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March so far

It was a busy week, plus there were five whole days of school in a row, so it wore me out! We celebrated our 100th day of school and Dr. Seuss' birthday and had a week's worth of mystery readers. Here are some pictures from the festivities.





































































































































And we made Oobleck too, which I can't believe I didn't get any pictures of. Well, I guess it's hard to take pictures when your hands and arms are covered in green slime. You'll just have to picture it yourself. When I look at all these pictures, I don't feel so bad about being tired this weekend!
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