SPRING BREAK

I hope that everyone has a safe and relaxing spring break!Many of you will not be leaving the state.. here are some ideas to keep boredom at bay:
1) Plan a sleepover with friends ( popcorn and movies, make-overs, video game tournaments)
2) Pretend that you are on vacation: drink Florida orange juice, watch a Disney movie, and try to get a tan outside ( wear sunscreen)
3) Plan a family outing to a museum, shopping in Chicago, sightseeing along the lake front, or just taking a walk.
4) Plant flowers
5) Start a neighborhood game, my favorites included ghost in the graveyard, tag, hide and go seek, and kick the can.
6) Read a book! ( or two)
7) Pick up a craft, try to knit, make jewelry or paint
8) Ride your bike, Rollerblade or just walk around the neighborhood.
9) Turn off the computer and talk with your friends face to face, it can be more fun!
10) Relax! Take a bubble bath, read a magazine and sleep in!

3/20

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING!

We had our first fire drill of 2009. It was a bit chilly but actually it was very nice to be outside!

This weekend I am lucky to be part of Snowflake. Lakeview is getting together with Herrick Middle school on Saturday. Snowflake is based off of Snowball which is a high school organization that promotes self esteem, positive peer relationships, staying drug free and overall positive attitude. I was lucky enough to be a Snowball leader in high school and I am looking forward to helping out with Snowflake.

Week of 3/16

Happy Pi Day!! Saturday March 14th ( 3.14) is Pi day. Pi is the ratio of any circle's circumference to it's diameter. The cool thing about Pi is that it is a decimal that goes on forever and does not repeat. How many digits can you remember?

Week of 3/9

We "Spring Forward" this Saturday. Make sure you reset your clocks. This is also a great time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors.

Next week Course 2 will have a test on Chapter 7 on WEDNESDAY.

Pre-Algebra will be taking their Chapter 8 Test on MONDAY.