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What at great celebration today! Thank you parents for all your help! WOO HOO!  Our class WON the box top challenge for the entire school!  Students have earned a special treat Monday afternoon before the Mega Party!  Thank you parents … Continue reading →

Families,   Just a reminder that our class celebration is tomorrow.  If you plan to join us, please meet in our classroom at 11:30 for superlatives.  Afterward, we will head out to the picnic tables outside to have lunch.  Students … Continue reading →

SWIM WEEK FUN!  Students had a BLAST learning water safety and swimming at Calhoun Center this week.  Thanks so much to Coach Z for all the thoughtful planning to make this outreach a success for our school! Congratulations to Gaby, … Continue reading →

FLASHBACK FRI-YAY! Thank you so much for making me feel SO loved during teacher appreciation week!  WHOA!  I was overwhelmed by your generosity and kindness.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  What LEARNING and GROWING went on in … Continue reading →

Students wearing their broccoli necklaces after reading “How to be a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days”.  We had 4 students officially wear it for 24 hours.  I heard some hysterical stories involving dogs eating their necklace or their parents … Continue reading →

Lighthouse Field Trip! We couldn’t have asked for a prettier day to go!   What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week: Academics ELA:  words ending in -sion and -tion, reviewed antonyms and synonyms, began class novel … Continue reading →

Voting for our favorite SSYRA Jr. book!  Experimenting with force, velocity and traction using hot wheel cars!  What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week: Academics ELA:  syllables, point-of-view, completed Lesson 3 Wordly Wise vocabulary,  finished class … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday, Ennis! Enjoying yummy popsicles on this HOT day! Happy birthday, Emi! What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week: Academics ELA:  Compound words, inferences, introduced Lesson 3 Wordly Wise vocabulary,  began class novel – The … Continue reading →

Thank you to the Leth and Gassert families for donating books from the book fair to our classroom library!  Students are P-U-M-P-E-D to read them! Magical finds during recess!  James and the Giant Peach was phenomenal!  Great job, MMS!  Students … Continue reading →

Taking advantage of the beautiful weather and eating snack outside! Happy birthday Nolan! Game Day Fun!  Students who met their AR goal for third quarter had a blast during game day!  What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 … Continue reading →