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Happy Late Birthday to You!

Happy Belated March Birthdays to Maddie, Dalton, Robert, Garret, and Preston! Man you guys look old! :0)
Mall of America Team Projects:

Midwest Mallness!

In Social Studies, we have been taking an in-depth look at the MW states. One of them was Minnesota. We learned about the tourist spot, the Mall of America. Students then had to get into design teams, work together to create a blueprint, and meet digging deadlines to avoid fines. Today, the students got to walk around the malls and see what all the other teams had come up with as well. Projects are hanging in the hall for your viewing as well. Pretty creative! Remember, the MW states and capital test is tomorrow afternoon. Study, study!

Recycling for $

Connection in Class

Below you will see a youtube that I showed my reading class today. We have been reading a novel called Petey. It is a touching story about a man that was placed in the Warm Springs Insane Asylum in the 1920's. It was later discovered by medical professional that he was misdiagnosed. He has cerebral palsy. The book tells his story and shares his experiences with other people that discovered long before the doctors that he was not an idiot. I wanted to find a way to help the students see the amazing connection between a person with cerebral palsy and an amazingly caring person. Beware, if you watch this you may want to have a tissue near. Enjoy.

Thanks to everyone for bringing in the bake sale treats. We made more than what we needed and are planning yet another field trip! We will have a busy May and June. A special thanks to Stephanie and Adam Davis for helping out today by selling all the leftover treats. You all rock!!

Petey Connection

Going Green in Room 3

Earth Day is coming up this month. We will be teaming up with our 1st grade buddies to clean up the campus each week for fifteen minutes. We will also have MCC back in the house with some fun recycle activities and more raps. Then we will have the ultimate dodge ball game: MCC vs. Erickson. This is a huge thing for both the students and MCC members. Hilarious fun! We will also have a volunteer opportunity this month on April 24 at Lake Elmo. We will pair up with MCC and get the park ready for the season. It will be from 9-11. This is always a good time.

Can you tell that I am really trying to get these kids to think "green"! Have an awesome evening!