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Dear Families, Is it really the last week of March?!  I hope you've enjoyed the sunshine we've had!  It's definitely welcomed and has put a smile on all the children's faces as they run, jump, and PLAY :)  Have a lovely weekend.  I hope we don't get 'fooled' on Monday ;) Rocking OUR Socks for Down Syndrome Awareness: We are all unique and wonderful JUST THE WAY WE ARE.  Each one of us has been given life and we must celebrate our differences and embrace them because it is what makes you, YOU!! Mrs. Shaw's and Mrs. McTaggart's classes led our Integrity assembly this afternoon and this message resonated and energized the hearts and minds of everyone!  Thank you for reminding us to be our unique, creative, and jovial selves! Charlotte: During book exchange, I have encouraged the students to check out the character education section of books!  Today, Charlotte went to this area and signed out "My Friend Has Down Syndrome."  

Dear Families, Happy Spring!  It was fabulous seeing my students this week; I had missed them tremendously! I hope you enjoyed your March Break with them.  I heard so many neat experiences!  Now we're back to our regular routines and regimes.  I bet as a parent, you're delighted by this too :-)  As you'll see and read below, it was a busy and productive week of learning for us all! Math: We've been having so much fun with our probability unit!  Students have been enjoying doing probability experiments and playing games!  Earlier this week, we completed the following task (see picture below). Ask your child about his or her predictions and what their results were after the experiment!  Many students discovered that it was equally as likely to land on heads and tails because the face of a coin has 1 head and 1 tail.  Check them out in math action below! Over the next two weeks, your child will be working with fractions.  Students will use frac