Monday:-)

Happy Monday. Today was a busy day. I think we were very excited to see how much the plants in our terrariums had sprouted over the weekend. It has been fun to be the gardeners and to decide how to provide the best environment for each plant.

We also jumped into our Oregon Trail unit. Each student created a family who will be traveling along the Oregon Trail. The students must assume the role of a family member who makes important decisions--like what to bring, which route to take, what to leave behind, etc. It was really fun for me to "meet" each family today through the students' first journal entries.

Tomorrow we have an exciting program. Since we had such a successful Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser last year, Footprints won a professional jump roping program. At 11:00 in the gym, we will watch a team of professional jump ropers perform a series of tricks and routines to get us excited for our Jump Rope for Heart Day on April 11. Our goal is to raise $9025.00 as a school--which comes down to approximately $100.00 per student. You may bring in completed orders any time.

Homework: NO SPELLING THIS WEEK, science vocabulary quiz on Thursday, finish math, financial charts due Wednesday