Friday (Thursday!) Letter - 02.16.2012

2/16/12

Dear RiverRun families,

This has been a great week. Yesterday, during our Open House, the children responded to the spectators by working so quietly and diligently that Debbie and I felt like we did not even need to be in the classroom. This Open House was a success! A lot of effort from our community was put into it. Thank you.

Your children made significant academic gains since our last break. I think you will all enjoy hearing about your children tomorrow at parent/teacher conferences.

During P.E. we were playing games using the parachute. It was a lot of fun and reinforces the need to follow directions and work as a group. It helps with strength training too. We also learned a game called “Couch Potato”. It is a running-tag game which includes lessons on eating healthy and staying active.

This break comes at a prefect time. This children can use some time away from school to pursue other interests or make a mess?!

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Messy Room by Shel Silverstein

Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or--
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,
I knew it looked familiar!
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Enjoy,
Amy and Debbie