SPECIAL UPDATE

http://www.donorschoose.org/project/back-on-the-oregon-trail/1179054/

My grant was fully funded by generous donations including some from our families!  Thanks to Lilly and Ariannia's family that donated to the trip!

Mr. K has his up and going.  Please help out so WE CAN GO!!!  any small amount helps.

Let's get our kids outside and learning for a great two day trip!

Ms. Tucker

Week of February 24 - 28

Second round of I-Pad Mini will happen on Wednesday.  Please have your contract signed, an I-Pad cover and your money or scholarship application turned in BEFORE Wednesday.

Our first round of State Reading is over.  We will go over the results at conference time.

No School March 7th-Grading Day

Conferences March 13th/14th. 

Civil Rights-Please encourage your child to continue to research people during this time.  We've studied the Children's March/Sit-Ins.  We've discussed Southern State Issues and this week we are studying Malcolm X.

Week of February 10 - 14th

We are still testing for State Reading.  We will start math soon.  Kids are doing great on Geography Tests.  Keep Studying!

PLEASE make sure you send your Outdoor school trip money and I-Pad money/covers to school by next week.

If you contribute money this week to the outdoor school trip and put INSPIRE, they will match us dollar for dollar.  Send it to anyone you know!!  Every bit helps!!!!  Let's GO!!

IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!

Good news! Overnight Outdoor Science Trip! is live and ready to receive donations.

Even better: For the next 7 days, when someone donates to your project and enters the code INSPIRE, DonorsChoose.org will match their donation dollar for dollar.

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The DonorsChoose.org Team

Week of 2/3 - 2/7

We ended our Colonial Revolutionary War Unit.  Kids should know much about the history of why people came to America, reasons of the war with with British and special events that happened in history.

This month we are working on Civil Rights Unit.  They will learn about Malcom X, Freedom Riders, Bus Boycott, Sit-Ins, Protests, Kids with a cause and other important events.  Please ask your child about what they are learning!

GREAT NEWS!!!  WE HAVE A DATE!!  Please put May 29th/30th on the calendar.  WE are having our Overnight trip on our last day of school!  What a great way to end a fabulous year.  We still need volunteers.  If you are interested, fill out a background check and come on the trip!

PLEASE pay your $25.00 for the trip if you can.  All payments are due in March.  Remember, the total trip is $100.00 and the rest we are working hard to raise.