Hello All,
Hope you are enjoying this first weekend of November. Again, thank you to all who were able to help with the Halloween party. I will add a separate post with some fun pictures I took during the party.
Don’t forget that Monday is an early out day. Students will need to be picked up at 1 p.m. It will be a half day for teacher professional development.
This year, instead of having an International Festival in December, we will be having a Cultural Festival later this month. Since as a school we are studying the United States from the beginning with the 13 colonies to modern day, students will need to choose something about the united states to present on for the Cultural Festival. Some ideas for the students to pick from could be things that happened during the time of the 13 colonies, such as food, clothing, job; anything related to Native Americans; pioneers; colonization of the United States; a specific state; a famous person in history from the United States; etc. The sky is the limit. As long as it has something to do with the United States from the time it was colonized to today. Students can present using a tri-fold storyboard, a diagram, or however they choose to present. To present, we will have the desks set up around the perimeter of the classroom and students will each have a space to set up their display and present to those who visit our classroom. Because this is how we will be setting up, for this presentation, I would discourage using a Powerpoint presentation. The home projects for the Cultural Festival will be due by Friday, November 16. Parents and family will be invited to come see the displays from 1-3 p.m. that day. Students can bring their presentations any day that they get them finished, even if it is before the due date. It is important that these projects are brought in by the 16th, otherwise, students will not be able to participate with the class in the Cultural Festival. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanksgiving break for our school will be the entire week of November 19. The last day before the break will be Friday the 16 and we will return to school Monday the 27.
The children’s author Gary Hogg will be visiting our school This coming Friday, the 9th. He will be doing an assembly for lower el and visiting some classrooms. He will also be signing books for the kids, if you order them. Yesterday I sent home yellow order forms with the kids. You can purchase any of his books and get them signed by him that day. Please have your students give the order forms and money to the front office by Friday. I have been able to get to know Gary on a more personal level the past couple years that he has visited the school. He is such an amazing, positive person who brings excitement to writing. He is able to get the students excited and more confident in their writing in a way that as a teacher, I can’t always do.
Looking forward to next month, we will have a field trip to Hill Aerospace Museum, the morning of December 4. Be looking for the cover letter with all the information in the next few weeks.
Best wishes and thanks for all you do.
Jalee