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 Mark your Calendars
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 Thursday, February 25 – Oregon Zoo
Field Trip. Leave: 8am Return: 4:30pm
 Tuesday, March 1st – Zoo Animal
Research Project Speeches begin
 Wednesday, March 2nd – Read Across
America Day
 Friday, March 4th – Seuss on the Loose
Night – 6:30pm
 Monday, March 7th - Friday, March 11th
– Book Fair
 Monday, March 7th - Friday, March 11th
– Performance Task Writing week in
Reading. No Spell/Vocab Tic-Tac-Toe
 Sunday, March 13th - Daylight Saving
Time Begins
 Monday, March 14th - Friday, March 18th
– OAKS Science Test Practice
 Monday, March 14th - Thursday, March
17th – 5th Grade Fundraiser – COIN
DRIVE – We’d like volunteers willing
to stand at the Coin Drive tables
each morning as kids drop off coins
into each grade level jar.
 Thursday, March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day
– lunch in the classroom, Irish music,
and treats (if donated)
 Saturday, March 19th - Sunday, March
27th – Spring Break
 Sunday, March 27th - Easter Sunday
 Monday, March 28th – Easter Fun – lunch
in the classroom, cartoon, and treats
(if donated)
 Monday, March 28th - Friday, April 1st –
OAKS Science Test
 Thursday, April 7th – 3rd Quarter Ends
 Friday, April 8th – Grading Day
 Monday, April 11th – Spring Conferences
 Tuesday, April 12th – Smarter Balanced
Testing begins for 3rd, 4th, and 5th
 Monday, April 25th – Spring School
Picture Day
 Saturday, April 30th – Car Wash, Bake
Sale, Can Collecting Fundraiser at
Mega Foods. 11am – 2pm
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 Read Across America &  A Few Reminders…
Just a few things that have been in
Dr. Seuss Birthday
It’s that time of year again when we
celebrate “Read Across America
Week” and Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
Wednesday, March 2nd is Dr.
Seuss’ birthday! On that day we have
lots of fun activities planned;
including: Pajama Read-in (students
get to wear pajamas to school plus
we’ll have an extended reading time
where everyone in the school takes a
break to read!), sharing the books we
wrote for our K-2 friends, art
activities, guest readers (like you!)
and more.
Would you like to come into
the classroom and read a 1015 minute long story to our
class? E-mail me!! I’d love to
have you read.
THEN, be sure to join us at the
school on Friday night (March 4th)
for the 7th annual Dr. Seuss on the
Loose Family Reading and Fun Night
– there’s free books and awesome
guest readers!
----------------------------- Quotes o’ the week
The best and most beautiful
things in the world cannot be
seen or even touched – they
must be felt with the heart.
~ Helen Keller
There is more treasure in
books than in all the pirate's
loot on Treasure Island.
E-mail: ryan.mcwayne@lebanon.k12.or.us
previous newsletters that are worth saying
again:
 Daily Planners should be coming
home every day. Please take a peek at
what they have to do for homework,
and then initial at the bottom.
 Homework should be signed (after
being looked over and checked for
errors/understanding) by an adult,
and then signed before the homework
comes back to school.
 Students should be reading every
night – for at least 20 minutes. Days
read should be recorded on the
February Read at Home calendar. The
minimum amount of days read should
be 20 days a month.
 Even though we’re not in the midst of
a contest, we are still taking Box Tops.
 Dancing Project is still going. Ask
your kiddo more about it, e-mail me,
or check the website for more info.
 Dreambox Challenge - Complete 20
Dreambox Lessons for a reward.
Complete 40 for more rewards.
 Zoo Animal Research Project information was given to the students.
 5-Ws Story – The students
interviewed K, 1, or 2 grade students
for their story ideas, and are working
to write a short book
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Here’s another way to keep up-to-date
on the happenings of the Manor – search
for and join our new Facebook group:
McWayne Manor! It’s a Closed Group, so
only members see what’s posted.
----------------------------- Random Facts...
If you unfolded your brain, it would
~ Walt Disney cover an ironing board.
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