Hi All,

I hope you enjoyed our unexpected "snow day" on Friday.

Students should turn in Friday's homework, and be ready for the spelling test on Monday. A new spelling packet will go home on Monday, as usual, and is due on Friday. We will also have a multiplication test this Friday, focusing on the facts for 0-4.

This week, all of Rio del Mar looks forward to the choir concert on Wednesday at Aptos High. The performance schedule is staggered, due to space. Please plan on arriving 15 minutes before your child's performance time. The second and third grade are scheduled at 6:00. The kids have been practicing weekly and are very excited about the show.

Permission slips for our field trip to the Natural History Museum in Seabright are going home on Monday. The trip is scheduled for January, but I'd like all permission slips and money before the winter break. Also, if you volunteer to drive, be sure to note the date in your 2012 calendar! (It's so easy to lose track of events scheduled after the new year.)

Finally, Room 24 will be having a winter "book swap" on Wednesday, December 14th. Kids may bring up to 5 books to exchange with their classmates. Everyone will get to take home the number of books they bring in, but all kids will get to choose at least one book.

Have a great week,

Carroll Mayer