March Madness

   March Madness in Target

        Spring has arrived and March madness is in full swing. We have been very busy in target this month. The highlight has been the trip to

Cumberland

Island

with our fifth grade students. The trip began with the students learning about

Georgia

sea turtles at the Jekyll learning center. Next, they enjoyed their trip to

Cumberland

Island

.What a treasure for Georgians. The weather was beautiful and we found a plethora of sharks’ teeth. The final day we visited St, Simon’s lighthouse and Jekyll’s Millionaires Row. The students and teachers had a great trip. We would like to thank all of the parent chaperones who attended the trip and who were awesome with the students.

               Going, going, gone! Please make a bid at the auction to spend some time with Mrs. Dunlap and Mrs. Kanwisher. We are offering a walk along the

Chattahoochee

River

, followed by a cheesy slice of pizza at Mellow Mushroom, and the day will end with a trip to Brewster’s ice cream shop for a sweet treat. Yummy! We may need to walk again after all that food. Mrs. Dunlap and I can’t wait for you to join us.

               We are so delighted to report that our first grade is growing as we add more students to our roster thanks to the motivation portfolios. We have had to add an additional first grade class which meets on Tuesday. Thank you to our wonderful students and parents for being flexible as we move classes around. The first grade continues to learn about their multiple intelligences through fairy tales. The students have learned to research using dictionaries, encyclopedias and on line. It can be difficult but the students are tenacious and we are learning a lot about feet.

               Second Grade is digging into our ancient civilizations. They got all “wrapped up” in making a mummy at our in house field trip. The students are learning about radio carbon dating and tree ring dating. I think that we have some future archaeologists in my class.

               Fourth Grade is learning about all things Medieval. This unit will culminate with a feast, including lords, ladies, jesters, and craft guilds.

               Fifth grade is testing in preparation for our dissection. The students are enjoying the multiple intelligence projects. They are making games, and writing cartoons, and writing puzzles.