Farewell February

• We finished our novel this past week and will be doing some follow up activities associated with it.
• We had a Math test on Friday and will begin our Unit on Multiplication and Division this week.
• On Wednesday the teachers will be getting together to set up times for the Parent Teacher Interviews for Thursday, March 7th after school and during the day of Friday, March 8th. If you would like me to arrange a specific time please email me or send in a note. Otherwise, I will go with a time similar to the last set of interviews.
• Friday is the most comfy day of the year ... PJ Day.
• Our whole team has been thinking a lot about Ethan this past week. We miss you and hope you are back to feeling like your regular "Cheetah"  self very soon!

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Quianna, who turned 9 yesterday.
I hope your day was very special!

Happy Islander Day

• Last week was a very busy week filled with lots of fun for Winter Carnival and Valentine's Day.
• Thank you very much for the treats that were sent in for our Valentine's Celebration and for Teacher Appreciation Week. 
• A Very Happy Birthday tomorrow to Lydia who turns 9. She reminded me that she was born during the famous winter storm known as White Juan. She shares her day with my youngest son Max who turns 5. He created his own storm that day by arriving 10 weeks early.
• Our deepest sympathies to Matthew and Kirstin on the passing of their Grandfathers. We are all thinking of you and I know your whole team is here for you.

Winter Carnival Week

• I was so proud of the Students on Friday when they made their presentation to the Kindergartens. Our Book Buddies loved them. It was so sweet to see them so excited and hugging their Big Buddy.
• We were very entertained on Wednesday when we had Claire's Nanny Noonan come read to the class. She had the class on the edge of their seats while she read, Little Red Riding Hood.
• This week is Winter Carnival Week:

            -Monday & Thursday the students will have special activities at Lunch Hour
            -Monday & Tuesday Candy Grams are for Sale for $0.50
            -Wednesday is Blue & Gold Day (School Spirit Day)
            -Friday is Red & White Day (Flag Day)

• We will have a Valentine's Exchange on Thursday and we have 3 families signed up to take in a little treat.
• We are flying through our novel as we are already halfway through it. (With this weekend's weather the students should relate a little more to what the Savela children are experiencing.) This week we will be wrapping up our unit on Addition and Subtraction. They are so excited about starting Multiplication very soon. We are also continuing to learn and discover new information on Magnetism.

Please Don't See Your Shadow Mr.Groundhog!

• We had a very special visitor this week when Colby's Nanny Faye came to read to the class. The students really enjoyed her visit and she and I were extremely impressed at how respectful the students were. We are looking forward to having Claire's Nanny come read to us this coming Wednesday.
• We are already four chapters into our Novel and the students are really starting to connect with the characters and plot of Strange Lake Adventure. I love to see them so engaged and upset when the chapters are over. I am also hearing that some of you parents are hooked into the story too, which is also great to hear.
• This week we put the finishing touches on our class book, The Best Parts of Grade 3. We have started to send the book home with one student each night. We hope that you enjoy it and be sure to read who they dedicated the book to, it will melt your heart. (We are still missing a picture for the front cover, as we have been waiting for a day when everyone is at school to get a new class picture.)
• This week we will presenting our slide shows to our Book Buddies, so students will be practicing their presentations at home from their printed handouts.Our little buddies are going to be so excited to see our Smart board lit up with information and pictures of themselves.
• This Monday is Drink and Food Order Day.