What a great week we had at Reagan….the kids were disappointed, of course, that the Friday field day was cancelled today, but it was rescheduled for next Friday, the 18th, so all is well. We bounced back today with a great day in spite of the cancellation; the 4th grade dug into the ‘free enterprise’ system in Texas & how it relates to that system nation wide & the 5th grade had a great final presentation from Trooper Dan Hawthorne about the high risk of drugs. Tuesday the 5th grade will have the final test to identify all fifty states & their biography reports are due to turn in on Wednesday. Each student will also read their report for the class….I can’t wait to see all the great effort they put into this project. Don’t forget our 4th grade class trip to Copper Breaks State Park is May 22nd, so please return the permission slips (signed) to me as soon as possible. We don’t want any students to miss this exciting & informative day. Don’t forget to check out my posted pictures of the 4th grade Ag Day at Crowell while you are here.Till next time……..

The smiling faces of my homeroom students!

I’ve posted a few pictures on my blog of fun day at Reagan on Friday. Check them out and you will see a great example of the excitement experienced by everyone who attended. The kids had their choice of bouncy houses and the hot dogs were a perfect compliment to a great day! No one wanted the fun to end! We are all proud of the extra effort our students exerted to reach their AR goal….. they truly earned this well-deserved treat. PUHA! Till next time….

Whew! STAAR tests are officially over; everyone is taking a collective sigh of relief. The students & staff have all worked very hard to make sure they are successful. Today we are having a big reward party for the students reaching 20K AR points. There will be hot dogs, bouncy house, & all the fun and excitement we can muster. Hope you can stop by to watch the kids in action as they let off some much needed steam! Till next time…

What a fabulous Friday at Reagan elementary. If you were there, you experienced the excitement first hand. A great performance by the 5th grade, lots of bucks from jumping for George, and I was personally honored to receive $10 for perfect attendance.  If you’ve never been to fabulous Friday, try to make plans to go….you will feel a whole bunch of school pride. Don’t forget lots of fun days are coming up; 4th & 5th grade field trips, agriculture day for 4th grade, field day, next Friday’s party for reaching our twenty thousand AR points…..keep checking my blog and the Indian Guides for all the dates. Also, next Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday are STAAR test days, so the building will be in lock down. Make sure all our students get a restful night’s sleep prior to the tests. Till next time….

What a wonderful field trip the 4th grade had to the courthouse here in Quanah. Judge Ingram was very gracious to give us a tour from the basement to the dome. There were some steep stairs at times, but the students & chaperones were undeterred as we were determined to see every inch of the history of our county seat. Some of the courthouse employees even paused in their busy schedules to give us a verbal account of how their job is performed. We also got to go through some of the giant, old record books & the students were amazed to see that records were handwritten long before computers ever arrived. If you want a chance to experience local history up close take a tour of our courthouse; it will be a memorable experience!  Peek at a few pics we got on the tour while you are here….till next time.