important updates

Here are a few updates:

I have really enjoyed all of the gratitude projects on America.  They have been well thought out and inspiring.  I have decided to make a schedule for the remainder of students who have not yet done their gratitude project so we wouldn’t end up with a whole bunch on the last day and run out of time.

Monday, Nov. 28:  Halee, Maddy, Taylor K, Emma

Tuesday, Nov. 29: Rigel, Gage, Daxton, Christian,

Wednesday, Nov. 30: Cyan, Marcus, Donovan

Friday Dec. 2: Graysha, Xienna, Luna, Kalia

Dec. 5–Field trip to the Nutcracker.  The children are really excited about our next field trip. Several children have mentioned that their mom or dad is hoping to come too.  Unfortunately, we have a limited number of tickets and so this field trip is only available to students and the four chaperones that will be attending with us.  Here is the payment link for students or you may pay in the office.  The tickets are $3.

https://secureinstantpayments.com?Event=2440

 

International Festival updates:

I wanted to remind everyone that Tri-fold posters work best for International Festival since everything must be displayed on individual student desks.  Also, each student needs to include a map and flag of their country, state, etc.,  and at least 10 interesting facts

Spelling words for week of November 28:

List 1: plug, clip, clap, flag, flip, plum, blot

List 2: costume, reptile, inside, sunrise, volume, homeless, lemonade, divide

List 3: aquarium, cage, club, faucet, flood, gift, icicle, imitate, pearl, valley

List 4: attitude, confess, defend, gradual, hint, individual, malice, misery, solution, survey

Just a quick reminder that there is no school next week.  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

 

International Festival

Dear Parents,

(If you child has not done their November report yet please make sure they do by the end of the month)

The Annual International Festival is 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 North America.

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.  All of the children have a specific country, U.S. state, or Canadian province to present.   I will provide the list below so you know which country your child needs to research..

Here is a link to help with country reports:

http://www.countryreports.org/countries/World.htm

The International Festival will be Dec. 19-20..  Lower-Elementary will be presenting their projects to the entire school on Dec. 20.  I would our students to present their projects individually to our class on December 12-16.

  • Antigua and Barbuda–Allie
  • Bahamas–Eli
  • Barbados–Denver
  • Belize–Marcus
  • Costa Rica–Alejandro
  • Cuba–Maddy
  • Dominica–Kalia
  • Dominican Republic–Graysha
  • El Salvador–Halee
  • Grenada–Auston
  • Guatemala–Brody
  • Haiti–Donovan
  • Honduras—Taylor K.
  • Jamaica—Taylor K.P.
  • Mexico–Christine
  • Nicaragua–Evan
  • Panama–Xienna
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis–Christian
  • Saint Lucia–Emma
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Jaicee
  • Trinidad and Tobago–Pranet
  • Hawaii–Morgan
  • California–Brighton
  • New York–Lucas
  • Alaska —Cyan
  • Texas–Gage
  • Prince Edward Island–Rigel
  • British Columbia—Daxton
  • Quebec—-Luna

Thanksgiving class party

Dear Parents,

We are having our annual Thanksgiving class party next Wednesday, Nov. 16.  We discussed individual food assignments today with the students and have sent home a card with their specific item on it. Please let me know If your child will not be able to bring their item so we can make other arrangements. You can send it in that morning with your child.  We really appreciate your support with this.  The kids are so excited!

Thank you,

Ms. Krista