This Is Winter????

It has been an unusual experience this week as we have been talking about winter in our class. There is no snow and the weather is so nice, many of the students take off their coats during recess. I guess we will experience it vicariously through our memories of last year. Unfortunately, I'm afraid we may make up for this weather by having snow in April and May :(!!!
Just a reminder that next week is Kindergarten mid-year testing. Students do not come to school on Wed., Jan. 11th, Thurs., Jan. 12th, and Fri., Jan. 13th. Each student has been given a 20 minute testing appointment. Reminder notes were sent home today.  If you are unsure of your date/time, please call the school office and check with them. School will be held on Monday and Tuesday with regular hours.
We had a lot of fun with our "Toy Day" today. I've included a few pictures for your enjoyment. Unfortunately I couldn't include all our pictures because they contained students who are not to have published photos on the internet.

Our school participates in a great program called Jr. Achievement. This program teaches children about business and economic principles. Parents are asked to teach the 5 lessons (approx. 30 min. each) for each class. This typically takes place in March or April and dates and times are arranged with the teacher, so it is convenient. If you are interested, please contact Rachel Miller (AM class)  @ jakeleemiller@gmail.com  or Marcie Ison (PM class) @ marciejane.ison@gmail.com