A special thanks to the parents who were undeterred by the forecast of high winds and heavy rains to join us for the tree planting trip last week: Mr. Kilbane, Mr. Liles, Mr. Martin, Mr. & Mrs. Bugarin, Mrs. Ceremony, Mr. Wood, and Mr. Qualls. The weather turned out to be surprisingly decent and, thanks in large part to all of you, the kids had a great experience. Although the tree planting was done in Josephine County, most Grants Pass-area schools cancelled, leaving the bulk of the planting to three hardy groups of District 6 kids from CPE, Mae Richardson, and Sams Valley. Kudos to our kids for stepping up!

Big events this week include History Jeopardy on Thursday and the semester history exam on Friday. The kids will be bringing home study guide activites on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights to help prepare them. On Friday we’ll also be having a Valentine’s Party in the afternoon. Students are working on their mailboxes either at home or school. Students are not required to participate, but if they choose to give out Valentine’s, they’re expected to give one to each of our 36 students. A class list will go home on Monday. On Friday we’ll also be attending an awards assembly in the gym where we’ll be naming our Room 15 Students-of-the-Month for January and February.  In class this week we’re working on our plays, starting independent chapter books (for homework reading), crafting Super Sentences, and working on division. Here’s the homework: Monday, Feb. 9th; Tuesday, Feb. 10th; Wednesday, February 11th; Thursday, February 12th.