A Message From Beth For Those With Students In Her Performance Group

I'm sure that you have all heard about the performance night that we have coming up on December 11th. It starts at 6:00 and will include the kindergarten, first and second grades. I am really excited to share the work that we've been busy with and to let you see the delightful performances that your children are involved in. They are working on a theme of light this year and it should be grand with dances, plays and song.

There are some things we are in need of for costumes. We need 4 long white dresses (they will be returned), a small christmas tree that can be carried by kids, a children's unbreakable menorah, a few other fancy dresses or boy's pants and nice shirts. Also we need clean white t-shirts that will get painted and not returned. We also need small christmas lights of many varieties. Please label those if you bring them in so that we can return them to you. Your help is so greatly appreciated. Hopefully, when you see the performances you will be glad you had something to help make it marvelous!

Thanks, Beth

Scrip

Hi everyone. I think you all have probably heard by now that there is a Scrip contest this month. The advisor for the class that buys the most Scrip will get a Powell's gift card. Tomorrow morning Scrip for New Seasons and Fred-Meyer will be available on-demand at the free TFT coffee klatch in the multi-purpose room (starting at 8:30 a.m.). Come get a cup of coffee and a doughnut and buy some Scrip! The next large order needs to be in by Monday December 14 (but you can turn it in tomorrow!).

If anyone doesn't know what Scrip is: Scrip is a program where you can buy gift cards at face value (i.e., you pay $25 for a $25 card) but the stores give a percentage of what you pay back to the school. It is an easy way for the school to earn some money, without costing you anything other than a little extra time to put in your orders, or buy the New Seasons or Fred-Meyer cards on-demand.

Hope to see you all at coffee tomorrow, buying Scrip!

Thursday

Good Morning!!

Today is Thursday December 3, 2009.

It is Grace’s Birthday!!! Happy Birthday, Grace!

We will have Performance Groups.
We will have Snack and Recess.
We will have Reading Workshop.
We will have lunch and recess.
We will have read aloud.
We will work on our Animal Diaries.
We will work on our Class Story (This time I mean it).
We will have ILP time.
We will have a special treat.
We will be thinkers.
We will have fun!!

Love,
Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:
NERTIW

Performance night is next week on Friday at 6:00 p.m. at school. We are going to light up the room for this. Please see Whitney's post below about bringing in lights next week.

*Intensives are the week after next (December 14-17) * Please talk to Whitney or e-mail Polly(our kindergarten and service learning teacher) (polly (at) trilliumcharterschool.org) if you would like to help.

Tomorrow there will be optional homework in the take-home folders.

There are three proposals for the all school meeting tomorrow. One of the proposals is to have student lawyers at the judicial committee. The lawyer would be someone who advocates for the person who is before the judicial committee. Another proposal is for the kitchen committee to have a chair. This would be a student in charge of the kitchen. The third proposal (from Rob) is for $50 from the all school meeting budget to build murals to hang out on the green fence going into the playground.

Tomorrow (because it’s the 4th) is Game Day! If you would like to bring in a game, you can bring it in.

Tomorrow (because it’s Friday) is Pokemon Day. You may bring in Pokemon cards if you want to play Pokemon during recess.

Morning Mystery Word:
WINTER