Congratulations to Mya B. and Hailee H., our Students-of-the-Month for January, and McKenna D. and Kara H., or Students-of-the-Month for February. These students have consistently demonstrated academic excellence, good citizenship, and an enthusiastic attitude. Great job, ladies!

Special thanks to all the families who contributed snacks for our Valentine’s party. We’ll be using the abundant leftovers for in-class snacks during math and for prizes for in-class contests. Thanks also to all the folks who sent in Valentine’s gifts for this ol’ teacher. The thought is appreciated!

In class this week we’ll be continuing our study of division, playing History Jeopardy, taking our semester History exam (Friday–here’s Wednesday night’s study guide), and writing Perfect Paragraphs in the imaginative mode. We’ll also be taking our play practice to the stage (the kids need to be thinking about developing their costumes). Here’s the homework for this week: Tuesday, Feb. 17th; Wednesday, Feb. 18th; Thursday, Feb. 19th. For reading, students should be reading from their poem, their plays, AND their independent chapter book, which needs to be finished by the end of February. Thanks for keeping the kids reading!