There are LOTS of special days at OTES this week! 

It is Read Across America Day/Dr. Seuss Week

Tuesday: funny socks day in honor of Fox in Socks


Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday, wacky, mismatched or backwards clothes, crazy hair etc.


Thursday: Read Across America Day, wear red, black and white to in honor of Cat in the Hat


Friday: book character day 

I hope you all are enjoying the blizzard!  Assuming we do not have another snow day tomorrow, we are planning on having the Valentine's Day party as planned.  If we are cancelled, we will have the party on Wednesday, February 15.  Many thanks to the parents who volunteered to bring in something for the class!  Stay warm, and drive safely if you need to go out.

busy Valentine makers on the job

Valentine's Day is alarming to some people!

     Valentine's Day is next week, and we will be having a small celebration on Tuesday. Here is a list of names of classmates, so your child can make or bring in valentines if they choose to. Please be sure to include everyone, we have 20 students in our room. 

Isaac
Brookelin
Nevaeh
Donna
Griffen
Aiden
Ben
Emma
Lyndsay
Sophie
Aria
Christian
Athina
Gavin
Braden
Buddy
Brooks
Zach
Mallory
Lily

Even if you are not a Patriots fan, I am sure that you have heard about the Superbowl that took place last night!  Regardless of which team you were rooting for, it was a great example of the power of perseverance and grit.  Students in room 217 show perseverance and grit every day as they learn new concepts here at school! It is wonderful to see them succeed when they have tried hard to master something, and I know they feel it too!  Ask your child about a time they have persevered to learn something new!
 
Please don't forget to send in an empty cereal box with your child if you have not already.  We will be using them to make valentines boxes at the end of the week. Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to bring something in for our party!

Some major reading and organizing going on!

These are some photos from our recent Lego STEM challenge. This challenge was to build the tallest free standing structure only using the materials and time provided.  Every structure was unique!