Winter Carnival is Tonight!

Hi everyone! Happy Friday. My students informed me that I haven't been blogging this week. I have no excuses for Tuesday and actually thought I had blogged on Tuesday but I was proven wrong. I was gone on Wednesday and my computer at home is toooooo slow. I had a great experience. I volunteered in my sons' classrooms. One is in kindergarten and the other in 2nd grade. What a treat to see my own kids in school. I was so impressed with their teachers. In fact, it was so fantastic that I plan to do this every year....until they think it's too embarrassing to have mom in school. :) Thursday after school, the teachers played volleyball against the 6th graders. What fun! We used a beach ball this year. I have to admit, I still had trouble hitting it. But all of us had a lot of fun and the 6th graders were great sports. They do think they won but as I recall no score was kept. I think they want to challenge the teachers in kickball next. I better start working out!
We have had a lot of kids sick. Rest up this weekend and I hope everyone is on the mend for next week. Remember, after next week, we have a whole week off for Spring Break! I'm very excited for this as are most of the kids--perhaps all of the kids.
All of the students are doing a good job of staying on task and getting their work done. Mid-terms did come home on Wednesday. If you have any questions, please call. Remember, if you have been absent it is up to you to get your make-up work from me. It's important to stay on top of this as missing work really brings down grades.
Hope all of you have a wonderful weekend! See you Monday!

The Spelling Bee Took Place Today!

Thank you to all of the parents and relatives who were able to come to the spelling bee today to support your child. It was quite exciting!
We finished our projects in reading today by sharing and then evaluating them. They are hanging in the hall and are fantastic! If you get a chance to stop by and read them, I strongly encourage you to do so. Tomorrow our class will be starting the novel Summer of the Monkeys. It is pretty funny and I think they will enjoy reading it. At times the student will be working independently and others they will work with partners or small groups. We will be using the skill we used in Book Clubs to help deepen our understanding of the book and we'll also be learning/practicing new skills.
I am hoping kids are getting on the Study Island site at home. Our last chance to be on it at school will be on Wednesday. It is good practice for the NWEA and MontCAS tests that will soon be coming our way.

This week's important dates:
---Volleyball games-teachers vs. 6th grade will be Thursday, Feb. 19 at 3:15. I am not sure if it finishes at 3:45 or 4:00 but will let you know as soon as I know.
---Friday, February 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. is our school WINTER CARNIVAL!!! I hope all of you can come and have lots of fun. It's a great way to spend a Friday night. It's inexpensive and there are lots of good prizes. Hope to see you there!

Dates to Remember:
Feb. 16: Bitterroot Spelling Bee in the gym at 1:00pm (For grades 4-6)
Feb. 18: Skyview Trading Cards here (10:20am)
Feb. 19: 3rd Qtr. Midterms go home for 4th-6th grade students
Feb. 19: Staff v. 6th Grade Volleyball Match @ 3:15pm in the gym
Feb. 20: Winter Carnival (6:00pm-7:30pm)
Feb. 27: Student Council Mtg. in M-6
Feb. 27: PIR Early out. Students dismiss @ Noon.
March 2-6: Spring Break, No School

Quote of the Week:
"Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light." - Albert Schweitzer (via Rusty's School Tools) Check it out! It is now a link on my blog! :)

This Weeks Trivia:
How many U.S. state capitals have the word "city" in their name? Hand in the correct answer and you earn 5 extra credit points in Social Studies.