Be sure to check out the kids’ Humane Society essays in the Student Portfolios. All of the students wrote about why their pet is a good friend, and several went ahead and officially submitted them for the Humane Society’s state-wide contest. The dog at left is Jordan’s dog, Shelby.

Our Checkbook Project is well underway. Students completed their first Tax Report. Next week they’ll be required to begin renting their desks. We’ve also started writing our Class Constitution, and this Friday we’ll be performing our American Revolution plays. We’ll present A Bell for the Statehouse at 1:20, The Secret Soldier at 1:40; and Eagles Over the Battlefield at 2:00. Finally, in math, we’re continuing our geometry work by learning how to calculate the area of a variety of polygons. Here’s the math homework for this week Monday, Feb. 24th; Tuesday, Feb. 25th; Wednesday, Feb. 26th, Thursday, Feb. 27th. Don’t forget to let me know your preferences for Parent-Teacher Conferences, and please consider joining us on an upcoming field trip (Crater Lake snowshoeing on April 7th, Table Rock on May 16, the Coast Trip on May 29-30).