April 7, 2013

 Weekly Greetings!

As the upper grades were testing last week, our class had to try very hard to be quiet with older students testing in rooms beside ours. It seemed to help buffer our noise, when we moved the tables and desk temporarily for those few days.The testing went all day, so even in the afternoon there was a need to be more stationary to minimize the noise. In the photo below, the afternoon group was doing another experiment and seeing the changes that had taken place after water evaporated from a salt solution. By using a magnifying glass, each student could look at the crystals that had been created in their plastic dish. It was a good way to stay engaged and quietly reflect on the changes that had taken place.

On Friday, there was a special luncheon and plague presentation sponsored by the district in honor of Mr. Cudney. There was a nice turnout of community members, in addition to the students. In the photo to follow, the superintendent was reading the engraved poem that Mr. Cudney's class wrote after his passing.

 Since returning from Spring Break, a number of students are coming late to school and seem tired. I know with the longer days and nice weather, it is hard to get to bed at a reasonable time. Please be aware that when a child is tired, it is much harder for them to learn and control their behavior. We are down to just seven more weeks of school, and I would like to make the best of our time left. Also, I will continue to send homework home, but our copier has been broken and we are still waiting for it to be fixed properly. So, the homework may look a bit different than usual.

Have a great week and thank you for all that you do to support your child's learning!