It’s hard to believe we are heading into October already! You should have received permission slips for Thursday’s trip to the Fire Safety House. Both permission slips need to be signed and returned by Wednesday at the latest. I know the note asks for 2 chaperones, but I can take 4 🙂 If I get more than 4 interested parents, I will have to do a lottery and draw names. It is a very quick trip. We will leave Howard at 12:30 promptly and return by 1:30. If you are interested in joining us, you will ride in the school bus with us and please be aware that no younger siblings will be allowed to attend.

On Wednesday we have our annual Pinwheels For Peace celebration by the Peace Pole outside at 9 a.m.

Your child now has a login for Xtramath.com in his/her planner. This program allows your child to practice multiplication facts daily. They can take one quiz per day and do a “race the teacher”. Please give your child time to practice this at home if they did not get a chance to practice in school. It really is a great way for them to practice the math facts.

Hopefully your child has been telling you about the Michigan legends we are reading in school. 🙂 They will hear one more this week. My hope is to start reading groups this week now that all of the testing has been completed.