sick little ducklings

First day back after fridged days off and our class looked pretty puney today. I would say over half of the kids had coughs and just looked on the verge of being sick. Only one confirmed fever, I wonder what tomorrow will bring. It was so sad, the one kiddo I sent home was so eager to learn. He read a 30 page Margaret Hillert book to me with only one helped word "something". I was so proud of him, but I knew something just wasn't right.

On a brighter note, I am so proud of all the kiddos. They really are beginning to read! I had several read books to me today, and test getting 100%. Yippee!!!!!!

-Mrs. Haag

Book Club Online ordering

I had a parent ask me if they could order from bookclubs online. I'm not sure if it ships to the school or if it ships directly to you. I guess if you put your shipping information in, then it will most likely ship to you. Below is the link to the login page. Our username is "westelk1" and our password is "scholastic". For every order placed a book is donated to our class.

http://pcool.scholastic.com/parentordering/login.jsp?ESP=PAR/ib//eng/quick_pcool///phlp/txtl///

New Student

Today there was excitement in our class. We have a new student. Pictures to come. That makes 8 boys and 7 girls.

Christmas 2009

Winter Wonderland

The kids had MAGIC in their eyes this morning. It's SNOWING Mrs. Haag, IT'S SNOWING! They thought we would go play in the snow for recess. I sadly told them no. But it was the topic of the morning so I gave in and let them catch snowflakes on the sidewalk.

Halloween

The party was FANTASTIC! Especially the snacks. Trust me, they were as YUMMY as they look! I didn't get a picture of the brew Suzie made for our drink, but the kids loved the steam effect coming off the top. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents that helped make this such a wonderful party.

Now, the moment you have waited for. The COSTUMES! What fun!

Pumpkin Patch

Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Again Another DAY!!! To bad we didn't have another day! But for what it was, it was a pretty fun day. The kids walked in the sprinkles a little, but Walters Pumpkin Patch had some areas they could play and be under cover. They also received a nice educational lesson on the life cycle of a pumpkin, as well as different types of pumpkins. He called it PUMPKINOLOGY.