This week Shorecrest celebrates reading with our first week-long Reading Festival!
Monday - Author Visit: The students will be in an assembly with visiting author, Michael Patrick O'Neill. If you wish to order books but did not return the order form, books will still be available to order and have signed after the visit as well. I will send home new forms upon request or you can get one from Dottie Smay in the library.
Tuesday -Book Character Dress Up Day: Don't forget that this is the day that the students come dressed as a favorite book character. They should bring the book and the completed "Act It Out" book report to school. It will be such fun to see all the different book characters at our Town Meeting. Town Meeting is on Tuesday this week rather than on Monday. Please refer to the parent letter sent home earlier this week for further information.
Wednesday - Drop Everything and Read: The entire lower school will all stop and read from 8:15-8:45 on this day. What a great way to emphasize the importance of reading! You might want to help your child select a few favorite books to bring to school to read during this time.
Thursday -Afternoon Reading Festival: This begins at dismissal at the picnic tables. If your child is participating, please meet them at the picnic tables at 2:45. If your child is not participating, they will dismiss as usual. The workshops will begin at 3:15. There will be volunteers to help guide you to the different locations. Please attend the workshops that you are signed up for.
Friday - Grandparent's Day! We are looking forward to seeing all our Grandparents and Special Friends!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Help for Haiti!
As the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti is still affecting thousands of Haitians, Shorecrest has a wonderful and personal opportunity to help. LCDR Michele Overton (Mrs. Overton’s sister in-law) is a physician working on the USNS Comfort stationed off the coast of Port-au-Prince. The ship is a floating hospital treating those most severely injured from the recent earthquake. Dr. Overton is aiding in the distribution of care packages to the Haitians on board.
If you are interested, Shorecrest will make available to you a flat-rate priority mail shipping box (12” wide x 12” long x 5.5” deep), which can be filled with anything up to 70 pounds and shipped for a flat rate of $12.50 to the military address provided with your box. You can rest assured knowing that your donations will be put directly in the hands of the neediest families as they are attempting recovery aboard the ship and preparing for discharge.
How can you help?
Simply fill out and detach the form on the letter that went home last week if you wish to receive a box(es) to fill. The detachable section of the form looks like this:
If you have misplaced the form, simply send a note with the above information. We will make sure you receive the boxes you are requesting.
Once your form is received, Shorecrest will send home a box, complete with the mailing label addressed and attached, a customs form, and instructions. Your family can then fill it with items in need and take it to your local post office for shipping (at the flat rate of $12.50) by Friday, February 6. The military mail will be delivered in 2-3 days, and what a great way to KNOW your items are going directly into the hands of people who need it! Act fast! LCDR Overton will only be stationed on the USS Comfort for 45 days!
Suggested Items to Send:
January 27, 2010
Thank you so much for writing and for wanting to help out here! You have no idea how much clothes and toys would make these people's days! We often have to cut off their clothing when we see them, so then they really have nothing. I see people getting discharged from the ship wearing scrubs and hospital socks because there's nothing else for them. Also, it's amazing that when you give a little child a toy, they just focus on it and let you pull off dressings without crying. I'm sure any size kid's shoes would work because we have lots of different ages here. Thank you again for wanting to help out...I can't tell you how much it means to me and how much it will mean to the people of Haiti!
Parent Volunteers this week:
Tuesday - Art - Natalie Ames (12:05)
Thursday - Library Check-out - Kerry Kriseman (2:05)
Friday - Math Game - Twila Davis (9:00)
Friday - Parent Reader - Jill Emerson (2:20)
If you are interested, Shorecrest will make available to you a flat-rate priority mail shipping box (12” wide x 12” long x 5.5” deep), which can be filled with anything up to 70 pounds and shipped for a flat rate of $12.50 to the military address provided with your box. You can rest assured knowing that your donations will be put directly in the hands of the neediest families as they are attempting recovery aboard the ship and preparing for discharge.
How can you help?
Simply fill out and detach the form on the letter that went home last week if you wish to receive a box(es) to fill. The detachable section of the form looks like this:
If you have misplaced the form, simply send a note with the above information. We will make sure you receive the boxes you are requesting.Once your form is received, Shorecrest will send home a box, complete with the mailing label addressed and attached, a customs form, and instructions. Your family can then fill it with items in need and take it to your local post office for shipping (at the flat rate of $12.50) by Friday, February 6. The military mail will be delivered in 2-3 days, and what a great way to KNOW your items are going directly into the hands of people who need it! Act fast! LCDR Overton will only be stationed on the USS Comfort for 45 days!
Suggested Items to Send:
- like new clothing items including pants, shirts, underwear, socks (dark in color) – for all ages, all sizes from children to adult, for both genders
- DVDs and books (preferably French)
- coloring books, crayons, small toys (no small parts and toys safe for little ones)
- small, clean stuffed animals (dark in color)
- shoes – for all ages, all sizes from children to adult, for both genders (please think comfort)
January 27, 2010
Thank you so much for writing and for wanting to help out here! You have no idea how much clothes and toys would make these people's days! We often have to cut off their clothing when we see them, so then they really have nothing. I see people getting discharged from the ship wearing scrubs and hospital socks because there's nothing else for them. Also, it's amazing that when you give a little child a toy, they just focus on it and let you pull off dressings without crying. I'm sure any size kid's shoes would work because we have lots of different ages here. Thank you again for wanting to help out...I can't tell you how much it means to me and how much it will mean to the people of Haiti!
Parent Volunteers this week:
Tuesday - Art - Natalie Ames (12:05)
Thursday - Library Check-out - Kerry Kriseman (2:05)
Friday - Math Game - Twila Davis (9:00)
Friday - Parent Reader - Jill Emerson (2:20)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
100 Days of School!
We recently celebrated the 100th Day of School! We began the morning by inviting our 3rd grade reading buddies to read 100 books with us! The children kept track by making a tally mark on the board as partners finished reading a book together. A big cheer erupted when we finished reading 100 books!
The children enjoyed a delicious snack mix as they worked at their desks. Each child brought in 100 pieces of something such as mini-marshmallows, pretzels, and popcorn. We mixed everything together and m-m-m-m it was GOOD!
There were 10 different activities set up for the children to work at, all with the theme of 100! Can Samuel do 100 jumping jacks?
Whew! He did it!
At another station, the children worked cooperatively to use 100 pattern blocks to make incredible designs. It has been a great 100 days of school!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Math Explorations!
A recent math unit had us comparing numbers in a variety of ways. The children worked at comparing weights by using a pan balance to find sets of objects that weigh about the same.
A fun activity in our classroom is called "Greater Gator". The children use the relation symbols <, >, and = to compare money amounts, math facts, measurement units and more.
Another exploration had the children finding "area" by covering a surface with various sized units such as index cards and dominoes. The children estimated the area of a surface, covered it, and counted the units to check their estimates. They realized they sometimes needed to add half-units to complete their final count!
Friendship!
On Tuesday, we were part of the audience in the new Middle School as 5th grade students performed several skits on friendship. Friendship is something to be cultivated and cherished. To have a friend you have to be a friend. You would have been amazed at the level of understanding that your children displayed on the topic! We were also very excited that both Channing and Nico's sisters were 5th grade performers!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Congratulations, Jonathan!
Jonathan was named the First Grade Citizen of the Month for December! Jonathan is a terrific role model for his classmates. He is responsible, polite, cooperative, and conscientious. He takes pride in following the rules of the classroom and school. When I asked the class who they would say is always doing what they should be doing, the answer was unanimous - Jonathan! We are so proud of you!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Happy New Year!
I hope that your holidays were wonderful and that you enjoyed some special family time. I know I did. My children were all home for Christmas and we had so much fun together. I was also able to go with my daughter and son-in-law to another sonogram and saw amazing pictures of my grandson - even smiling! I'm sure he did that when he heard my voice!
Before we move on to all of the wonderful things that 2010 will bring, let's enjoy a reminder of our last day at school together in 2009:
Pajama Breakfast!
We had a fantastic time at our Pajama Breakfast Party in December! A big thank you to Erin and Perry Ross for all of the great pictures! To view all the party pics, visit:
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Oops! It looks like we all forgot to get dressed for school! 
The children enjoyed making their own pillows!
Luckily, we had many great parents and grandparents to help us!
Luckily, we had many great parents and grandparents to help us!
Some quiet reading time while relaxing on our new pillows!
We also enjoyed a yummy breakfast buffet with all the trimmings!
Thank you to all who helped to make this one of our favorite days of the year!
We also enjoyed a yummy breakfast buffet with all the trimmings!
Thank you to all who helped to make this one of our favorite days of the year!
Volunteers for the Week of 1/5/10 - 1/8-10:
- Tuesday - Art - Radha Moorthy-Clink (12:05)
- Thursday - Library Check-out - Kerry Kriseman (2:05)
- Friday - Math Game - Perry Ross (9:00)
- Friday - Parent Reader - Gwen Baran (2:20)
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