It's Monday again!

Good morning! I hope that you all had a great weekend! We were able to get away to the beach for the weekend...it was cold, but a much needed family weekend. This week we will...

1. Continue to work on our President's projects. I can't believe how many flags came back this morning! I love it! Everyone seems to really be enjoying the project. I can't wait to see how it all comes together.

2. Start unit 6 in Math. It's called "How many tens? How many ones?" and places a HUGE emphasis back on problem solving.

3. Pick portfolio pieces. We simply did not get to it last week.

4. Introduce our new IB unit of inquiry. It's a study on Matter, and will incorporate lots of hands on experiments. I love it!

Be sure to ask  your student about meeting a real secret service agent this morning. If you didn't already know, Mrs. Barnes' husband has been an agent for a long time and he gave us his morning and taught our students a little about the Secret Service. It was so fascinating, and the students learned so much!

Have a great week!

Monday Musings

Well, I just realized that my cute header and fonts with the adorable bird don't translate from my Mac to a PC. Go figure. So, I guess it's alright that I can't get my mac to connect to the internet today anyway. Haha!

I hope everyone had a good weekend! I FINALLY took down my Christmas tree and watched my beloved Colts beat the Broncos (even though I am still a Peyton fan), so it was a pretty good weekend!

Here are a few highlights for the upcoming week:

- We will look at President's Day, Chinese New Year, and MLK as we wrap up celebrations.

- We will continue unit 5 in math, which is all about repeated addition, number patterns, and a (very      basic) foundation for multiplication.

- We will start our President's research project.

- Kiddos are moved into new reading groups for the Spring!

- Report cards are in folders TODAY. Thanks for your patience.

It's a NEW YEAR!

Bits from the Birdhouse... D

1/5/15

It’s 2015! A friend said over break, “Y’all remember Y2K? That was FIFTEEN YEARS AGO.” Wow. 

I love taking the new year to focus on all the wonderful things around me. I don't really make resolutions...I don't have the dedication to keep them. I did, however, spend two hours working on my family's calendar for the start of this year...yikes. I'm not sure it was such a good idea. Haha! I hope your family can start the new year refreshed and ready for new challenges! 

Be sure to ask your student about this week’s happenings! We will...

• Continue our Celebrations study. New Year is this week’s focus. 

• Wrap up unit 4. Begin unit 5. 

• Have new word study lists. Please be sure to study at home!

• Work on poetry and opinion writing. 

We’re ready for a 

great week!