I hope you all ready, because it is supposed to snow tonight. That being said, even if it doesn’t snow, the weather is getting colder. We will be going outside for recess everyday unless the air quality is too bad or the weather is too cold. Please make sure your child comes to school with appropriate clothing to wear outside. Good shoes and a coat are a must. If your child has gloves and a hat, that is also a good idea too.
This is our last week before Thanksgiving break. We will not have school at all next week.
We have finished up our book reports. It is time to start thinking about what your child might want to do for their next home project. We will be having the International Festival December 16, 17, and 18. Lower el will be presenting their projects, Thursday the 17. For those new to the school, the International Festival is where all classes and students do a home project on another culture, country, continent. We then set them all up in the classroom and the students spend part of a couple hours in our room presenting to others who come to see their reports and they are also allowed to go tour other classrooms. Parents and family are definitely invited to attend and see all the hard work the kids have put into their project.
For this first part of the year our class has been learning about the continent of Asia. Our students will need to pick a topic that has to do with Asia. This can be an animal that lives there, a country there, a specific culture, a landmark, etc. It really is up to the student to pick what they want to do for their project. The students can then present what they learn, including pictures or objects, using things like a poster board, a tri-fold board, a power point, a model, etc. If your child will need a computer to present their project, please let me know. If you have any other questions, shoot me an email.
We will be attending the Nutcracker put on by the Julie Moffet Dance Company during the day on Monday, December 7. Due to the limited number of tickets, only one extra chaperon has been asked to join us. However, if you would like to check with the Perry Theater on Washington and see if they have extra tickets, you are welcome to meet us there. I will be sending home the permission slips this week so be watching for them. All the details are on the form, but since you have to return them, here they are as well. We will be combining with some other classes and taking some First Student school buses to the theater. We will be leaving the school around 11. The ballet starts at noon. When the ballet is over, we will take the buses back to the school. We expect to be back by 2 or shortly after. We will eat lunch early that day and have our snack when we return.
Enjoy the cold.
Jalee
