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This will be the last blog update for the school year! I might just post some end of the year pictures though! We had a fun time on our field trip to the Cappon House and The Heritage Center at Graafschap CRC. Oh, and Captain Sundae was a fun time too. :)  We had a fun time with our 5th grade buddies on Wednesday. So fun to getting to know the 5th graders this year! Check out all the pictures of our fun week at the end of the blog! I am so thankful for your love and support during this year! Your encouragement has blessed me so much...thank you. Thanks too, for entrusting your children under my care...they have been a joy to teach! Summer Packets: I have summer packets available for your child to keep up with reading and math skills over the summer. These will be coming home next week Friday on our last day of school. Lots of fun activities to use over the summer! Art Bags: Your child came home with lots of goodies from Art class this week. Please return the bag that carried all th...

Happy Friday! How are we in the final stretch of school, approaching our last 9 days together? We still have lots of fun things to pack into our time together. God is SO good--we have SO much to celebrate!  Homework:  This week was the LAST week for math homework! Thanks for helping and guiding your children in this throughout the year! Final reading slips and math homework are due this MONDAY, May 23! MOVIN' UP DAY: Tuesday, May 31 will be a special day in 2nd grade. It's MOVING UP DAY! This means that your child will get an opportunity to visit Pine Ridge, meet next year's 3rd grade teachers, and go on a school tour. This has always been a great experience in the past, and it helps settle the nervous butterflies that students may have about the changes to a new building. I'm sure you'll hear lots of great stories about the students' visit! Overdue Books: All books were due by Friday, May 13. If you still have books "overdue" in the computer system,  ...

We had lots of fun marching together as a class in the Tulip Time parade! Thanks for helping us get your kiddos ready to go...they did a great job! So much fun to celebrate part or our heritage and to celebrate community! The kids did such a fabulous job! Check out pictures of our science lesson and pictures of the parade at the end of the blog. HOMEWORK: Reading slips and story problems are due on Monday May 16. Our final Math Homework page and final purple Reading slip (due May 23) will be coming home on Monday.  FIELD TRIPS: We will be visiting the Fire Station the morning of May 19th.  We will be going on our last field trip on Monday, May 23. We will leave school at 9:10 am, we will visit Graafschap CRC's Heritage Center, tour the Cappon House, and eat lunch in the park to name a few things! We will arrive back to school around 2:30pm.  FIELD DAY: Field day this year is going to be held on the afternoon of June 1. Please bring water bottles for your children, dr...

It's been another fun week! Here's a shout out to all you wonderful mamas! We hope you enjoy the gift that we made for you when you open it this weekend for Mother's Day! :) The kiddos really enjoyed making it and loved the way it turned out. At school we constantly notice the love, care, and support that you provide for your child. Enjoy the time spent celebrating YOU this weekend!  National Day of Prayer: On Thursday we gathered as K-2 classes to pray for our nation and our school! What a blessing to have the freedom to pray and gather in worship! Continue to pray for our leaders and that they may seek God's wisdom in all their decisions. Homework: *Monday your child will take home a new purple reading slip and a new math page. These will both be due on Monday, May 16.  *Our new Bible Memory passage from Galatians about the Fruit of the Spirit came home this past Monday.  LIBRARY BOOKS: Friday, May 6 was our last day of Library checkout for books. We will still spend ...