We have a Writing Club that started this year. Close to 60 students participated. It was after school on Monday's once a month. Students in 2nd through 5th grade participated.
Our class is reading Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. Mrs. Conway is almost done reading it to the class. It is a read-aloud.
May 18th is Olumpics Day at the school. We rotate to different athletic competitions and get a lot of exercise. PTA, the Parent Teacher Association gives up a popsicle as a treat at the end of the day.
We celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday of the month of May. We do not attend school. There is a parade in town that many of us will be marching in as part of the Cub Scouts or Girl Scouts or Indian Guides or Indian Princesses. Memorial Day honors the memory of all who have died for our country.
Our last day of school is June 6th, 2007. On July 4th, we celebrate America's independence from England. There are parades, picnics, and fireworks.
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We hope you enjoy your Olympic Day - we have an Olympic Day too, usually in Term One. It is interesting that you mention 'popsicles'. In Australia we call them 'icy poles' and in Ireland, where Mrs Mattison comes from, they are called 'ice lollies'. Mrs Mattison found it strange to learn the new vocabulary when she moved from Ireland nine years ago. Coloured felt pens here are called 'textas'. In Ireland they were called 'felt tips', what do you call them?
We hope you have a good time on Memorial Day. There are three students in 2M who are in the Scouts.
You mention a book you are reading. 2M would like to recommend "Harry's Mad" by Dick King Smith - it's very funny. Unfortunately it's out of print but you might find it in a library.
We were surprised to realise how soon your school year ends. Because of the seasons here, our school year follows the calendar year, starting in February and going through until mid December. We have a four term year. We get a two week holiday (you'd call it vacation) at Easter, two weeks in June/July, three weeks in September and a six week summer break. We'll try to send a few more communications before your year ends.
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