Monday, March 15, 2010

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

THE ELEMENTARY ART EXHIBIT began with an opening reception last night at the Grand Haven Community Center. The 2010 exhibit runs through Sunday, April 11. Take the entire family to this wonderful event. The center is open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily.

SAVANNAH and MASON work together calculating the volume and face areas of a rectangular prism during math class.

OUR FIELD TRIP to the view "The Mysteries of the Great Lakes" at the IMAX and to visit the Grand Rapids Museum is scheduled for Friday, March 26. All students will need a sack lunch and will travel via school bus. Designated drivers for chaperones will be announced this week.

THE CAST for our class play, Time Journey 2, has been announced and scripts came off the press last week. Rehearsals and blocking begin this week. Students will present the play on May 11-13 with a public performance for families and friends on Thursday, May 13, at 6:30 p.m. If you are interested in helping with some costumes or assisting with the cast dinner on May 13, please contact Mr. Chittenden via email.

LUKE, SHANE, and COOPER rehearse the opening scene of our class play. The travelers return in time to capture four history makers who imagined, invented, and inspired.

THANK YOU for your participation in the recent Parent/Teacher Conferences. It was also great to have each student lead a portion of the conference providing evidence of their learning.

TAYLOR uses her laptop during social studies to create a time line of specific events leading up to the American Revolutionary War.

CONGRATULATIONS to our fifth grade Distination Imagination Team who placed third in the regional competition at Mona Shores High School. Natalie Newell, Miciah Hirr, Noah McGee, Catherine Patton, Jake Phillips, and Kolton Epplett will be traveling to Holt for state competition on April 17. The DI Team is managed by Kathy Epplett.

LYNN, HANS, and COOPER measure and record the surface areas of their plywood block during math class.

OUR CLASS CALENDAR now appears in agenda format at the top right hand side of the blog.

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