Thanks to Emily Church many children have been making accordion books during Writer's Workshop. Children have been working with these in many different ways, but one of the fun things about them is they can hold two different stories.

There has been great interest in the block area recently and the creations seem to be getting bigger and more innovative each day! This week builders have spent a lot of time combining block structures and cars. The block area was also getting a little crowded so I shifted a few things in the room to increase the block space a bit. This also created a separate area for puzzles, another high-interest activity lately.

The winter concert will now be next Thursday, January 19th, at 6:00 p.m. Students should arrive between 5:50 and 5:55 and come straight to the gym.

While we will not be going to the Flynn Theater until April, money for performances is being collected now. The PTA subsidizes the cost of the performances, so we are asking each child to bring in $3.00. Please send this in by next Friday. Have a great long weekend!