Success in the Savanna, 3/14

Dear Parents:

         Thank you so much for coming to see our annual Wax Museum.  The children all did a great job researching, writing, and presenting their famous American.  It was great to see them interacting with all the visitors and sharing what they had learned.  There is another opportunity for you to come and support your child next Friday, March 21st. Under the direction of Ms. Jugdersuren, the children will perform the songs they have learned on the recorder.  This event will be held in the gym between 10:10 and 10:50.  We hope you will be able to join us for this music performance.

Academically we are moving along.  In Social Studies, we are studying the ancient civilization of Mali and we are considering our own “Mecca” as we plan an imaginary pilgrimage or hajj in the classroom.  In Science, we have been learning about landforms, weathering, and erosion.  In Math, we finished a mini-unit on weight and liquid measurement and have just started our study of fractions.  In Language Arts, we have kicked off our Reader Response Journals and I am excited to read first entries this weekend.  Parents, please remember that this is a HANDS OFF activity for you.  You can certainly help your child to generate ideas for his or her letter but the writing process is completely the student’s responsibility.  I appreciate your cooperation on this matter.

As you know our annual Book Fair and Young Author’s Night will be held the week of March 24-28.  Young Author’s night will be held on Wednesday evening March 26^th from 6:30PM – 8:30PM.  The event offers children in grades K-5 the opportunity to read from their original work for an audience of friends and parents.  To sign up your child, please go to:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E48ACA82CA75-young.  Contact Maggie Debelius (madebelius@yahoo.com) with questions.  Please know that we will be working on a new writing piece (My Family’s Griot) next week so this is one option for your child to share at this event. 

Please visit the APS website for the schedule of snow day make-ups.  At this point, we have lost nearly all of our early release Wednesdays.  We are hopeful that this is the last change in our schedule for the school year!

With the spring sports starting up, I would like to ask for soccer, baseball, lacrosse, and softball schedules.  I know games are a couple of weeks away, but I would appreciate schedules when you get them.  Lastly, please be sure to look over the upcoming activities and mark your calendars accordingly.

I hope everyone enjoys the weekend.

Sincerely,

Ms. Coffman

Important Dates

Fri. March 14- Tuckahoe vs Glebe Basketball Game

Fri. March 21- Recorder Concert- 10:10-10:50

Mon. March 24-Fri. March 28- Swimming- Yorktown Pool

Mon. March 24- Fri. March 28- Book Fair                         

Wed. March 26- Young Author’s Night

Wed. April 2- DessArt Night- 7:00pm

Thurs. April 3- Spring Pictures

Fri. April 11- Third Quarter Report Cards Issued

Mon. April 14-Fri. April 18- Spring Break