April

Wow ! I can't believe the Strawberry Festival is right around the corner. Please take the time to go on the Community School web site and sign-up to help. We still have 176 jobs open that need to be filled. Each parent needs to volunteer 12 hours. Hours are also available on Monday after the festival for clean-up. Remember this will benefit your child. Please do your part and volunteer.

While we are on the subject of Strawberry Festival, on Friday April 30 our class will walk over to the Hollins Strawberry Station and enjoy a strawberry shortcake .Because the short cakes are so big each child will eat ½ a cake. I need parents to help pay for our shortcakes. I only need 7 tickets to cover the cost for our class. Thank you in advance.
With May around the corner we will be walking over to Hollins once or twice a week (we need to practice for the Arts Festival which will be May 28th and also for Celebration), please have your child wear appropriate shoes for walking.
We will be going to see the play, Junie B. Jones on June 7th. Look for more details to come.

Author Study
We are studying the writer and illustrator Robert McCloskey. His classic books include among them “Make Way for Ducklings” and “Blueberries for Sal”. Today we read “One Morning in Maine”. In this story Sal, whose family lives at the beach, looses her first tooth. As you all know the Tooth Fairy has been very busy this past month in my class, so the kids can really relate to this classic. Being from Maine the story makes me just a little homesick. Over the next month we will be doing lots of activities pertaining to the beach.
Thank you for making conferences so enjoyable. The kids did a great job sharing their work. As always please let me know if you have any questions. My computer has not been very cooperative lately (this is my third one ), so it is best to write a note or call and leave a message in the office for me.