11/2/11

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

News

• Grand Canyon Field Trip: Our annual Grand Canyon trip will meet at school and head out at 7:00am on Wednesday, November 9th. We will meet the rangers at 10:00am for our ranger-led excursion. Lunch will be held at the Shrine of the Ages. We will head back to school at 1:00pm and arrive by 3:30pm. There will be no overnight camp-out due to the freezing temperatures reached at the Grand Canyon at night. Please be sure to turn in your child's permission slip by next Monday, November 7th.We are still in need of drivers--please let us know if you can drive by Friday, November 4th.

• Parent Help Needed: We are looking for parent volunteers to help out with various tasks (tutoring students, grading, roving) within our classroom Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8:00-12:00 (or any increment of time between these hours). If you are interested, please email us.

• Many Thanks to Tlaquepaque Drivers: We would like to personally thank Giselle Collette, Fred Wight, Cheree Dahl, Mary Beattie, Steve Donovan, Deborah Irving, Nathan Trujillo, AJ Javey, Syndie Loll, Keira Schultz, Rob Olson, and Wendy Weidman for driving and chaperoning our field trip to Tlaquepaque to visit the Day of the Dead Altars.

• Dia de los Muertos/Halloween Pictures: Please click on this link to see the photos Jacki took during our field trip and Halloween Carnival share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AaNnLJkzbNmbmI

• Red Rock Fantasy Supplies: We have begun our yearly artist study, this year's focus being Frida Khalo. We are in need of holiday lights, brightly colored outdoor or indoor paints, and plywood, or tax-credit-eligible donations to buy these supplies.

• Intra/Inter-Personal Courses: We are asking all 6th Year parents/guardians to donate at least $100 of their tax-credit money to these courses.

Volunteer Opportunities

    50 Parent/Guardian Volunteer Hours per year are required for each SCS student unless other arrangements are made with the Principal Educator. Below are the current volunteer opportunities for the UE classroom. Be sure to log your hours in the main office!

• Laminating/Hole Punching: If you are available to help us with laminating during the school day, please let us know or drop by and check in with Marsha. 

• Friday Electives: We are in need of volunteers to run Friday electives from 2:00-3:00pm for next semester. If you can commit to the entire semester (January-April) and would like to lead one of the following classes or have an idea of your own, please email us.

-Art

-Nature Walk/Hiking

-Cooking

-Newspaper

-New Global Citizens

-Technology

-Digital Photography

-Yoga 

-Sports

Upcoming Events

• Flagstaff/Sedona Symphony Assembly: The Flagstaff/Sedona Symphony will perform in the UE classroom for the entire school at 10:15am on Tuesday, November 8th. 

• Grand Canyon Field Trip: Our annual Grand Canyon trip will meet at school and head out at 7:00am on Wednesday, November 9th. We will meet the rangers at 10:00am for our ranger-led excursion. Lunch will be held at the Shrine of the Ages. We will head back to school at 3:00pm. There will be no overnight camp-out due to the freezing temperatures reached at the Grand Canyon at night. We are still in need of drivers.

• Oliver Twist Performance: The Grail Theater of Britain will be performing Charles  Dickens' classic Oliver Twist for the entire school on Thursday, November 16th at 1:30 pm.

• Thanksgiving Feast Potluck: Our annual Thanksgiving Feast Potluck will take place in our classroom on Friday, Novermber 18th at noon. We will provide drinks and utensils; please contribute the following items to ensure a full meal for everyone:

• 6th Years: Meat, Cheese, and/or Bread
• 5th Years: Chicken Noodle and/or Vegetarian Vegetable Soup
• 4th Years: Desserts

Jacki, Marsha, Bill, and Andrea