Today in our book, Big Whopper, our main character, Destiny, told a fib. She told another girl in her art class that "her great, great, greatest grandfather was Abraham Washington, the Father of Our Country." We discussed how not only was this a fib, but it was not the correct information. Destiny chose to tell this fib because she was having a hard time making a new discovery for the week. Immediately after the words came out of her mouth, she felt guilty about 'the big whopper' she just told. As we continue the book, we will discover how Destiny handles the fib she told and how an unusual friendship forms.

The students seem to be enjoying their "Random Acts of Kindness". They expressed today how parents were 'proud', 'happy', and 'thought they were being good' because of the garbage cans being taken out or brought in. This week's assignment is to make a card for someone just because. This could be a card to thank someone or to just brighten someone's day. We talked about creating a card for friends, family members, neighbors, bus drivers, etc. Please encourage your child to participate in these activities and spread kindness!

Yesterday, we had a special guest join us for our morning announcements. Mr. Pike, a North father of a 2nd and 4th grader, just returned from Afghanistan. He came in to share some stories about his experience. Mr. Pike talked about sand storms, how hot the temperature gets, and how heavy his equipment is. He finished his visit with leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance. I want to personally thank Mr. Pike for visiting us and for all that he does for our country. North Elementary is very proud of him!

Enjoy the sunshine and have a great weekend!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! It was a sea of green in our building-from headbands, to blinking shamrock earrings, to crazy socks. Second grade enjoyed their special treat.

Just a reminder, reservations for Father/Daughter Night are due tomorrow.

I would like to leave you today with an Irish Quote:

"For each petal on the shamrock

This brings a wish your way-

Good health, good luck, and happiness

For today and every day."

The 'Green Team' placement contest has been extended! All entries need to be turned in to me by March 30th. Please make sure that your entry is colorful and has the correct information on the back. Good luck!

Today, I began reading a chapter book called "Big Whopper" by Patricia Reilly Giff. In the story, the main character tells a lie called the 'big whopper'. She has difficulty deciding what to do after someone finds out about it. We will be reading this book for the next 2 weeks. Ask your child about it!

Last week we had our 6th 'Snow Day', let's hope this is our last! We will need to extend the school year and have a make-up day on Monday, June 13th.

Please send in all Gorant and 'Fun Pasta' orders and payments with your child by March 17th. The orders will be ready to pick up on Monday, April 18th. Thank you for supporting this fundraiser.

There will be another Town Hall meeting this Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. at Union Elementary. Again, this is an informational meeting regarding the upcoming school levy.

The Father/Daughter Night is March 24th. Please make sure you send in your reservations by Friday, March 18th. The theme is a "Spring Fling" with dancing and other activities planned. The dress is casual, so come comfortable ready to dance!

We discussed last week's kindness assignment about smiling. It was great to see such a large number of kids participate and share their experience. The next "Random Act of Kindness" is: Take out the garbage or bring in the empty garbage cans for your parent, neighbor, or both. Thank you for your help in reinforcing this assignment.