Dear Families,

First of all, I wanted to thank you for making our class feast such a great success!  Thank you so much to everyone for contributing.  The kids had a wonderful time and we appreciate your support immensely!

We were asked by Ms. Stephanie to represent the lower elementary at the Community Gratitude Feast on Thursday.  Our class performed two songs and a poem for the Mayor, chief of police, fire chief, and many, many more.  The kids did a fantastic job. Everyone loved it!  Ask your child to recite the poem and songs for you if they haven’t yet.  Check out the pics below : )

The Annual International Festival is quickly approaching. This is the time of year when each student has the opportunity to present a country from the continent we are studying. This semester we have been learning about Africa.  We have had some great presentations from parents who have been to Africa. We’ve learned about Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco, etc. I would like each student to pick a different country in Africa to present.  I will have a sign-up ready when they return to school next week.  If they already know which country they would like to present, please email me. Whoever signs up for a specific country first will be allowed to present that country.

The International Festival is a way to explore other cultures from around the world.    Each student will research and explore their chosen country and find a creative way to share what they have learned with the whole school.  Students will need to have a display of their country.  This can include pictures, artifacts, clothing, music, and food from their country.  During the festival students will have the opportunity to visit each classroom and experience all of the continents and countries throughout the world as they view the presentations prepared by their schoolmates.  Each student is expected to participate in the festival.

The International Festival will be Dec. 17-18.  Lower-Elementary will be presenting their projects to the entire school on Dec. 17.  I would like them to present their projects individually to our class on Dec. 12, 15-16.  I will send out a schedule sometime next week.

We have so much to be grateful for! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Ms. Krista