Christmas Giving

We have an opportunity to see our dollars multiply. If you give $1 to Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA), it will be matched to equal $7. You may also decide to work on a project as a family. The following are examples from which you can choose:
$65/child Provide Physical Therapy to a child with cerebral palsy in Kazakhstan
$25/child Improve the health of mothers and children in Niger
$50/child Send shoes and school kits for El Salvador children
$50/child Give winter boots and warm socks to a child in Armenia
$35/child Educate a child with special needs in Rwanda
$20/students Transform a school in Niger
$50/child Provide for child-headed households in Kenya
If you are interested in any of these projects or more, come check out our Christmas tree in the classroom and pick a project ornament.

Homework Project
A block of wood, a bag of nails, and a star pattern are coming home, today, for homework. Lay the pattern on the wood and make an indent with a nail where there are dots. Then pull away the paper and hammer a nail into each indent to create a star. Return the project by Thursday to complete it at school. Let me know if you need to borrow a classroom hammer.

Thursday's Happenings

Field Trip
Tomorrow, Thursday, is our field trip to the Yakama Nation Museum Field Trip. We leave around 9:20 a.m. and return around 1:00 p.m., so please remember to bring a bagged lunch. Dress warmly. If you would like to help defray the cost, it is $6.00 for adults and $2.00 for children.

Music Program
Tomorrow evening, the school will be having their Thanksgiving Program. The 3rd/4th-grade students are to wear their black and white clothing. Both classroom music and elementary choir will be performing. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. in the gym. I look forward to seeing you there.

Veterans' Day & Grandparents' Tribute Breakfast

November 10
Tomorrow morning Tri-City Junior Academy will be hosting a special breakfast for Veterans and Grandparents. It begins at 7:00 am in the gym. The 3rd/4th-grade students are to wear their black and white clothing, but bring clothes to change into afterwards. Come and enjoy the meal with us.

Field Trip
Next Thursday is our field trip to the Yakama Nation Museum Field Trip. If you would like to help defray the cost, it is $6.00 for adults and $2.00 for children.

November 4, 2010

Supplies
Thank you for checking with your children to see if they need to restock their supplies. A metal utensil (fork or spoon) packed in the lunch box on a regular basis is a necessary supply as well.

November 16
Plimoth Plantation will be coming to our classroom, via webcast the morning of November 16. We are going to dress the occasion, as much as possible, by dressing like the pilgrims. Although they wore varying colors, they are often thought of as wearing white and black, which might be easier to duplicate.

Tumbling Class
On Tuesday, we are doing tumbling (gymnastics) for Physical Education. Loose clothing works best, so please bring sweatpants or P.E. shorts.

Community Service Project
Part of the Social Studies grade is the community service project. This is a home project to be done with part or all of the family. The idea is for the children to learn to be good citizens, looking for ways to make a positive difference in their community. It may be as simple as picking up trash at a neighborhood park or complex as making blankets for a hospital.

Online Grades
You should have already received instructions in the mail for entering the school’s progress reports. Please contact Mr. O if you would like further instructions in our computer lab. You may always use our lab if you don’t have access to a computer at home, in order to access your child’s grades.

Scholastic Literacy Campaign
Please remember to complete “My Classroomscare Book Reading Log” to help donate one million books to kids in need. The sheet fits 7 books and the other 3 books can be recorded on the regular reading log to make a total of the 10 books pledged to be read by each student.

Thanks for being a great class!