Hi, I want to start by thanking those parents and grandparents that came to support our runners at the Grout Gallop. The kids did an AMAZING job running laps around our field. Forms were passed back yesterday so students could collect money from their pledges. Since we ran on our track instead of traveling to Cleveland, we divided the laps ran in half so people who pledge dollars per lap would not be surprised at the high number of laps ran. Congratulations to Joshua in our class for running the most laps at 22 laps!

We have a very exciting field trip coming up on May 19th; we will be heading to the Oregon Zoo for students to observe different animal habitats. My class just finished our habitat unit before Spring Break, but unfortunately we were only able to observe the insect habitats on the playground. This will be a great opportunity for kids to see different animal habitats. I do have my four chaperone positions filled, but am still waiting to ensure they have approved background checks. Please try to have permission slips turned in as soon as possible. We are hoping for nice sunny weather!