No power

Hello,

We went without electricity for the better part of the day.  That only added to the strange energy that is always abuzz during an early release day.  The power returned just after the class got all ready for the bus announcements. 

Teachers met with their grade level teams to discuss any changes that we would like to see made on the report card, and to plan out the end of the year.  We have a lot of activities planned for the last five weeks of school, including our Arts Are Elementary unit with drummer Michael Wingfield starting next week. 

We are slowly saying goodbye to all of our Bowdoin volunteers.  They have finals next week and most are making their final appearances this week.  Thank you to Stefan, Peter, Coral, and Leah.  Their help has been fantastic and I'm sure your children have benefitted from their presence in our school. 

The book fair opens tomorrow.  The school parent group is providing each child with a five dollar credit.  They can purchase one book for that amount or less, or use the credit toward a more expensive book. Here are a couple examples of what I mean: A three or four dollar book would be free for them, but they wouldn't get any change. A six dollar book would cost them one dollar of their own money.  Much thanks to the parent group for this fantastic gift.

Another week is flying by. My to do list keeps growing while the time to do it keeps shrinking.

Have a good night,

Mr. Shea