Please Send Bags Tomorrow!
Please send bags to school tomorrow. There are many items that I will be sending home.The backpack may not be enough. Send in extras if you have them. Thank you!
Please send bags to school tomorrow. There are many items that I will be sending home.The backpack may not be enough. Send in extras if you have them. Thank you!
Dear Lower School Families,
Lower School students want to share a few more songs with you. Next Tecolote Tuesday, 6/6, will be our last Tecolote Tuesday of this school year. During the assembly, a Disney-themed performance with small groups and solos will be presented by the students. Please attend if possible.
I look forward seeing our students shine.
Musically,
Molly Markstrum
Last Friday, we headed out to Santa Cruz Island. What an amazing day! In all the years I’ve taken this trip, I have never experienced such perfect weather conditions. The water was like glass all the way out to the island. Once there, we saw numerous island foxes. The island was full of color from all the rain this year. It was a beautiful experience for all of us.
For my students who want to see Joni performing “Chelsea Morning,” here it is.
“Chelsea Morning”
by Joni Mitchell
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I heard
Was a song outside my window, and the traffic wrote the words
It came ringing up like Christmas bells and rapping up like pipes and drums
Oh, won’t you stay
We’ll put on the day
And we’ll wear it ’till the night comes
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I saw
Was the sun through yellow curtains, and a rainbow on the wall
Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you, crimson crystal beads to beckon
Oh, won’t you stay
We’ll put on the day
There’s a sun show every second
Now the curtain opens on a portrait of today
And the streets are paved with passersby
And pigeons fly
And papers lie
Waiting to blow away
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges, too
And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses
Oh, won’t you stay
We’ll put on the day
And we’ll talk in present tenses
When the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away
I will bring you incense owls by night
By candlelight
By jewel-light
If only you will stay
Pretty baby, won’t you
Wake up, it’s a Chelsea morning
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
To view photos for the event, please click on the photo below.
In fourth grade social studies, we have been learning the difference between rights and responsibilities, communicating fairly, solving problems collaboratively, and treating others with respect. We discuss different ways that we can be positive leaders in our school and in our community at large. The Citizenship Breakfast is such a special culminating event because it gives the fourth grade students the opportunity to think deeply about what citizenship really means and what it looks like in action. We are so thankful for our guests for providing positive role models for our students, giving them something to strive for as they grow and learn.
The event kicked off with each student sharing what they appreciated about their special guest of honor as well as what being a good citizen meant to them: voting, taking care of the Earth, standing up for the rights of others, providing medical help for those in need, serving in our military, donating to a charity, giving food to the hungry, donating clothes to a local goodwill, adopting pets that need homes, being honest, obeying the law, helping others, and much more.
The keynote address was given by Diane Hall, who runs a non-profit called Little Star Pony Foundation, providing assisted pet therapy. Little Star is a two-foot miniature horse that visits retirement homes and works with hospice patients and children with special needs. Diane’s foundation was inspired by her hospice work with Gwendolyn Strong, a local girl who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at 6 months old.
After learning about the Foundation and the important work Little Star does, each fourth grader had an opportunity to receive a kiss from the miniature horse.
A heartwarming highlight of the event was the unique connection between the keynote speaker, the miniature horse, and one of the special guests being honored at the Citizenship Breakfast—Gwendolyn’s mother Victoria Strong. Victoria is a writer, advocate, and founder—along with her husband Bill—of the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation, named after their late daughter to raise awareness and fund research on SMA.
Additional guests of honor included: Kent Wojciechoski, a retired police officer; Mary Fanaro, Founder of Omni Peace which has built eight schools for children in Africa; Janet Adderley, Founder and Artistic Director of The Adderley School for the Performing Arts; Adam Estabrook, a fireman; Brett Werner, a local organic farmer dedicated to saving family farms in the counties of SLO, Ventura, and Santa Barbara; Master Dave Wheaton, owner of Martial Arts Family Fitness; Kristen Fuerst, an ice skating coach; Kate Sulzbach, a riding coach (and Laguna alumna); Nathan Schley, a math tutor; Marcia Nogrady, a teacher; Angela Rockwell, Executive Director of ASAP (Animal Shelter Assistance Program); Dr. Will McClintock, Marine Scientist at UCSB; and Dr. Brett Grube, a local orthodontist.
Last Wednesday, our class took a field trip to La Purisima Mission in Lompoc. This mission has a fabulous Student Living History Day. On these special days, the mission comes to life. Docents carry out the activities one would have seen when the mission was in operation. Here are some of the activities our class was able to experience:
Some things you may see or do during living history:
Adobe making Soap making Gristmill
Blacksmithing Leather work Monjerio
Cuartel & Soldiers Chumash music Basketry
Hide tanning Spinning & weaving Animals
Pottery making Candle making Mission store
Cooking Chumash games Gardens
Unit 32 Spelling Test–Thursday, 5/25/17
Unit 9 Math Test–Thursday, 6/1/17
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Field Trip to Santa Cruz Island–Friday, 5/26/17 (7:45-5:30)
Memorial Day/No School–Monday, 5/29/17
Poetry Reading–Friday, 6/2/17 (8:30-9:30)
Lower School Track & Field Day–Wednesday, 6/7/17
Closing Ceremony–Thursday, 6/8/17 (9:00)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday–No homework due to Santa Cruz Island trip
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