Thursday

Along with the first rainstorm of Spring we are still reminded daily of the new season by the noisy frogs chirping away all over the Peninsula, even heard near the downtown streets of Port Angeles. The more obvious signs of Spring are just less obvious this year after a long, dark, and wet Winter that lingers on in our region.

What other signs, events, or rituals come with the start of Spring? Make a list or write a short essay about your favorite part of Spring and bring it to Room 17.

Tonight is the General Music concert starting at 6:30 PM here at Franklin. Students should arrive closer to 6 PM.

Tea and cupcakes for everyone yesterday....thanks to one of our sets of twins for having a birthday celebration with us!

Wednesday

Sometimes a fourth grader finds creative ways to keep warm and dry during the fierce winters of the North Olympic Peninsula. Next year we might add ponchos, scarves, and gloves to the list of requested school materials, along with paper, pencils, and erasers. No snow is forecast for the near future, but the rains have come to stay, apparently.

We've started a new unit in Science: Magnetism and Electricity. For a challenging bonus question, let's see if anyone can draw a simple circuit before we do the Science Activity in a day or two.

Divide. Multiply. Subtract. Bring Down. Then repeat the steps in your mind a few times before falling asleep at night.

Thursday

Students can log on to a great site called XtraMath at home as well as school for extra practice with Math facts. From home the easiest way to access this site is to google 'xtramath.' Then use my school email address, bburnett@portangelesschools.org, and the student's code or PIN. If they haven't memorized the PIN, they will need to write it down at school. No school for students on Friday--that's tomorrow!