Hello Again

• April and May are busy months.  This Thursday, we have our field trip to the Museum of Art History.  We still have many outstanding permission slips and entrance fees.  Please return those ASAP.
• The ducks!!  The ducks are HUGE, HUGE, HUGE!  It is time for them to go to the farm.  Thank you to all of the patient parents who have rescheduled the duck visits or cancelled due to safety.  I know that it is very hard to say no to a duck visit but the children have had a lot of quality time with the ducks and they need to be free.  If all goes as planned, I will be taking Sparky and Gismo to the farm on Tuesday or Wednesday next week.  We will be scheduling a field trip to the farm to visit our darlings in May so we only have to say, "See you later."
• California State Testing starts next Tuesday, 4/24 and runs through 5/8.  Please make sure that your child is well rested and ready to roll on Tuesday.  We will start testing right away so please have your child to school on time.  We have been practice testing a bit and I think that it has settled some of the nerves.  The children are happy to see that they know the material.  (That was the goal.)
• Minus the end-of-the-year party, our final field trip is scheduled for Thursday, May 24th.  We will be going to the Agricultural Museum at the County Fairgrounds.
• Second Graders should be busy working on their Science Fair Projects that are due Monday, May 7th.  They will be on display at Open House on Thursday, May 10th.
• Third Graders should be practicing their famous person oral reports.  The written speech is due Friday, May 4th and the speeches will be on Tuesday, May 8th.  I am looking for a volunteer to video the speeches.  I do not have a video camera and I prefer to watch the speeches without a camera.  Let me know if you can help with videotaping.  If all goes well, the video will be running during Open House.
• Due to State Testing, Literature Circles will be cancelled until further notice.