Our Classroom

Dear Families,
I hope you all enjoyed a restful break over Thanksgiving! Your children came back to school looking happy and ready to learn. The dioramas for the Wax Museum history projects are truly amazing. I am so proud of them and the efforts they put forth in order to learn about their chosen historical figure. Please plan for them to come in costume on Thursday, December 18th. On that day, all the students at IA will have the opportunity to visit our classroom and see your child dressed as their historical figure (Alexander the Great, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Walt Disney, President Obama, and more)! Since your child will be the expert, they will be in a position to share their research, dioramas, and writing.
Our play will also be unveiled on the morning of Wednesday, December 17th (I hope). We are currently working on the expressive delivery of their lines, facing the audience, and and timing. We need a ship's captain costume and some octopus legs we can somehow attach to one of the students. Any ideas or help would be appreciated!!! Providing everything goes as planned, we should be in the MPR room at approximately 8:30am performing. Parents, I hope you know you are always welcome to come and enjoy the fun!
Since coming back from break, your child has also been offered some additional P.E. activities. Some started learning volleyball skills in the gym, others are swimming, and today we had an entire all-school ice-skating hour. Your children will have one more opportunity to ice-skate on the Wednesday before Christmas break. However next Wednesday, the 10th of December, instead of ice-skating we will be heading north for a field trip to the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad. We would like to arrive there at 9:30am for a tour, so we will be leaving shortly after students arrive at school. The cost is $3.00 for students and if you plan to drive, we need your insurance documents turned into Teresa prior to leaving that morning. The cost for adults is $5.00.
Please stop by or email me anytime for an update on your child's progress. Our mission as always is to support your children in their learning.

Sincerely,
Kim