Hi All,

It's a shock, but we are now entering our final month of the school year.  May promises to be a busy month.

First of all, thanks to those of you who came out to help and cheer during Jogging for the Arts. It was lots of fun!  Next, thanks to the people who've offered to drive and chaperon for our field trip this Friday. We have enough drivers now!

This week the kids will continue with state testing. We are also still working on math and reading Esperanza Rising, along with Golden Gulch and the watercolor lessons from our Spectra Art teacher. On Thursday, it was impressive to see the kids' plans for science projects, and I look forward to seeing their finished products and hearing their results next week.

Our final big project, which will begin in class this week, is a Famous Artist "Wax Museum".  Each kid will research an artist of their choice and then recite a short speech about their life in first person. As with 3rd Grade's Famous American speeches, kids will dress up in character.

Happy May, and have a great week,
Carroll Mayer