חג פורים שמח

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Hag Purim Sameach

As February draws to a close, we reflect on a month of seemingly endless activity . . .

Kindergarten Shabbat, Kitah Aleph Consecration, Rosh Hodesh Adar, Science Fair, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, George Washington’s birthday (twice), President’s Day, Kaleidoscope Day, Kabbalat Shabbat, and PURIM!   Mitzvah trips, CHAI Reading, Black History Month, ITBS test prep, LA7 learning hubs,  The Sunflower Project (an LA8 initiative), literary devices (including Homophone Pictionary LA6), and a jazz-inspired search for the “bare necessities of life” (LA6-8).

This Friday is March 1, 2013  and the madness continues (on and off the basketball courts).  Looking ahead . . .

All Classes

• ITBS (3/04-08)
• CHAI Reading Newspaper Presentations (3/04-07)
• LA8 Filming The Sunflower Reenactment (3/04, 11, 18)
• Blogfolios – Organization/Editing, Posting/Commenting (3/11-22)
• Kitchen Closed (3/18-22)
• CHAI Reading Due – Mystery genre (3/21)
• Kabbalat Shabbat (3/22)
• Passover Break (3/25-4/02)

Wednesday, April 28, was Kaleidoscope Day. Our school celebrated by going to the Cummer Museum of Art. The day was filled with fun activities like sketching, painting, and sculpting. The beautiful museum contains a hands-on gallery and a magnificent garden with blossoming flowers throughout. The museum also has  a painting room where we painted abstract drawings. In the clay room, we sculpted  birds of our choice. We also sat with a very interesting man who played exotic instruments such as the thumb piano, the bongos, and a Cora.  After we ate lunch, we left. Then back at school, the PTA arranged an assembly with a magician. This entertainment capped off a great Kaleidoscope Day. Thanks to the PTA and Ms. Susan Dubow for arranging this wonderful day that all students very much enjoyed!