I hope you all had a wonderful, healthy and restful vacation!

I wanted to take a moment to thank all of the families that contributed to my holiday gift cards and those who sent individual gifts as well.  Thank you for thinking about me during the holiday season, I truly appreciate it!

Next week (our first full week back) will be the first week of multiplication timed fact quizzes on Fridays.  This week we will be testing on the 0 and 1 facts.  As usual the quiz will be 2 minutes and 25 questions.  Please help you children study their math facts nightly so they are prepared for the quizzes.  I will be posting weekly the facts that need to be worked on for the week so be sure to check back in!

We will begin our study of the Revolutionary War this week.  This is such a fantastic unit!  I try to express to the students how lucky they are to live right here where it all happened.  We do not take a field trip to Concord or Lexington but this is such an opportunity for you family to take a visit to some of these famous places, and your children may even be able to teach you a few things!  I encourage you to share this experience and go and visit Lexington and Concord this year.

Happy New Year!