A big congratulations goes out to Ivan and Erik. They were both participants in our school National Geographic Geography Bee.
I cannot believe that it is already the start of the third quarter. This quarter I plan on taking the kids to the Ann Arbor Museum of Natural History. They have a planetarium there and it will fit in nicely when we learn about the solar system. We just began reading There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar (author of Holes). This novel is about a fifth grade boy and his struggles with friendship. I think the kids will take away a lesson or two about friendship as we study character, setting, and plot. The kids are also required to do all of their work in cursive from this point forward. I got a lot of ugh's when I said this but we will push through it!!
Thank you to all who have sent in items for our "Adopt a Marine" service project. Receiving the little treats in the mail is a brightspot to an otherwise grim day for Zach! We will continue this project until the end of the year.
