First and foremost, thank all of you who attended our open house this week! We were so happy to see families and friends of Mrs. P.'s class here, to show you all of the hard work we have been doing in our various classes.

This week we did a number of things related to our classroom's theme country and sport: Germany and rowing! Students created cut-out "sight word" skiffs and even got to simulate a rowing experience as a team in the classroom. Melanie, our school principal, even got a chance to get in on the action, acting as our classroom coxswain to keep our boat motivated!

We also had the opportunity this week to learn about a local Olympian, Kristen Thorsness, who won the gold medal in rowing in 1984. Thorsness, who was recently inducted  into the Alaskan Sports Hall of Fame, now resides in Pittsford where she continues to practice rowing. Next week, Mrs. P.'s Olympians will pay this gold medalist a visit and possibly have a chance to sit down and row in her skiff!