I need to pass along a couple of announcements. First, the Student Council is selling bags of Texas Roadhouse peanuts after school today, tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday. As a bonus for purchasing the peanuts, there is a coupon for a free appetizer on the back of the bag. Proceeds go to Haiti relief. Second, there is a free music event put on by the Billings Symphony this Saturday in and around the Alberta Bair Theater starting at 9:00 a.m.

One of our counselors, Ms. McSweyn, taught a lesson on tattling versus telling today. Your child was given a sheet of paper that lists the three times when you should tell an adult. They are: 1. If a person or animal is hurt. 2. If you are being hurt. 3. If property is being destroyed or damaged. Students are learning to handle their own minor problems. If they are having problems with a classmate at recess, they can walk away, find someone else to play with, or tell the person how the situation makes them feel.

Mrs. Webber introduced the money unit today. Students examined a penny, learned its worth, and learned the cents sign. They counted pennies and wrote about pennies in their math journals. Tomorrow we will learn about the nickel. If your family sold any of the butter braids for the school fundraiser, you need to turn in the order forms and money tomorrow. Have a great evening.