Bun in the Oven

Well, I told them! Your sweet babies now know about my sweet baby! The kids were so excited! Weston said, "Mrs. Sweeney, I'm so glad that you have a baby in your belly!" How cute! I told the kids about how big the baby is and how it has fingers and toes, and how eventually when I read them a story, my baby will be able to hear it too! That had to have been the best part! And, just so you know, when Dylan asked how the baby gets out, I said that God gets it out. Some things are better left unsaid! :)

Olympics

Our LES student council has asked all classes to participate in LES Olympics! Our country is the Bahamas! Yay!

For the Olympics, we get points on how many children participate in certain activities. On this Friday, the children can wear pajamas to school! The more kids participate, the better our score! And, the best part--- I'll be able to fit into those pants! HA!

UP, UP, AND AWAY

Greetings, Earthlings! These past 2 weeks, as I'm sure you have heard, we have been studying about space. The kids have really loved learning about things beyond them! I have been tracking what they know with a KWL chart (what they KNOW, what they WANT to know, and what they LEARNED) and I have really enjoyed adding to it and watching them change their thoughts! On Friday, I'm hoping to lauch our "space shuttles" down the hallway as they are dressed as astronauts! We will be measuring their distances with moon boots! So fun! Remember, if you have any questions about standards or rationales, please let me know!

LINKS TO LOVE!

I have included some AWESOME links! These two websites give you great games to play at home. The materials are included, which I love. The kids love these literacy games! Check out the links on the side of the blog!

Excuses

I just received notification that all absence excuses need to be signed, so no more email or faxes. Sorry about the inconvenience!

Homework

Well, there it is!
I hope that you are finding it easy to work through the homework schedule and choices that I have given you. If you have any questions about it, please don't think twice about contacting me. I will certainly help you work through it. There are a few points I need to reinforce....
** Please don't send the folder or the books in it back to me until Friday. They may get eaten by the messy desk monster if they come in to early.
** Remember to add your initials or signature on the half-sheet so that I know that your child completed their task. If someone else like a grandparent or babysitter works on their homework with them, that person can add their signature in place of yours.
**I would like your feedback on the homework system including the types of activities and how much homework is given. Once we get a bit more used to it, I'll send a sheet home in the homework folder so you can make suggestions or comments.

Thanks so much!!!