One More Week

School has just let out for the day and I sit here trying to plan what the next five and a half days will hold for our class. There is much to do before we call it a year. Tomorrow (12/14) and Monday (12/17) should be fairly normal. I will conduct class as usual. Tuesday is a bit up in the air. I know that is our big "Jeopardy" show-down day, but it will also hold our after-school Holiday program at 6:30. Now, we might have a Holiday program that morning during school, but don't hold me to that. A Retirement bash for Mr. Carpenter will be held that evening at 5:30.

Wednesday (12/19) is the date of our class Christmas party! The morning will pass normally as students will go to reading, but then at 11:00, we will let our hair down and PARTY! All parents are invited to come and share. (Please be sure to send in your items for the party no later than that morning.)

Now here is the potentially upsetting news. Thursday (12/20) is scheduled to be an opt-out day so students can wear their pajamas for D.E.A.R. and Polar Express day. Because of behavior problems throughout the school, the opt-out day may be rescinded. I will update this blog and send a note home Wednesday to let you know the status of "Pajama Day." Whether or not students wear pj's, we will have D.E.A.R. day so that the students participating in the LCO read-a-thon can earn those pledges! Don't forget to bring your pledge sheets to school that day.

And then that brings us to next Friday, December 21--a half day to ring in Christmas vacation. We will probably spend most of that day with our reading buddies in Mrs. Ward's class. Dismissal will begin at 11:15. Until then, happy shopping!