Our entire class made the December reading goal and got to move their fish to the "minnow" level.  Good job kids!  Remember to bring games to school tomorrow for our game day reward.  Tomorrow is the last day of school until the new year.  School dismisses at 2:55 p.m. and then resumes on January 3rd.  I hope everyone has a marvelous Christmas!

Early Out Wednesday

Remember that tomorrow, the 15th, is early out.  The students are dismissed at 12:55.  Also, on Friday for our "no missing work activity" the children are creating a project that involves a hammer.  If your child could bring a small to normal size hammer to school that day, it would be greatly appreciated.  I have stressed the need for not swinging backpacks and being careful with them, but would love you repeating those instructions!  Please put your family name on the hammer so we get the right one returned to you!  Thanks for your support!

November "Turkey Trot/Jump-rope Champions"

As a class, the students in our room had been working hard at running the mile gearing up for the school's annual turkey trot.  Well, the day of the turkey trot, the weather was not conducive to having a race outside, so the PTA decided instead to have a jump-roping contest.  I felt bad at first for all the hard work the kids had done, but I shouldn't have worried.  Two of the three top girls and two of the three top boys were from our class!  Way to go Mrs. Madson's third grade!  You made me proud!

November Reading Goal

Our entire (goofy) class made the November reading goal.  For achieving their goal, they were able to do an art activity.  Our class made Christmas cards for the Meals on Wheels Program.  What a great group of kids!

Monday is Pajama Day!

We have been working on getting all of our missing work caught up.  I had told the students their reward would be a pajama day, and it is time to pay up!  This Monday, December 6th, the students are welcome to wear their pajamas to school.  Please still make sure they wear shoes appropriate for the weather.  I am sending home the missing work notes today, December 2nd, because I will be absent December 3rd.  Can you believe it is already December?  Time flies when you are having fun.