Week of February 2nd

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Notes/Reminders:

* This Tuesday brings our fieldtrip to the San Juan Bautista Mission! Everyone has turned in their permission slip, but there are a few students who have not turned in the $1. This must be turned in by Monday! We will be leaving at 9am and returning by 2pm. Students (and parents) need to bring a bag lunch, comfortable shoes, and a jacket. We have several parents chaperoning, so parents will be able to carpool together if they wish. Parents - please be in the classroom by 9am. Let me know ASAP if you can no longer join us on this trip.

* We will have a Valentine's Day class party on Friday, February 13th. Please keep an eye out for a flyer or email from the parents who are coordinating this party. In an effort to save paper in these crazy budget times, I have posted the class list for Valentines here instead of sending them home on paper (on the right). 

* The next two Mondays are holidays (9th and 16th). 

This week we will...

...continue working on our Bullying Skits. I am very impressed with the teamwork and sincerity that is being put into these skits by all of the Room 9 students.

...move from science to social studies and begin a unit on the Mexican-American War. We'll then move on to the California Gold Rush in the coming weeks. Check the Links section on the right for websites. 

...finish reading Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. There will be a quiz on Friday.