Mrs. Saculla's 2nd Graders were busy presenting their biography reports today. The class was dressed as their famous person and many had props. I had the pleasure of learning about two athletes; golfer Arnold Palmer and Celtics player, Paul Pierce. A young hero, Milton Daub, delivered medicine and groceries during a blizzard in 1888. After each presentation, the class was allowed to ask questions about the famous person. The students were very attentive and could share some interesting facts with you this evening.

Our 4th Grade took a fieldtrip today to the Juvenile Justice Center. Mr. Smith took our boys and girls on a tour of the facility. He talked to them about making good choices. He gave examples of situations to help them make the right choice insead of the wrong one. He emphasized that all bad choices have consequences. This is a yearly 4th grade trip that encourages the students to look at their choices and actions as they are gaining their independence.

Our Mother/Daughter Movie Night on Friday was a huge success. A Kindergarten student and her mom won "the best seats in the house", watching the movie in recliners! Every girl left with a smile on their face and a custom made mirror. A big thanks to Mrs. Klase and her committee for organizing the fun-filled night. This morning, the winners were chosen for the baskets and fingerprint flowerpots. Two lucky 4th grade students won the girl basket and the mom basket. Five winners will be planting flowers in their new fingerprint flowerpot. Thank you to Mrs. Casey for helping with the raffle

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Third Grade was popping popcorn all morning to end their economic unit. The students advertised, took orders, delivered the popcorn, and counted the money. This is a great demonstration of all they learned about economics. Tomorrow is the Scholastic Buy One Get One Book Fair. It begins at 2:30 and will continue through 6:00. Our Mother/Daughter Night will begin at 5:00. Each girl will complete a craft to take home with them. The movie, "Chip Wrecked" will begin at 6:00. Please remember to bring something comfortable to sit in for watching the movie. There will be raffle tickets sold for winning the "best seats in the house" and a copy of our movie. Our Basket Raffle winners will be chosen on Monday morning during announcements. If you want to enter for a chance to win, please buy your tickets tomorrow! The fingerprint flower pots are a one-of-a-kind!

The Scrapper's Reading program is coming to an end. Please encourage your child to read 5 books and write the titles on the bookmark. By returning the completed bookmark, each student will receive 2 free General Admission tickets to a Scrapper's game. The winning classroom will receive a pizza party and visit from the mascot, Scrappy! Keep reading and return the bookmarks by Monday, April 30th.

Our first day of testing was quite a success. Our 3rd graders can breathe a sigh of relief as they completed the Reading section. The whole school is helping with the success of our test-taking by being extra quiet in the hallways and restrooms. Fourth grade's turn will be Tuesday with the Reading test. We will end the week with the Math sections. Please encourage your children to get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast.

Today was a perfect day to celebrate Earth Day! Our classes each had the opportunity to plant flowers and vegetables with our Kohls volunteers. The Kohls volunteers helped each student plant a flower in a small pot, which will be taken home in early May. They also helped with planting tomatoes and green peppers in half of a water bottle to encourage the reusing of materials. Kohls will award our building with a grant for incorporating Earth-friendly ideas to our school day.

Our PTO also helped with our Earth Day celebration by painting the students' fingerprints onto a planter. Each fingerprint will be turned into a "bug". The students decorated Earth Day bookmarks while waiting their turn to paint. Our day was a fun celebration of doing our part to improve the Earth.