Guest Teacher Tomorrow

Happy 90th birthday to my wonderful, amazing mom today!!! Yes, it is definitely a "milestone" birthday so that is why there will be a guest teacher tomorrow. I am going to ND to celebrate her birthday & Mother's Day with her and many other members of my family. In fact, there will be 46 of us celebrating together. Fun-fun-can't wait. Today in Social Studies, we took our little states & capitals test on the southwest. Once again I gave 2 grades for it-one for the location and one for matching states & capitals. Also, tonight's question for free money is for your child to discuss with you at least 3 places we visited on our tour by telling you some facts. If they can, write southwest in the planner. Today in math we played a fun game of "24". This game really made them stretch their thinking and practice of the 4 operations. I was amazed at how frustrated some kids got and how they wanted to give up right away. This lead to a good discussion on how things don't always need to come easy and you may have to work for your math answers. Love this kind of challenge to them. Remember Hat Day tomorrow-bring $1 if you plan on wearing a hat. Also, the kids are running the 800 tomorrow for their fitness test in PE so they are welcome to bring their IPods for this. PTA movie night tomorrow from 6-8. If your child goes, they will earn free money. Please discuss with your child the importance of respectful, guest teacher behavior to ensure they will be ready for tomorrow. Thank you. Have a great night and I hope to write a short post on Sunday evening when I get back.