Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 2) is Read Across America Day in honor of the 106th birthday of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). Sarah Connolly, Ticket Office Manager for the Portland Sea Dogs, will be the commnity reader in our room. Be sure to ask your child about her visit, especially what she read for us.

This year's Coin Quest has started. Your child should give you a yellow calendar covering the 15 days of Coin Quest. Please send in that loose change - we'd all love the pizza party that is the prize for the winning class.

Tonight, in addition to at least 20 minutes of reading, there is a math worksheet - Renaming Fractions as Decimals. This should not take any more than 10 minutes to complete.

We've started preparing for conferences - I am busy with report cards and the students are busy selecting things that they would like to share with you during their conference. I've had a couple of kids sit with me while I filled out the section of the report card that deals with work habits and behavior; it's great to listen to them assess themselves and give reasons for each grade.

Please return your conference requests as soon as possible. So far is has been possible to honor everyone's first time preference.