Picture Day Tomorrow

Hi there- I hope your weekend is going well. Just a few reminders for the short week. Tomorrow is Picture Day so bring those beautiful smiles and picture envelopes if you are ordering. I know some of you are ordering online and that is a great way to do it also. Tuesday is Pack the Place in Pink day so wear those pink t-shirts in support of cancer awareness month. Tuesday is also our Field Trip to the NILE. Make sure you dress for the weather and wear comfy shoes. We are mostly inside, but we do move from building to building and also a couple of the buildings are not heated. We will be back in time for lunch. Also, get your permission slips turned in on Monday if you haven't already done so. We are excited for this day as we not only get the field trip, but we will get to meet our Pen Pals there for the first time. They are Ms. Erickson's 4th graders from her new school. :)))) Wednesday is Early Out day with a 12:00 dismissal and then NO SCHOOL on Thurs. & Friday. Heritage Day: Parents of my reading kids-I need your help on this one. As I started thinking, I would like to have our Heritage Celebration Day this Wednesday from 10:00-12:00. We have been studying how people of different cultures celebrate their heritage through art, dance, music, foods, games, etc. As our culminating activity, I want the students to have something to share/show that is a part of their heritage. In the past students have brought a food for students to try, some have showed a traditional family game, others have brought in art, while others have shared a story or of how something is named after a past generation family member. For example, last here we found out that Zimmerman Trail was named after a great-great grandfather of one of the students and he also shared the purpose of the trail. Found out many cool things about family heritage. Anyway, I am wondering if this is too short of a notice for you and your child to come up with something to share on Wednesday that is a part of your heritage. Let me know your thoughts by writing "yes" or "no" in the planner. Yes for those of you that can be ready by Wednesday and No for those of you that could not. Then I will make a decision. I am hoping it works for you as I don't want to drag it out until October 21 after the break. Remember this is only for the students in the regular classroom for reading. Thank you. PTA movie on Friday-if your child attended, write PTA in the planner for free money. Congratulations to Hanna for sharing student of the week stuff. I was gone on Friday afternoon so missed it, but share 1 cool thing you learned about Hanna and write it in the planner for free money. No Spelling list this week. Have a great rest of the weekend and cya tomorrow.