Next week is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow week!! You should have seen a permission slip go home yesterday about the field trip to Longfellow's house in Portland. In case you didn't, it is on Tuesday, May 6. Please get those permission slips in to me as soon as possible. Also, you will be getting an invitation from your child this week to come to our "Longfellow Tea". It is on May 9th at 9:30. It usually lasts about an hour. We will be reciting Longfellow poetry, showing artwork, and reading some of our own poems to you. We then will be having refreshments after the presentation. That's, of course, where I need your help. I need parents to send in tea cookies, pastries and our "tea", which will be juice. 
If you would like to send something in please let me know. I would also like to know how many people will be coming so please R.S.V.P. me.
Next week will also be our Scholastic Book Fair at SRS in the library. It is open Thursday evening if you can't make it during the day. If you are coming to the tea, it will be open then as well. The students will all be going during library time, so I'm sure they will be asking for some money!!
I would like to welcome Stephanie Ramos back. She has been gone for a few months and we are so happy that she is back in our class!!
I hope to see you all next week at our tea!