Wow! Your kids are amazing. They came back from the break ready to settle down and work. I am happy that I can count on them. They earned 3 compliments within the first half hour of school today.

Homework is back to normal this week. There is a language arts packet. There will be four pages of math homework this week: Lesson 4, Check my Progress, Lesson 6, and Lesson 7.  Parents, please go over the homework with your child after he/she completes it. Last Thursday's homework had a variety of answers that were not correct. Please read at least 20 minutes every night and practice multiplication facts.

I have sent home the results for the Benchmark test 2 given in December. Please work through the missed problems with your child and sign it and return by Friday.

The Reflections contest deadline is tomorrow. I am happy to hear a lot of the kids are working on their projects.

We will have the 4th grade treasure hunt for those who read chapter books during December this Friday.

Thanks to Hilary Jensen and Kayla for putting on our holiday party in December. The kids had a great time!

More donations we could use for our classroom are: tissues, band-aids, and glue sticks. If you are able to contribute, I would really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Melissa Nielsen