Wedding Day!!!

A huge "Thank-you" to all my students, parents and colleagues for your support over the past year. My wedding over spring break was AMAZING and I had so much fun with my family. Here are a few pictures of my first few minutes of being Mrs. Pirrotta!!! We will hold off on the name change until next year!! Ms. White is so much easier to spell!!

Thing 1 & Thing 2

March 2nd was a day full of reading and Dr. Seuss themed activities. We had several guest readers throughout the day and read some of our favorite Dr. Seuss books including; Wacky Wednesday, The Lorax, The Cat and the Hat, Horton Hatches an Egg and many others. We measured different Dr. Seuss characters during math and finished the day with an awesome edible activity...Thing 1 & Thing 2 cupcakes!!

Dental Health Month

To celebrate the culmination of dental health month, Spalding Drive Charter had a special visit from Children's Denistry. We were treated to a morning of magic tricks, puppet shows and an informative presentation about dental hygiene. The tooth fairy taught us some great tricks to staying healthy and sent us all home with a special goody bag to help keep our teeth clean. Don't forget to brush at least twice everyday!

Dr. Seuss Day

Ms. White’s class will be celebrating “Dr. Seuss Day” on Friday March 2nd. Students may wear their pajamas to school on this day. Please make sure your child also wears tennis shoes so that they can still participate in p.e. and recess.

We will be reading Dr. Seuss books throughout the day and would love to have some guest readers. If you are interested in reading your favorite Dr. Seuss story to our class, please email me at whitek2@fultonschools.org to set up a time.

QUARTERS FOR CANCER

What: Student Council "Quarters for Cancer" Fundraiser
When: Monday February 27-Friday March 30
Why: The Student Council will be collecting money to donate to the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research.

Please bring quarters and place them in the container in your classroom.

Spirit Days:

Friday March 2 – Crazy Socks Day:
Students who donate at least 4 quarters from February 27-March 1 will be allowed to wear crazy socks to school on Friday March 2.

THURSDAY March 8 – Sunglasses Day
Students who donate at least 4 quarters from March 5-March 7 will be allowed to wear sunglasses to school on THURSDAY March 8. Students are still expected to be in full uniform.

Friday March 16 – Wear Green Day:
Students who donate at least 4 quarters from March 12-15 will be allowed to wear green to school on Friday March 16. Students are still expected to wear uniform pants, shorts or skort.

Friday March 23 – Wear Team Jersey Day
Students who donate at least 4 quarters from March 19-22 will be allowed to wear their favorite team jersey to school on Friday March 23. Students are still expected to wear proper uniform pants, shorts or skort.

Friday March 30– Orange and Blue Day
Students who donate at least 4 quarters from March 26-March 29 will be allowed to wear orange and blue to school on Friday March 30. Students may wear jeans or their uniform pants, shorts or skort.

The grade level that collects the most quarters will earn a party for their entire grade. (Party Snack TBA)
The class that collects the most quarters will earn a cookie party for their class.
Our goal as a school is to raise $2000 for the Jimmy V Foundation. It is up to you to help us surpass this goal.

Leaving for Senegal

This semester we have partnered with Ian Hennessee. Ian is working with the Peace Corp and recently recieved an assignment in Senegal, Africa. Each week, Ian has visited our class and read a book about African wildlife and/or people. In a few weeks, we will start corresponding with Ian via blog as he begins his work in Senegal. We are hoping to become pen pals with another elementary class in the village he is stationed in.

Last week we got a special treat! To culminate Ian's visits to our classroom, he brought his Banjo and taught us songs about animals. We can't wait to hear about all his adventures!

Yoga Class

Once a month our class gets a special kid's yoga lesson from RuthAnn Aukamp. We have learned lots of great poses such as child's pose, mountain pose, down dog, plank and tree pose. Yoga helps us relax, stretch and get ready for a day full of learning. We are working through the "Grounded" yoga series and are trying to complete all of the poses in each section. We can't wait until our next lesson!