Our Hundredth Day is next week!  We will celebrate with our annual canned food drive collection on Tuesday, February 6.  Please send in canned food on Monday and Tuesday if your would like to support this event.  Thank you for your assistance!

Student Led Conferences are coming up early in March.  Please check the school calendar for exact dates and school times on these days.  These conferences are presented by your students.  Your student will have a chance to share how he or she has grown as a student this year.  Watch for notices that will set up your conference time!

Save the dates!!!   We will be performing Character Matters on April 11 and 12.  More information about times and casts will be coming up, but please try to save these dates as we are hoping to schedule 5:00 performances.  Students will be asked to be available from 4:30 to 6:00 on these days.

We cill be celebrating Valentine's Day on February 14 with a card exchange and sweet sharing.  If you wish to have your student participate, please make sure he or she brings material for all students.  We have a total of 20 students in class as of today!  Thank you for your participation and support!

In our new unit, we are looking at how inventions are created.  We are learning that many inventions were created to solve a problem that the inventor noticed in his or her own daily life.  Some inventions were inspired by things that the the inventor saw in nature.  Some inventions are improvements on things that already exist.  You may wish to explore this idea more with your student.  Shows like Shark Tank or The Toy Box can show the process in a fun format and you may wish to preview online episodes and then share with your student, if you feel it is appropriate.  Footage of the Wright Brothers first flight is also available on line and we have also looked at how solar collectors are changing.  Encourage your student to see if there is a problem he or she could solve through invention!