December 15th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week there will not be a new spelling list.  We are going to be working on holiday activities with reading, spelling, and writing.  We will be writing about the holidays and what we plan to do over winter break.  The first graders are also going to be completing holiday projects throughout the week.

In math, we are going to continue working on addition and developing “fact power.”  Having fact power is like being a good reader.  It is more enjoyable if you recognize words automatically.  The same is true of number facts.  Solving problems is easier if you automatically know the answer.  Keep practicing addition facts with your child at home so they can develop fact power.  Practice at home by playing math games, using flash cards, or playing online math games.  Great online math activities are located on the Thorson webpage (go to online resources, then click on math).  Look for Home Links 4.9 and 4.10 to come home this week.

We are looking forward to our holiday party on Friday.  Thank you in advance to all of the parents who are donating items, preparing games/activities, and volunteering during the party.  The children are already looking forward to it!

I hope you have a fun and relaxing break with your children!  Happy Holidays!

Toy Drive

                                        

Thorson Student Council News

Tomorrow is the last day to bring in an unwrapped toy for the Toy Drive

Kids2Kids Toy Drive Events: Donate $1.00 to the Toy Drive tomorrow and you can wear a hat in school

Wear red to school tomorrow!

December 8th Newsletter

This week in reading we are going to be looking at the main idea and details of different stories.  We are going to be focusing on comprehension and working on asking ourselves questions throughout the story to make sure that we fully understand what we are reading.  We are focusing on the ch and wh sounds, which will be our chunks of the week this week.

In math, we are going to continue exploring measurement.  This week the students will be using a tape measure in order to measure objects that are not flat.  The students will be measuring different parts of their own bodies, such as their wrist, elbow, and head.  Additionally, we will be learning how to tell time to the quarter-hour and introducing timelines.  Look for Home Links 4.5, 4.7 and a subtraction practice sheet to come home this week.

We are continuing to work on our Neighborhoods Unit in Social Studies.  The children have been learning how to read a map.  Ask your child if they can locate Wisconsin on a map of the United States.  They may even want to locate other states they've traveled to.

Special Points of Interest

• Scholastic Book Orders are due this Thursday, December 11th. We will receive the orders before winter break!  Go to: www.scholastic.com/bookclubs Online Code:  JBVLK
• Our classroom elf friend Snowflake is watching our class to see who is "naughty or nice."  The kids are having fun finding our classroom elf each day.

Missing Lunch Bag

                                   

A student in our class lost her Vera Bradley lunch bag, which is pictured above.  If your child accidentally brought it home, please send it back to school.  Our classmate will greatly appreciate it!

Have a great weekend! :-)

December 1st Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In math, the children will practice measuring and comparing lengths using nonstandard units, such as paper clips.  We will also be introducing the inch and how to use a ruler.  The children will learn to estimate and measure the length of objects in inches.  Look for Home Links 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 to come home this week.

This week in reading we are going to be working on comparing and contrasting ideas in the stories that we read.  In addition, we are going to be focusing on s blends.  Examples of words with s blends include: spell, swim, and skip.  Our chunk of the week this week will be –ake as in cake.  

In writing, we will be working on our letters to Santa.  They will be going to the North Pole on Friday and we will be getting our responses right before Christmas break!

Your child needs to know the name of their street by Friday for a lesson in our neighborhoods unit.  Please practice writing it with your child.

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to come to parent-teacher conferences.  It was great to meet with you and talk about your wonderful children.  As always, if you have any additional questions or concerns please feel free to email me.

Special Points of Interest

• Scholastic Book Orders are due next Friday, December 11th.  The orders will be here before December 19th!  You can view the flyers online and order books by going to www.scholastic.com/bookclubs and using the online code:  JBVLK
• Kapco's Kids 2 Kids toy drive starts today and will last through Friday, December 12th.
• I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family!!

Kids 2 Kids Toy Drive

                                        

The Kapco's Kids 2 Kids toy drive will start on Monday, December 1st and last through Friday, December 12th.  The children can donate their brand new, unwrapped toys into a box located in our classroom. Student council members will be collecting the toys from our classroom on a daily basis.

We will also be having a stuffed animal day on Friday, December 5th and a  hat day on Friday, December 12th.  The children can donate a dollar each day to the toy drive and bring a stuffed animal or wear a hat to show their support.

Winter Gear

                           

Please remember to send a separate bag to transport ALL of the winter clothing - there is not enough room in their backpacks.  An extra pair of socks and mittens is also a great idea since we go outside for recess twice during the day and it's no fun to play in wet mittens!  Also, if you could make sure all of the items are labeled, I would greatly appreciate it.  As always, thank you for all of your support!

November 24th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week we will be doing Thanksgiving reading and writing activities.  The students will be writing about people and items that they are thankful for.  Additionally, the students will continue to work on sequencing the events in a story and retelling the stories that they read.

This week we will begin unit 4 in math. Your child will be learning how to read a thermometer.  Please practice counting by 2’s to help them read a thermometer.  As you help your child with homework, please guide them with directions as necessary.  The Family Letters we send home for each unit have all of the answers listed and will help you assist your child with their homework.  Look for Home Link 4.1 to come home this week.

We will continue working on our Neighborhoods unit in social studies.

Due to the short week, we will not be having new spelling words or a star of the week.

Special Points of Interest

• Early Release at 11:35 a.m. this Wednesday
• No school on November 27th and 28th
• I look forward to meeting with you and talking about the progress your child is making in first grade!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

November 17th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we are going to be working on making predictions.  The students will be trying to predict what is going to happen next in the stories they read, based on what they have already read.  When reading with your child at home, pause in the middle of the story and have your child predict what they think is going to happen next.

We are also going to be working on the long a sound, as in the word bake.  Our chunk of the week this week is –ate as in skate.  Remember to have your child practice their spelling words at home every night.  Also, have your child practice using their spelling words in sentences.  

Additionally, we will be working on stretching out sentences.  We will be adding details to our sentences, so that our sentences answer questions like who, what, when, where and why?  The children will also be introduced to verbs and they will be learning how commas are used in a series of words.

This week in math we will be practicing finding the values of collections of pennies, nickels, and dimes.  We will continue to explore domino/dot patterns to provide practice for basic addition facts.  This week’s homework will include Home Link 3.12 and an addition practice sheet.  Also look for the Unit 4 Family Letter to come home this week.

This week we will begin our new social studies unit on neighborhoods and our community.

Special Points of Interest

• Winter is quickly approaching.  Now is the time to start thinking about packing an extra pair of socks and mittens in your child's backpack.
• Please continue to remind your children to bring their take-home books back to school.
• Parent-Teacher Conferences are next Monday and Tuesday.  I am looking forward to meeting with you to talk about your wonderful children!
• Early Release at 11:35 a.m. next Wednesday

November 10th Newsletter

This week in reading will be working on sequencing events in a story.  The children will be practicing retelling stories in sequential order.  The students will learn about imagery through read-alouds.  They will draw pictures of what they visualize in their minds before they actually see the pictures.  We will continue to work on proper nouns and we will be concentrating on days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.  The children will also continue to work on short vowel sounds.  This week we will be working on the l blends, an example is bl as in blanket.  Our chunk of the week this week will be -op as in top.

This week in math we will be introducing dimes and adding combinations of pennies, nickels, and dimes.   We will review graphing by creating our own class graphs.  The children will be exploring dot patterns on dominoes to find the sum of the two parts.  Remember to keep practicing addition and subtraction facts at home.  This quarter, we will be working on addition and subtraction facts to 10.  Look for Home Links 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11 to come home this week.

This week in science we will be learning about the water cycle.  We will also finish reading, learning and writing about African animals.  Our class will be creating a book of their favorite African animals.

Scholastic Book Orders are due this Friday, November 14th.  Go to:  www.scholastic.com/bookclubs  Online Code:  JBVLK

November 3rd Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,
Due to the short week, we will not be doing our regular spelling.  Instead, we will be using this week as a review week.  Our spelling words this week will reflect our study of animals, land and water.  Our spelling test will be on Thursday and it will not be given in sentence form.  The kids will be tested only on the list of words.

In math, we will continue to practice counting up and back on the number line in order to understand addition and subtraction.  We are working on problem solving skills using the hundreds chart and our number lines.  We will also be learning how to tell time to the half hour.  Look for Home Links 3.5, 3.7, and 3.8 to come home this week.

Thank you for all of the help and donations for our Halloween Classroom Party!  The kids had a blast!

We will be integrating our African animal study into our Communication Arts block.  We will also be finishing up our science unit and learning about landforms and bodies of water.

Special Points of Interest

• No School this Friday, November 7th
• Veteran's Day Assembly will be on Tuesday, November 11th
• Remember to dress your child for the cold weather.  They will be going outside for every recess unless it rains.

Piggly Wiggly Healthy Food Choice Challenge

I just found out about a wonderful opportunity from Piggly Wiggly for the children to complete if they would like to.  If they choose to do this activity before November 7th, our school could get some great incentives. They have not received many entries, so there is still a great chance for Thorson to get some entries in.

Check out the link below and feel free to enter!

http://www.shopthepig.com/mrpigchallenge/

Book Orders due this Friday

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: JBVLX

Dear Families,

Please remember to place your Reading Club orders by Friday, October 31st.

You can shop and submit your order online or return the printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.

The arrival of the book box is always a highlight-thanks for making it happen!

Happy reading,

Mrs. Majinski

Ordering online is fast and easy:

• REGISTER at scholastic.com/readingclub
• ENTER the Class Activation Code at the top of this letter
• CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
• SUBMIT the order to me by the due date at the top of this letter
• EARN FREE Books for our classroom too!

October 27th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we will be working on reading for understanding.  The children will be practicing retelling the stories that they read in their own words.  We will be working on reading fluently in our guided reading groups.  Additionally, we will be introducing proper nouns.  The children have also been working on the short vowel sounds.  This week’s short vowel sound is u as in nut.  Our chunk of the week this week is –ug as in bug.

We will be starting a new unit in math.  The Unit 3 parent letter was sent home last week with information about this new unit.  This week we will be working on pattering skills, odd and even numbers, and reviewing basic number line concepts.  Your child should be able to add and subtract using a number line.  Look for Home Links 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4.  Ask your child to sing the “Doubles” song we’ve been learning, too!

In science, we will begin learning about African animals.  The students will learn about where Africa is located and general information about Africa.  They will be writing reports about multiple animals that are found in Africa.

Special Points of Interest

• Remember to bring in your pumpkin for Pumpkin Days!
• Halloween parties will be on Friday afternoon, please send your child's costume in a bag.  The children will be changing right before the party.
• No school next Friday, November 7th.  It is teacher progress report writing day.
• Have a Happy Halloween on Friday, October 31st!

Halloween Party

We are in need of a few items for our Halloween party next Friday, October 31st.  Please contact me if you are interested in providing 25 large cookies, 25 bags of popcorn, or napkins.  Thank you in advance for your generosity!

October 20th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading will be focusing on main ideas and finding details to support them in the stories we read.  We will also be learning about plural nouns.  The sounds we will be focusing on this week are the sh and th sounds in both the beginning and ending position of a word.  Remember to practice the Unit 2 vocabulary/high frequency words that were sent home earlier this month.

In math this week, we will continue to explore counting combinations of nickels and pennies.  Children will learn to exchange pennies for nickels.  We will also be working on subtraction number models and number stories.  Look for Home Links numbers 2.12, 2.13, and the Unit 3 Family Letter to come home this week.  Please continue practicing skip counting by 2’s and 5’s, counting combinations of nickels and pennies and memorizing addition and subtraction facts.

In science, we have been working on our Land and Water unit.  Your child has been learning about natural resources and their uses in the environment.  We will also be investigating the properties of rocks.

Special Points of Interest

• Box Tops will be collected this week.  Please send in all of the Box Tops you have been collecting to our classroom this week!
• Pumpkin Days are October 27-31 - Bring a decorated pumpkin to school to be displayed in the IMC
• Our Halloween party is next Friday, October 31st.
• Scholastic Book Orders are due this Friday, October 31st. Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub Class Activation Code: JBVLX - I will send home flyers as soon as I receive them (if I receive them), but feel free to order online!

Field Trip Reminder

                                               

Our field trip to Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary is tomorrow,

October 17^th.  Please remember to send a cold lunch and a drink with your child.  We will be outside most of the day, so make sure your child is dressed for the weather.  Thanks in advance!

Room Parent Found!

                                             

Special thanks to Ella R.'s mom for offering to be our room parent!  She will be contacting you about future opportunities to chaperone field trips and volunteer to donate food or help with classroom parties.

Room Parent Needed

                                        

Our class does not have a room parent yet this year.  The job duties include:  finding parent volunteers for classroom parties, finding parents to donate food/beverages for classroom parties, finding volunteers for field trips (if needed), and doing the winter carnival classroom project.  I promise that it is not a lot of work!

Please email me ASAP if you are interested in being our room parent.  Thank you in advance!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

                  

If you have not signed up for conferences, please do so following the instructions below or contact me to schedule an earlier conference.  Due to the number of students in our class, there are not enough time slots available on November 24th and 25th.  I would love meet with you the week prior to the scheduled conference times (November 17th-21st).  Please email me at cmajinski@cedarburg.k12.wi.us if you are interested in scheduling an early conference.  Thanks in advance!

• Please click here: Parent/Teacher Conference .
• Enter your email information.
• Click on your child's teacher and select a time-slot for your conference.

October 13th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we will concentrate on retelling and summarizing stories in order to check for comprehension.  Your child will be asked to identify characters and settings in a story.  We have been working on identifying nouns in sentences.  We will also learn about plural nouns this week.  We will continue to work on writing in complete sentences.  Our chunk of the week this week is –ed  as in bed.

  

This week in math we will be learning about counting up and back on a number grid, comparing quantities of pennies and nickels, and counting by 2’s and 5’s.  We will be reviewing time and working on story problems.  Look for Home Links numbers 2.10 and 2.11.  Please practice counting combinations of nickels and pennies, telling time to the hour, and practicing subtraction facts to six.

We have our first field trip of the school year on Friday!  We will be outside almost the entire time, so please dress your child for the weather.  They also need a cold lunch AND something to drink, we will be eating at Shalom.

Special Points of Interest

• Donuts with Dad is next tomorrow, October 14th starting at 7:30 a.m.
• Picture Retake is on October 22nd
• THANK YOU for sending in Ziploc bags, paper towels, and napkins.  I really appreciate your generosity!
• Scholastic Book Orders are due this Friday, October 31st. Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub Class Activation Code: JBVLX - I will send home flyers as soon as I receive them (if I receive them), but feel free to order online!

October 6th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We will be concentrating on the main idea and details in the stories that we read this week.  We will continue to talk and write about animals that we see in the fall.  Additionally, the students will learn about all about nouns.  The sound we are focusing on is the short o as in box and  pot.  Our chunk of the week this week is –ot.  We will also be adding some new fall poems to our poetry binders.

This week in math we will be learning about telling time to the hour and half hour and counting by 2’s and 5’s.  We will continue to work on our addition facts to ten.  Please practice with your child at home until they become fluent with these facts.  Look for Home Links 2.5, 2.6, and an addition practice sheet to come home this week.

We are looking forward to our first field trip next Friday!  We are excited to see the animals up close in their habitats, which will enhance our fall animal study.  If you haven't sent back the permission slip and money for the field trip, please do so as soon as possible.

Special Points of Interest

• Scholastic Book Fair begins this Thursday, October 9th
• Fall Family Fest is this Friday, October 10th from 5:30-8:30 here at Thorson
• Donuts with Dad is next Tuesday, October 14th starting at 7:30 a.m.

September 29th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Our topic this week in reading will be all about sports and teamwork.  We will be talking about books that give information about a specific topic.  We will be integrating our science unit into our guided reading groups by reading about land and water.  The students will be continuing to differentiate between telling and asking sentences.  Additionally, the kids are enjoying adding new poems to our poetry binders each week.  We use the poems to help practice our reading fluency.  The sounds we are focusing on this week are nd, nk, nt, and st.  Our chunk of the week this week will be –et as in met.

This week we will be working on counting up and back on a number grid, learning our telephone numbers, and practicing single digit addition.  Watch for the Unit 2 Family Letter to come home this week.  Home Links for lessons 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 will also be coming home this week.

In science, we will be continuing our unit on land and water.  We will also be studying many animals we see during the fall season.  We will be reading and writing about these animals as well as seeing some of them up close on our field trip to The Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary on October 17th.

Special Points of Interest

• Our take-home book program will begin this week!  Please remember to initial and return the books after you have read them so that your child can bring home new books.
• Family Fall Fest is Friday, October 10th from 5:30-8:30 at Thorson
• Donuts with Dads is on October 14th starting at 7:30
• Look for The Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary field trip permission slip that will be coming home today.

September 22nd Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In reading this week, we will be reading about pets.  Our main focus will be on characters, settings and sequencing.  As you read with your child, remember to ask them about the setting of the story, as well as the events that happened in the story.  We have been working on our reading strategies to help us with both our reading and writing.  Make sure to ask your child about the animals reading strategies they have been practicing at school.  Last week we worked on stretchy snake and this week we will be focusing on chunky monkey.  Additionally, we will be working on r blends.  The blends are br, fr, cr, gr, and tr.  Our chunk of the week will be –an as in can.  Remember to practice spelling and vocabulary words throughout the week.  Our spelling test this Friday will be given in sentence form.

This week in math, we will be working on problem solving skills, writing tally marks to show a number, and looking at weather and temperature routines.  Look for Home Links 1.12, 1.13, and another addition practice sheet to come home this week.

This week we will begin a new science unit on Land and Water.  Make sure to ask your child what they are learning in science!

• We are still in need of a lot of socks for our student white boards.  Please send one in if you are able to!

Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences

Mark your calendars!  We have scheduled dates for our Fall parent-teacher conferences.  Conferences will be on Monday, November 24th and Tuesday, November 25th from 4:00-8:00.  Since we have 25 students in our class, I will not be able to meet with every family on those two nights.  Please let me know if you would like to meet with me the week before conferences (November 17th to the 24th) either before school, during our specials time 2:30-3:30 or after school.  If not, a sign-up sheet will be sent out soon for the 24th and 25th.  Thank you in advance!

Scholastic Book Orders

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: JBVLX

Dear Families,

Please remember to place your Reading Club orders by September 19th!

You can shop and submit your order online or return the printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.

The arrival of the book box is always a highlight-thanks for making it happen!

Happy reading,

Mrs. Majinski

Ordering online is fast and easy:

• REGISTER at scholastic.com/readingclub
• ENTER the Class Activation Code at the top of this letter
• CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
• SUBMIT the order to me by the due date at the top of this letter
• EARN FREE Books for our classroom too!

September 15th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In reading this week, we will be continuing to work on sequencing a story.  As you read with your child, remember to ask your child what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.  Our chunk of the week will be the short sound of i as in it and bit.  Our class has been working hard to choose appropriately leveled books to read.  The children are learning to choose books with a purpose and topics that interest them.  They are also encouraged to choose a book that they are able to comprehend and read a majority of the words correctly without help.

We will be starting writers workshop this week.  In writers workshop the children will be able to choose what they want to write about.  Writers workshop is a lot of fun for the children because they are able to write about all of the things that they love and the things they are interested in.

We will be working in math on the elements that make up a calendar, counting objects correctly, comparing quantities, and using tally marks.  Please look for Home Link 1.8 and an addition practice sheet to come home this week.

• We are still looking for socks to use as erasers for our dry erase boards.
• Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child everyday.
• Curriculum Night is tomorrow night from 5:30 to 6:30
• Scholastic Book Orders are due this Friday, September 19th. Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub Class Activation Code: JBVLX

September 8th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In math, we will be learning about naming numbers before and after a given number and how to use a number line.  We will also be working on our daily math routines.  There will not be any math homework this week.  

In social studies, we are working on our school unit.  This week we will learn about the jobs of people in our building.  Mrs. Little and Mr. Jeff will be talking to the kids about what they do here at Thorson.

In reading, we will be looking at the different events that occur in a story.  We will be sequencing the events that happen throughout a story.  After you read a book to your child or your child reads a book to you, make sure you ask them about the events that happened in the story (what happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story).  Additionally, we are going to be working on the short a sound, as in bat.

We will be taking our first MAPS test tomorrow.  This is our first MAPS test of four this fall.  We will be taking the MAPS test again in the winter and spring.  Tomorrow we will be starting the Reading MAPS test and we will be finishing it next Monday, September 15th.

We have started creating our poetry binders.  We will be adding different poems to our poetry binder throughout the year.  The children are so excited to add new poems to their binders.

Friendly Reminders

• Picture day is this Thursday!  If you would like to purchase photos, please return the order form that you got at the beginning of the school year.
• Curriculum night is Tuesday, September 16th.
• Please empty your child's red folder each night.  Many children are returning their red folders still filled with the previous day's items.  Please look over your child's work with them and return necessary items back to school.
• If you have not sent an old sock to school for our dry erase boards, please send one or more to school with your child soon.  I greatly appreciate it!

September 2nd Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to a new school year! This week we will be doing many fun activities. We will be reading a few short stories and completing activities that go along with the stories. The stories we are going to be reading include: Ten Black Dots, I Went Walking, and Brown Bear, Brown Bear.  We will be making our own class books for Ten Black Dots and I Went Walking.  We will also be writing about our summer vacation and our first days of school.

  

This week we will be sending home an Everyday Math family letter. You will receive a family letter at the beginning of each unit. This family letter provides you with answers to all of the homework problems. It also explains the topics we will be covering throughout the unit.  Please keep this in a safe place so you are able to refer to it throughout the unit.
                         

Do you have an old sock laying around the house that doesn't have a partner?  We would love to use it in our classroom!  If you could send an old sock (or more than one sock) to school with your child, it would be greatly appreciated.  They make wonderful erasers for our white boards.

Special Points of Interest

• Picture Day is Thursday, September 11th
• Save the Date:  Tuesday, September 16th from 5:30-6:30 will be our First Grade Curriculum Meeting - More information will be sent home soon!

Thank you,

Mrs. Majinski

Thank you!

I just wanted to say thank you for coming to the sneak peek last night.  It was so wonderful to meet all of my new students and their families. I am so excited to begin a new school year!  Have a great rest of the week and Labor Day weekend and I look forward to seeing smiling faces on Tuesday morning! :-)

Free Learning Websites for Kids

Feel free to check the websites above for your children to use this summer.  We used some of the in the classroom this past school year, but they are all wonderful resources to keep your children entertained this summer.

Thank You for an Amazing Year!!

Thank you for the thoughtful end of the year gift!  It is so wonderful and I absolutely love it!  It's another great memory of my 2013-2014 First Grade Class.  Also, a BIG thank you to our two room moms - Courney's mom and Phoebe's mom for taking the time to organize and put it together for me (and everything else they did this school year - wow!).  They have been such wonderful room moms all year!  I have definitely been spoiled!

I feel so lucky to work with so many amazing and thoughtful families!  Thank you for all of your support this school year.

I hope you have a great summer and I look forward to seeing you all next school year!  Please stop by and say hi!  Thanks again!

Summer Tutoring

Are you looking for a tutor for your child this summer? I would love to continue working with them throughout the summer in order to help your child maintain the important skills that they have learned in first grade. I have two open spots on Tuesday mornings.  If you or anyone that you know are interested, please contact me ASAP.