Marvelous Monday

Hi. Today was picture day. Just a reminder that all 6th graders get a free group picture courtesy of Lifetouch. Every child also had an individual picture taken and those will go home for you to look at and then you can decide to buy or return them.
Today we also talked about our Valentine's Party which is this Friday from 12:40-2:00. I'm asking that everyone create a Valentine's box or bag and then the students came up with different categories for us to judge each box. They wanted enough categories so everyone could receive a prize. I'm bringing prizes.
We now have our 5 contestants and 1 alternate for our school spelling bee. If your child made it they will bring home a slip tonight giving you the date and time. It will be Monday, February 16 at 1:00 in the gym. Please try to come and support your child if you can as it can be a little tense up in front of everyone.
This Friday is a Student Council Meeting at 8:00 a.m. in my room. All 6th grade student council members should plan on attending.
Next Friday is our Winter Carnival at the school from 6-7:30 p.m. This is a lot of fun and I hope everyone plans on attending. The PTA has been awesome again this year. All of the money we earn at our booth, we get to keep to use in our classroom. Perhaps we'll need to plan a 6th grade end of the year field trip. :) Also next Friday, a student who is in 4-H and traveled to Austria and Germany will be in our 6th grade classrooms for a presentation. Last year it was a very interesting discussion and I found out I had several kids in 4-H.
Finally, I would like to remind everyone that with this warm weather more and more kids are walking to school and home. Please talk to your child about always walking in groups, look around and be aware of your surroundings, keep your cell phone handy and ready (if you have one), and report any suspicious or strange behavior to an adult. Let's keep everyone safe.
Thanks for reading,
Mrs. Morales

ps Are you ready for your word of the day? Actually, to earn 5 extra credit points in any subject of your choice you have to tell me how and where Valentine's Day started. Good Luck. I need the info. by Wednesday. :) shhhh!