Parents,

Before the book fair begins on November 12th, our class is collecting funds for the "All for Books" program. By donating $1, $5, $10, $20, or even loose change in the baggie that was sent home this week, you help us add books to our classroom library.

The "All for Books" money we collect also helps readers beyond our school and community. Scholastic Book Fair matches monetary donations with a donation up to one million books to the Kids in Need Foundations and Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc.

Please send your donations back to school by Friday, November 2nd.

Thank you for participating!

Parents,

We have the unique experience of having a high school intern from Clear Falls High School join us in our room starting on Monday, October 8. Paige Wankowicz will be in our room on Monday thru Thursday until the end of the school year. She is interested in becoming a teacher and thus taking a class at the high school to learn more about this profession. While in our room, Paige will be teaching a handful of lessons, working with small groups and individuals, as well as completing some of the administrative tasks that a teacher has. She was introduced to the students on Thursday this week and we are very excited to have her be a part of our class. Below is an "All About Me" poster that Paige created to share.

Parents,

Last week the students were investigating Mexican Jumping Beans and going through the steps of the scientific method. As a concluding assessment, the students worked in groups to create a poster that included 4 things...

1.  5 facts learned
2. life cycle of the jumping bean
3. summary of the investigation
4. what was learned by completing the investigation

The students then voted on which poster from each class best  displayed this information. Their posters are shown below!