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There will be no homework during the I.T.B.S. testing

This week week the students will completing the ITBS testing. If your child has been absent during some of the testing I will try my best to get them up-to date on the testing.	There will be no homework on Monday and Tuesday..

Religion~ We are completing a chapter about Holy Spirit. It will go home on Wednesday.	Reading~ Our story this week is ''Lon Po Po", a tale from China The children are studying irregular verbs, writing descriptions and researchng biographies. A book project or report is due after testing.

Math~ We recently worked on basic division facts and telling time. The children should practice telling time to the nearest minute. They will work on the number of minutes written before and after the hour.	Social Studies~ This is week the class is studing about the westward movement and the influence of steamboats, railroads and the telegraph. We will also be completing a paper on current events.
Science~ We are preparing for a test on the human body is soon after testing. We still need to assemble our bodies.	Link here for math links.
Reminders Your child needs a large or several small healthy snacks during the weeks of testing. The end of the trimester is coming up Feb. 22, the day of our program. A note about conferences is coming home on Monday.

(Author unknown)

My family brought me home snuggled in their arms.
They cuddled me and smiled at me and said I was full of charm.
They played with me and laughed with me and showered me with toys.
I sure do love my family, especially the little girls and boys.

The children loved to feed me, they gave me special treats.
They even let me sleep with them - all snuggled in the sheets.
I used to go for walks, often several times a day.
They even fought to hold the leash, I'm very proud to say!

These are the things I'll not forget - a cherished memory.
I now live in the shelter - without my family.
They used to laughed and praise me when I played with that old shoe.
But I didn't know the different between the old and the new.

The kids and I would grab a rug, for hours we would tug.
So I thought I did the right thing when I chewed the bedroom rug.
They said I was out of control and would have to live outside.
This I didn't understand, although I tried and tried.

The walks stopped, one by one; they said they hadn't time.
I wish that I could change things; I wish I knew my crime.
My life became so lonely in the backyard, on a chain.
I barked and barked all day long to keep from going insane.

So they brought me to the shelter but were embarrassed to say why.
They said I caused an allergy, and they each kissed me goodbye.
If I'd only had some training as a little pup -
I wouldn't have been so hard to handle when I was all grown up.

"You only have one day left".

I heard a worker say.
Does that mean I have a second chance?
Do I go home today?

A Dog's Age
Dog	Human
2 months	14 months
6 months	5 years
8 months	9 years
12 months	14 years
18 months	20 years
2 years	24 years
3 years	30 years
4 years	36 years
5 years	40 years
6 years	42 years
7 years	49 years
8 years	56 years
9 years	63 years
10 years	65 years

11 years	71 years
12 years	75 years
13 years	80 years
14 years	84 years
15 years	87 years
16 years	89 years

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