Tonight we have vocabulary and spelling homework in which students must find the sentence the word is in and copy. The vocab. can be a little bit time consuming, but our activities for the rest of the week will be shorter. I would like students to see the word used appropriately. Last week many of the sentences written by students demonstrated that the meanings weren't clear. We did at least three examples in each class, so that some of the assignment would be done.

Tomorrow we have Discovery Gateway bringing a field trip to us! This is a great presentation on the states of matter and then students get to do a hands on lab. Ask your child about it tomorrow after school!

We have been taking extra precautions like washing and sanitizing hands more often to prevent the spread of the flu and H1N1. The school has purchased items for each classroom to help us keep clean. In our class we are taking the time to quickly wash desks before switching classes and wiping down all surfaces. This is said to greatly decrease the chances of the spread of the virus as it has quite a long life on surfaces.