We have a variety of important events upcoming in Room 15. First of all, we’re finally ready to perform our collection of silly classroom plays, all in the Music Room on Tuesday afternoon. The kids will present Horton Hears a Who at 1:05, Babe at 1:25, and The Stupids at 1:45. Those these plays are simple and short, they’re also a lot of fun. Family members are invited to join us.

This week we’ll also be embarking on our third clean-up of Hopkins Street. As part of the City of Central Point’s Adopt-a-Street Clean-up, Room 15 kids compete to see which small group can collect the most litter. If you haven’t yet seen the friendly competition in action, please join us on Thursday at 9 a.m.. We’ll be done by 11:30.

Other important dates include DARE Graduation on May 21st, the 5th grade Coast Trip on May 23rd and 24th, and DARE Day on May 29th.  Parents are encouraged to attend DARE Graduation, and let us know if you’re interested in serving as a chaperone for the Coast Trip. In class this week, students are meeting daily in their Book Clubs (Matilda, Island of the Blue Dolphins, and Sign of the Beaver), presenting their DARE essays, making bar graphs. Here’s the math homework for this week: Monday, April 22nd; Tuesday, April 23rd; Wednesday, April 24th; Thursday, April 25th.

Finally, a special hi-ho to all our Suessical the Musical performers. These kids have been dedicating hours upon hours of practice and performances as part of Crater’s big spring musical, which closed Saturday night at the Crater PAC: CPE 4th graders Jaidyn Campbell and Elizabeth Heppner, former CPE kids Ana Hillock, Emma Quackenbush, Alex Schadle, and Caitlyn Campbell, and our own Room 15 superstar, TaylorRose Tavares. The show was fantastic, and despite the long hours, these dedicated students still managed to get their homework done and come to school awake and alert every day. Awesome job!