This week we have been reading the book, Fiesta, about a party with a pinata. We want to make a pinata of our own and talked about the types of items we would put inside it. We won't start making it until Friday, but a note will go home on Monday requesting students to bring small items for the pinata. If you're at the dollar store between now and Monday and see something appropriate, please send it to school. This morning in the gym there was a kickoff assembly for a fundraiser. Information was sent home with your child today about the butter braids that students may choose to sell. Brenda Binstock is in charge of the fundraiser and her name and phone number are at the top of the information sheet if you have any questions.

In Social Studies, I showed students the Kids Are Heroes website (see link below) and we talked about ways to be a hero that don't require a costume. We discussed the idea of having a toy exchange in which students would bring in toys they no longer play with to exchange with their classmates. If any of you would be willing to organize such a program, please let me know.

Students sorted animal pictures into two categories: tame (one of our vocabulary words) or wild.