Party today and pajamas tomorrow!

Thank you to all those that donated supplies, food, extras, etc. Room 211 had quite the breakfast feast this morning! Thank you to Mrs. Heldman, Mrs. Klein (and her son, Lucas), and Ms. Gerda for attending the party to help with serving food and keeping the students entertained while I flipped pancakes. :)

I am attaching photos from this morning, below. We loved that Mrs. Klein (our student teacher) and Ms. Gerda Martin (our afternoon volunteer) were able to join us for the party. They were such a great help and the students enjoyed being able to visit with them.

Tomorrow is PAJAMA DAY for fourth graders. We will be watching our "reward" movie for hitting 450 points as a grade level and reading 12+ points each to help our team hit that goal. Way to go WEBB Fourth!

Devices, Balance Balls, and Coats, OH MY!

I wanted to send out a few notes to parents to let you know about a few options your kiddos have here at school. If you have any questions, please contact us at any time. Thanks!

Devices-- Your child is allowed to bring a device to school, but it is definitely not a requirement. It can be a phone, tablet, or Chromebook. We use a few different apps and sites during the day that they can access on a device with our school wifi, rather than using one of our Chromebooks, which we only have a limited amount to share. We often use Kahoot! (quiz game to introduce and review information), Google Drive, and Google Classroom. Whatever they bring, it must stay in their bookbag until they are given permission to use it. We also will not be responsible for lost, stolen, or broken devices. 

Balance Balls-- If they choose to bring in their own balance ball, they are more than welcome. This will be used in place of a traditional chair. 65 cm seems to work best, if you shop around for them. We've discovered that as the 55 cm lose air, they become a little too short for the desks.You can find them at just about any store, but you can also sometimes find used ones at a reasonable price at Goodwill. You can deflate them and we will air them back up here at school.

Coats-- We have a district-wide cold weather recess policy that states that students can go outside if the temperature is at least above 25 degrees. If the temperature hits 25 or below, we will stay inside. This is the time of year when the weather shifts, and students aren't bringing a warm enough (winter) coat to school with them, preventing them from going outside for recess. We go to recess at 11:45. Often, the temps are still low enough at that time of day that winter coats are needed, even if the high of the day is predicted to be above 49. If you need assistance in getting a coat for your child, please let us know. We completely understand and would love to help. Today was only 37 when we went out and we had several kiddos with only a sweatshirt. Thanks for all of your help! :)