Happy Friday & Early Mother's Day!

I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend!  I'm crossing my fingers the rain in the forecast for the weekend, holds off a little bit.  :)

I have uploaded the newsletter to the blog, please take the time to read over it.  There is a lot of important information about upcoming events and what we will be working on next week.

Thank you to everyone who has RSVP'd for our Oreos and Opinions, as well as our Lunch Bunch.  If you haven't RSVP'd and are planning to come, please do so.  This allows me to get an accurate head count for the cafeteria as well as to buy Oreos.  :)

Field Trip Next Wednesday!

• Please make sure your student has a lunch with them on Wednesday. Please pack their lunch in a gallon size Ziploc bag with all disposable containers.   We want to be to throw everything away at Runge when we eat lunch.  Please write their name clearly on the outside of the bag so lunches can be distributed easily.  If your student is purchasing a lunch from the cafeteria, they will go down that morning to get their lunch.  
• We will be outside all day.  Please apply sunscreen and bug spray to your student before they leave the house.  We cannot apply sunscreen or bug spray at school.
• Please make sure your student wears tennis shoes for our field trip.  There will be a lot of walking and sandals will not be comfortable for the day.
• Currently, the forecast is for upper 50's-lower 70's throughout the day.  Please make sure your student is dressed appropriately for the weather.  If they want to bring a light jacket, they may do so, but they are responsible for the jacket throughout the day.
• Please make sure your student is on time on Wednesday.  I would hate for anyone to miss our field trip because they arrived late to school.
• Please remind your student that we will have a lot of fun at our field trip, but our expectations are the same.  They need to be safe, respectful, learners on our field trip.  

Maker's Space - We Were Inventors!!!

The kiddos enjoyed our last Maker Space today - they were sad that it was our last. :(  We were inventors today!  Check out our pictures!

Homework Lunch Bunch

There were several kiddos that got to eat lunch in the classroom today for doing 3 nights of optional homework!

Math in the Outdoor Classroom

Today in math we put all of our measuring skills to good use and took our rulers to the outdoor classroom!  The kiddos were given the task measure different items in the garden area, by the pond, and in the prairie.  We were measuring and also able to enjoy the beautiful weather today - a win-win!  You can look at our pictures to see what we did.

Fitness Bracelets from PE

The kiddos were sporting their fitness bracelets when they came back from PE this afternoon.  Each bead on their bracelet represents a portion of the Fitness Test that they completed.  Make sure to check out your child's bracelet & ask them why they got the beads that they did!

All the kiddos showing off their fitness bracelets!

Birthdays
What are the odds that we would have two kids born on the exact same day in one classroom?  But, we did and their birthdays were even on Stars War Day!  "May the 4th be with you" on your birthday was a theme in our classroom on Wednesday!

Ian and Travis are sporting their birthday ribbons!

I can't believe we only have a few more weeks of school.  Please remind your student that even though the year is coming to a close, we still have to do our job at school.  I know when it is gorgeous outside, we all want to be outside, but it's important to remember to stay focused at school.  :)

Mother's Day

Your kiddos worked super hard on his/her present to for their mom.  There is a lot of love that came home with your child today.  Enjoy!!  We talked about all the special things that they can do on Sunday - I even heard a few say that they wouldn't fight with their siblings...so hold them to it :) Our class wants to wish all of our moms a "Happy Mother's Day!" 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!