intention, nor did I have control over that. Pretty darn cool that a little piece of Arrowhead was left in Spain forever though!!! Maybe one day, one of these students will follow Tauzha's footsteps and see that rock up close once again! Maybe even me????? Thanks again Max's mom!!!! 

3. Believe Fundraiser. Now, how could you not love a fundraiser that is named BELIEVE???? Please take time to read through the instructions and fun details. Remember, kids are discouraged from going door to door. Safety first. 

Homework tonight is an RLJ check in letter to Ms. Erickson. I like to check in each week and make sure all kids are doing ok. They can tell me about anything and everything. They need to write AT LEAST a half of a page to me. IF they skip lines, they have to write a full page. They know. 

Fallen Rock study guides came home today. Kids were walked through this with great detail. They need to use tonight and tomorrow night finding the answers to anything they do not know. The questions on the bottom carry the most weight. They must back their answers with SPECIFIC examples from the story! They may not just use general answers. They know what I am talking about! 

Have a wonderful evening! 

Ms. Erickson