Hi, Sam! We miss you and hope you are feeling better! Tomorrow is Haley's birthday and I know a secret -- she's bringing treats! Report cards were sent home today. I hope you have had a chance to look over your child's report card. Hopefully you'll feel like celebrating their success by going out to eat at Fuddrucker's. I have never had a class with so many students at a reading level 3 this early in the year, so I'm very pleased with the progress, especially in reading. We had our 4th/5th grade buddies come in this afternoon to help with a glyph. A glyph is a picture that gives information. Students added details to a snowman picture to provide details about themselves. For example, if the student liked pumpkin pie they added a pipe to their snowman. Boys had their carrot noses pointing to the right and girls pointed their noses to the left. This would have been a difficult project without our buddies helping. We also got to see our buddies put on a short musical performance in the afternoon. Don't forget that your child is allowed to wear pajamas and/or a hat tomorrow, provided that they make a cash donation to the Make a Wish Foundation.