COMMUNITY
Immigration Day
Once
again, the Fifth Grade team and countless parent volunteers put on an
amazing Immigration Day simulation followed by a feast of authentic
ethnic dishes from around the globe. Each Fifth Grade class was a
unique setting: Tracy’s room was the ship that took immigrants to Ellis
Island, Natasha’s was the interrogations by immigration officers and
Alysa’s was the final medical examination station.
Assembly
Our
thanks to Dave Hall for serenading us with his original Golden Rule:
Respect song. Dave, you are truly an amazing talent. We appreciate your
musical gifts. At the next assembly we will project the lyrics for our
participation songs.
No Assembly on December 9th
We
had hoped to have another holiday program again this year, but it did
not come to fruition. There is so much going on in the month of
December that it seems smart to not schedule another event. We will
have two assemblies in January: Trudy Ludwig January 6th and Martin
Luther King Remembrance hosted by Fourth Grade on January 13th (at 2:10,
not 2:00 as listed on the AS calendar).
Yes, There is Chapel on Monday at 11:55
We
will gather for Monday Chapel as usual, with Primary through Fifth
Grade in attendance. See details of Grandparents and Special Friends
below.
Grandparents and Special Friend’s Day
Cindy
Plummer will give us a guest count on Monday. Remember that a number of
guests show up spontaneously, so the actual number of guests may be
larger than anticipated.
See
last week’s Weekly Memo for details on the schedule. To clarify, First
through Fifth Grade will attend Chapel. Primary and other Beginning
School classes will not attend.
LS Holiday Potluck and Secret Santa
Our
thanks to Lyn, Jenny and Chris T. for putting together a plan for our
holiday celebration. Lyn sent out an email listing Pot Luck assignment
late last week (also posted outside the faculty room). Secret Santa
assignments (which are optional) will come from Chris Thompson next
week. HO-HO-HO!
Trudy Ludwig Book Sales and Luncheon
Lara
Ingham will organize a pre-visit book sale. Look for info in future
Weekly Memo communication. Students and teachers will have the
opportunity to purchase books to be signed by Trudy on the day of her
visit.
Teachers
will have the opportunity to meet with Trudy at a luncheon in the LS
library. If you wish to join us, please RSVP with Lyn. We will look
into serving a special lunch.
PROGRAM
Faculty Meetings
Meetings
start at 7:30 am. Arrive on time so we can begin and end according to
schedule and demonstrate our respect for each others time.
Chapel
We
will have our regular Lower School Chapel on Monday at 11:55. We will
have a special Grandparents and Special Friends Chapel for students in
grades 1 - 5 on Tuesday at 10:15.
LS Curriculum Task Force
We
had an abbreviated meeting with grade levels presenting updates on
their work on professional practice in Beginning School and continuum
implementation in 1st - 5th.
Global Classroom
The
Platt Global Classroom is now open for use. If you have ideas, let us
know how I can help you realize them. If you have plans, let us know.
OPERATIONS
Passing Time and Recess
On
Friday I found a group of eager students ready to start that afternoon
recess at 1:45. Please be mindful of the fact that teachers cannot come
out on duty until the appointed recess time of 1:50. It takes a
fraction of a second for students to pass from class to recess. Try to
time it so that there will be a teacher out on duty when you send
students off to recess.
Report Card Revisions
In
our effort to get all LS report cards online, we need your revisions
back by end of the day on Monday. The Tech Team will be providing an
update of their progress at our faculty meeting on Thursday, December
1st.
