Stream Study was absolutely amazing today. Please be sure to ask your Explorer about it. Many, many thanks to those who drove. We couldn't have done it without you! Mrs. Wollum joined us and gave a marvelous "walk and talk" about the history of our stream study and the locations of the sites. Mother Nature has altered the stream's path and some of our 100 trees, which we planted two years ago, have succumbed to the juggernaut invasive plants; however, it is a great beginning for a wonderful year of learning though scientific experimentation and observations. I am thrilled to have to have Mr. G with his scientific expertise and his Navigators working side by side with my Explorers. Today was an excellent prelude to our October trip to the Olympic Park Institute. I have a few of the Stream Study photos from today at the bottom of this entry. Keep checking this weekend for I will be uploading more photos.
EXPLORERS:This weekend please tighten your THINKING CAPS and remember to bring to school on Monday the following three items:
Your Friday Folder, your Classwork spiral notebook, and your Reading Log.
I know I can count on you to remember!
It might be a great idea to say to yourself the following sentence so you won't forget. Just say...
"My FRIDAY FOLDER and my CLASSWORK NOTEBOOK, and my READING LOG are DUE on MONDAY, every MONDAY, every MONDAY, every MONDAY"...repeat as necessary.
Have a GREAT weekend!!
REMEMBER: On Monday, if 100% of the class brings back their Friday Folder, their Reading Log, and their classwork notebook, then everyone in the class will receive an Award Winning Betsy's Best Brownie!! This happened last Monday, and everyone said they LOVED my brownie treats which I gave to the class yesterday!
Parents will find in this week's Friday Folder their child's individual Grade Pro sheet.This sheet lists all of the homework and classwork assignments in chronological order with the grades. In short, it is an accumulation of the Explorer's grades. Homework, classwork, projects and performance are some of the categories. The only one you probably are not familiar with is the "performance" category. This helps track your child's ability to focus on particular tasks and his/her ability to complete the daily classwork assignments.
All corrected homework and classwork papers that are in the Friday Folder are to either be placed in the Explorer's binder, or kept at home. The Grade Pro sheet, which I will generate every two weeks, is to be kept at home also. It does not go into the binder. Parents merely need to sign a sheet of paper which says they have reviewed the contents of the Friday Folder with their Explorer and that will be returned to school on Monday in the Explorer's Friday Folder.
Today was a very busy day. It was our first performance at Gathering and our first Stream Study.
Gathering: I was very proud of your Explorer today during Gathering. Every student had excellent projection, direct eye contact, knew the lines and appeared to be enjoying the moment. All Explorers sing so beautifully. The adults got chills when they sand "The Star Spangled Banner". It was lovely.
Speaking of singing, Seabury is proud to announce that thanks to a generous donation from the Patrick Maher Memorial Fund, the school will e starting a Seabury choir this year. We will start this fall with a 10 week session for interested Beacons, Navigators and Explorers beginning Monday, September 24th. Interested students will meet in the multi-purpose room from 3:00-4:15 pm on Mondays through December. The 10 week choir sessions will culminate in at least 3 performances: The Festival of Trees on Saturday, December 1st, 2007; the Seabury Winter Program on Wednesday, December 12 and additional community performances which will be announced. If you have any questions on how you can volunteer to help with snacks from 3:00-3:15, ten please contact Mrs. Padilla through he school office: 253-952-3111. Based on the stunning voices singing The Star Spangled Banner in Gathering today, I know the Seabury choir will be a huge success.
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