North Elementary will be hosting the annual Art Show on April 15th. Please encourage your child to submit art work so that it can be displayed throughout our building. There are 2 different categories for judging. The 1st category is for drawing and painting. The second category can be an assortment of art work such as sculpture, photograph, paper mache, or edible art. All entries need to be in to the school by April 1st with the 'Elementary Art Show' tag completed and attached to the art piece.

Ask your child if they completed their 'Random Act of Kindness' for this week, we'll talk about it tomorrow!

Popcorn Day!

Tomorrow, Mrs. Hay's 3rd grade class will be selling popcorn for 50 cents. This is part of their Economic unit and ties in with their Social Studies standards. This popcorn sale is a 4 part process starting with the students filling out a job application followed by advertising in the hallways of the school. Tomorrow, the 3rd graders will visit each classroom to take popcorn orders, deliver the popcorn, and collect money. The last step is sorting and counting the money from the sale. Mrs. Wittenauer's 3rd grade class will be selling popcorn in April. Thank you for supporting the "Poland Poppers!"

Thursday evening is Father/Daughter Night-put your dancing shoes on and we'll see you at 5:30!

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!