Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles.

Hi there. Ok, so right off the bat I have two things to share. One, I am sorry I didn't tape the long division process. Just didn't happen...no excuses. :0) Second, I have NEVER laughed so hard while watching an inquiry report. So many of them were hilarious, but not silly hilarious. It was fun learning hilarious. I can't tell you how impressed I am with each and every report. I will finish grading those tonight. Grades will be in by midterms on Friday. I will most likely send home the Tuesday folders on Friday with those midterms so I know they get to ya.

Barnes and Noble night is tomorrow from 4-8 pm. It will be tons of fun. I know the roads are yuck and it will be super cold, but it will be a load of fun! Grab a coffee, look at our art work, and enjoy some fun entertainment all while looking for books. Arrowhead will earn a portion of the sales, so it is a win win for your kiddos! I will be there around 5 until 6:30ish.

Yesterday, the Magic City Fly Fishers sign up form came home in the Tuesday folders. We had this program at Bitterroot last year. It was AWESOME and the kids LOVED it! If your child wants to do it, please sign and send in the needed permission form. It is free and all supplies are provided.

Homework tonight is an RLJ check in. Kids need to write me a half page note in their RLJ notebooks. If they skip lines, then they need to write a full page. Have you ever looked at these? Take a look at what your child and I are writing about. If you do, write RLJ in the planner for $10 tomorrow.

Math went much, much better today. Everyone had a look of relief when the class time ended. I showed them a step by step process that works for all conversions. Yay!!!! We will correct today's work and then take a quiz tomorrow to make sure no one is still confused.

We were able to go outside for a bit at first recess this morning. By lunch, it was below zero. Thanks for sending in those warm clothes. May I suggest writing names in snowpants and coats. We had a mix up today. So many kids have the same ones.

Lastly, last night I was honored to attend the Boys and Girls Honor Choir concert at the Lincoln Center. Holy Moly was that amazing. I was blown away at how much they were able to learn and memorize in 5 short weeks. Wow!!! You can just tell that they do it because they want to and it is a passion for them. Well done Trevor, Haylee, and Casasha (and my Emma!). The joined song at the end was by far my favorite! So, so beautiful.



Have a wonderful night.
Ms. Erickson