Vocabulary and Jeans Day, Measurement, Reading....All Part of the Week

Double Whammy

Girls,

Remember tomorrow our entire school is hosting a fundraiser to help our little friend from St. Lucia
defray his expenses for his heart operation.  Wear jeans, and please bring a donation!

Also, we are dressing up as a vocabulary word tomorrow.  You already picked your word, so just come up with a simple idea!  The idea is to have fun and review the words!

Jeans Day, Gold-White, and All That Jazz

We're in that time of the year when all kinds of fun things began to happen for the girls.  The Gold - White Rally is Thursday morning.  I know that the girls have learned cheers from their captains and are going to get decked out in style!

Friday will be a Jean's Day. We are raising money for a little boy from St. Lucia, Hollison St. Catherine (really his name!), who is having lifesaving heart surgery in Richmond in February.  The proceeds from the Jean's Day will help to defray his expenses.  Tomorrow the girls will see a video that the LS Outreach girls made about this day. All divisions are participating in this effort.

The girls are rockin' and rollin' with their learning.  In math we are measuring literally everything in sight, so beware, if you're standing still, you may be the object of your daughter's attention.  At this point, we are concentrating on metrics. Soon, we will be starting a unit on multiplication, exponents, and estimation.  Actually, we have been doing all of that, so they should be ready for a full-on exploration.

Gold - White Cheer Rally Practice

Girls, don't forget that there is an early morning practice tomorrow for the Gold - White Cheer Rally next week. The practice begins at 7:45.  Golds are in the LSAR and Whites are in the Multipurpose Room.

Cheer Practices

Tuesday, January 13, 7:45
Thursday, January 15, 7:45
Tuesday, January 20, 7:45

Cheer Rally   Thursday, January 22

Join your team tomorrow!

More Merriment...the band plays on

Don't Forget!  Gift Service  St. Stephen's  9:30 AM

From Hanukkah to Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

In keeping with the spirit of this special time of the year, our class gave an informative, energetic and wonderful presentation of the history and meaning of Hanukkah. Thanks to Vicki Green and Caroline Connell,  the lower school girls have a much clearer understanding of the festival of lights.  A few hours later, they put down their swords and shields and  got out the construction paper, the glitter, and the glue, put on "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and made Christmas stockings for our class fireplace.  What a versatile and creative bunch of girls they are! In the last few days, they have written memories of previous Christmases, done some holiday math, and generally had a rollicking, good time filled with great learning.

Practices for the Gift Service at St. Stephen's have begun.  Every girl has a part.  Some are singing in the choir, others are part of the strings ensemble, and some are shepherds, pages and readers, and even the angel.  The service will begin at 9:30 on Friday at St. Stephen's.  Afterwards, the girls will walk back to the classroom, where parents may pick them up directly after the service.  Thanks to all of you for making this a season of joy for all!

Hanukkah Presentation on Monday

Hi Everyone,

As you know, the Roberts' Fourthies have been preparing for our chapel on Hanukkah.  We are grateful to Caroline Connell and Vicki Green for their instruction,vision, and hardwork in preparation for this informative and fun presentation.  The girls have had a wonderful time learning about the history and tradition behind Hanukkah, and they are so excited to present to the lower school on Monday at 8:15.

If you are able to attend, we would love to have you join us!

Best,

Pam