We have been studying the Civil War in class this week.  We are learning just how many supplies those soldiers needed in their tents.  Do you know what a haversack is?  We found out!

There is a 100 Monkey Moolah Reward Posted for Information Leading to the Capture of the Leprechaun who surprised us today.  At approximately 10 am Hillsboro Elementary time, the leprechaun made his way into the Elementary office to drop off a package of loot.  His only request…to leave his pot of gold alone!   While the class enjoyed their loot, we are still wondering….who are you sneaky little leprechaun?  We are on the case, analyzing handwriting, examining the box, and creating some REWARD posters to hang around the building.  You can run little leprechaun, but you can’t hide from these 4th grade detectives!

What does it look like outside YOUR window right now?  So far it looks like we have about 1/3 of a foot!  Does anybody know how many inches that is? Here’s a view from my window…

You know the routine… parents ask “What did you do in school today?” and kids respond, “Oh, nothing.”  Well, hopefully today, students went home and didn’t respond with a nothing.  We listened and watched carefully as astronaut Nicole Stott read a Dr.Seuss book to us in a live webcast from NASA.  The event was in honor of Read Across America and Stott shared information with us about how reading is important, no matter what your job in life may be.  We had the privilege of viewing the webcast from the SMARTBoard in our classroom. It lasted about one hour and Stott is about to head off to live on the International Space Station for 4 to 6 months.  What will she pack for this long trip?  Lots of books to read, of course.