RJR Weekend!

After two weeks of fundraising here at school for Ride Janie Ride, I am excited to say that we are finally at the weekend of the ride. On Sunday, rain or shine, the RJR participants will take off on their 65-mile journey. I know that this will be a very powerful weekend and my appreciation for this event is greatly strengthened knowing that I have the support of my colleagues and students here at Lakeview! I will post pictures from the event on my blog next week!

Looking ahead to next week, we will begin graphing both points and linear equations in math. In RtI, we will finally finish The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and complete a short project using the plot, characters, and events in the story.

Ride Janie Ride (continued :))

There are always those moments in teaching when your students do something that amazes you above and beyond what you thought possible. These moments are what make teaching the best profession in the world and you know that what you and your fellow teachers do make a difference.

The amount of support and donations that have come in within the past two weeks for the Ride Janie Ride fundraiser have been astounding. Students have, and continue to be, an inspiration in all that they have done to raise money. I cannot wait to see the final totals on Monday!

On an academic note, we will be working on long division with remainders all next week in math. There will be a quiz on Thursday. In RtI reading, we will be close to finishing, if not finish, reading The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ride Janie Ride

As you all know, Lakeview is raising money for the Ride Janie Ride Foundation over the next two weeks (until April 23rd). This fundraiser is very personal and special to me because my brother-in-law, Anthony, who has been battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma since last year, was chosen as one of this years recipients. Anthony has been through dozens of chemotherapy treatments and spent months in the hospital during this past year. It has definitely been a very emotional journey for our family. In February of this year, Anthony underwent a stem cell transplant at Northwestern and we are patiently awaiting the results. We should know within the next month, if the transplant was successful.


My family and I truly appreciate all of the support that we have received throughout this process. I am truly touched at all of the thoughts, prayers, and encouragement from all of the staff and students here at Lakeview.



If you would like any additional information on Kayla, Anthony, and Michael or the Ride Janie Ride Foundation, please check out their website- www.ridejanieride.org.



I also know many of you were wondering how to address checks to donate- You can make the checks out to the Ride Janie Ride Foundation.



I can't wait to see the final fundraising results!

April Showers :)

After a restful spring break, everyone is back in "school-mode" for the final stretch of this school year!

In math, we spent the week practicing 1x1 digit and 2x1 digit multiplication. Next week, we will begin to practice 2x2 and 3x2 digit problems!

In RtI, we will continue to read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and, as we become closer to the plot/climax of the story, will be analyzing cause/effect.

Have a wonderful weekend and great week!