Welcome back!  I hope you all enjoyed the holiday break as much as I did.  It is nice to be back and into a routine.  The kids did well their first couple of days back but by Friday they were exhausted!

Security at our school is of utmost importance.  Therefore, all doors will remained locked except the front door by the office.  ALL non-staff members must check-in at the office and get a visitor pass.  This means that you may not walk into the building with your students class. Our district also has many emergency procedures in place.  We have practiced many of them up to this point, including "Shelter in Place" which is used if an intruder enters the building. We will continue to practice all drills throughout the year.

It is hard to believe but on Friday it will be the end of the 2nd quarter.  That means that we are already half way through our year!  Unbelievable! This week I will be assessing your students knowledge for their report card.

Keep up the great work on XtraMath!  I have many students who scores are between 30-80.  These kids are on the site nearly every day.  This program helps your child with math fact fluency which is an item on the report card.

Do you have old Christmas cards that you are going to throw away?  If so, we could use the front of the card for a labeling project.  Just simply cut off the front of the card or send the whole card and I will take care of it.

Thanks!

Have a wonderful and meaningful 2013!