Field Trip and Friday!

Today was a great end to the week. The morning started off a little bit rough with some grouchy attitudes but thankfully that quickly passed. I am hoping the sunshine outside helped us all have a good outlook for our day!

Today we finished a lot of projects which was a nice feeling! It shows how much hard work the students have put in during the past couple of weeks with all of the assignments. On Monday my goal is to have grades for the students to look at to see where they are right now in the quarter. Midterms are coming out at the end of this month and some students are going to get a rude awakening to see how poor their grades are. It's like every quarter when we go through the phase when several people stop turning in their homework and then are shocked to see their grades. I guess we need those reality checks to keep us going strong for the year.

Today Mrs. Goodman (the 4th grade teacher) and I also announced our field trip for the year.... we are going to Makoshika State Park in Glendive! If you want to have a sneak preview go to www.makoshika.org It is going to be really exciting. Students were sent home with their permission slips today for you to sign so they can return them. It is important that they are returned before May 19th which is the date of the field trip. The sooner you turn them in, the sooner it's off your mind though, so get them in early!

As for the field trip, it will be an all-day event where we are leaving as soon as school starts (bus leaves the parking lot at 8:10) and we will arrive just before the buses are leaving. It is VERY IMPORTANT that your student is here ON TIME. We will leave students behind if they are not there on time, which is a bummer since they won't get to experience the trip with the rest of us! Students do need to bring a sack lunch since lunch from the school is not an option. There is a visitor center gift shop if students want to bring money to buy a souvenir, though that is not required. There will be a lot of walking and hiking during the field trip so make sure your student is wearing comfortable shoes, hats or sunglasses if they need them, and wearing layers so as the weather gets nicer they aren't super warm. If you are interested in being a shaperone please send me an email or send a note with your student so we know who is interested.

I hope you all enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend and I will see you Monday morning!