FINAL TRIMESTER BEGINS

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS involves many of our students and will be held on Friday, March 27. All teams meet every Thursday during lunch and many reader groups are meeting with adult "book experts" to dialogue about each book. Students may include these reads in their Independent Reading Records, too.

900 PAGES of independent reading is the goal for each student during our last trimester of fifth grade. Students are strongly encouraged to make book choices which are Accelerated Reader selections. A new AR Bookfind is available on the school web site now to see if a selection is an AR book.

THE GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM is the destination for our next field trip on Monday, March 23. Cost for each student is $10 and for adult chaperones is $5. Please make checks payable to Lake Hills or send cash along with the form recently sent home.

MARCH IS Reading Month and students my participate in several reading incentive programs: The Stars Over Grand Haven and the Whitecaps Reading Club.

FUN WITH DRUMS is a great concert/clinic for families that will be held on Friday, March 13, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Nelson School in Muskegon. The 11th annual event will feature drummers Marcus Hunter and Scott Pellegrom. The event is FREE and sponsored by Spread the Music Foundation and others. Free door prizes. [Directions]

SIXTH GRADE REGISTRATION for White Pines Middle School is now available on line. You will need your child's school ID number and log on HERE. They will need to make a Music Elective or Non-Music Elective choice. Students will be visiting White Pines on Thursday, April 30.

OUR CLASS PLAY has been chosen. We will be performing "Who, Me? Yes, You!" this spring in cooperation with Pioneer Drama Services. The play includes 7 sketches about social responsibility: Bull Busters, Store Wars, Driving Lessons, School for Superheroes, Social Responsibility Olympics, Cod of Conduct, Alien Encounter. Play dates will be announced later.

OUR CLASSROOM PHONE will not be working for another week. Please avoid voice mails. The best way to communicate with me is through email...thanks.