January 13, 2913

Our first week back flew by! We jumped right back into a regular schedule and we were all tired by then end of the week after adjusting from being on vacation.

A few highlights were the arrival of the new teacher for the upper grades, Barb Baysinger, and the visit from Mary Timms to share about things animals do in winter. The students really enjoyed her presentation, and even did a puppet show using numerous animal puppets to review the information. By the end of the week, the class had filled their reward bottle with beans for good behavior and we had "Show and Tell" on Friday. Most everyone brought something to talk about, but the favorite of the group was Buddy the toy poodle that Bridgette shared about. I have included a couple pictures of Buddy's visit to school.

Please look at the "See Saw" book order form in your child's homework folder. If you would like to order books, just fill in the form on the back and return it to me with the money. I will send it to Scholastic Books to be filled at the end of the month. Also, remember to ask your child about nightly homework. There were 10 students from last semester that got acknowledged on Friday for not missing more than two full weeks of doing their homework. I will do the same thing at the end of our school year.

Enjoy your week and I hope this warm weather continues!