D.A.R.E. Graduation: May 4!

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Good Grief!

In Social Studies, we're in the thick of the 1950s. We've read about many fun things that were invented or introduced in the 1950s...Velcro, hula hoops, Legos, PlayDoh, Barbie, and Good Ol' Charlie Brown of the Peanuts comic strip.

I showed the class how to draw Snoopy by using the numbers 25. http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=we6NubIndag

Then we watched a "Charlie Brown" tutorial on YouTube. Check it out. It's pretty cool. Even my so-called non-drawers did an amazing job!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_EZkVBKOwg

You Don't Want to Miss Out

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You won't want to miss our very first AUCTION at LCCS! It's always a fun time and we REALLY need 5th grade to help carry their class basket at the Auction! I've been hearing terrible rumors that some of my 5th graders won't be coming to the Auction on Friday or Saturday. May it not be so!

Looking forward to a great turnout at the Auction AND for one of my 5th graders to bid on MY GIFT CERTIFICATE: A day and a night away at Ocean City, New Jersey with the Mellettes and a friend of your choice!

Colombia Parachute Project

Here's the fantastic fifth graders working on our

Colombia Parachute Project

Cutting and Measuring the Parachutes Cutting the ribbon

Attaching the ribbon

Assembling the parachutes

Teamwork is....

...a BEAUTIFUL THING!

Race for Education Recap

Praying before the Race

On Your Mark, Get Set..... ...GO!!!!

Running the whole way from Korea!

Annie even smiles when she runs!

Peace out and Hello, Mrs. Mellette!

"Whatcha lookin' at?"

Serious sweat.

That's Mrs. Sprenkle showing the kiddos how it's done.

Our fan club - the cutie 2nd graders..and marvelous Mrs. Horst!

And, we're done! Phew!

Mrs. Herr teaching her class some after-the-run-stretches.

Mrs. Herr - Winner of the Race - she ran 50 laps in ONE hour! Zac isn't buying that!

Our Korean friends from 4th grade

What? What? The cutest 3rd grader!!!

Congratulations and WELL DONE, everyone!

Soul Surfer

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I highly recommend this new movie "SOUL SUFER". We took our two children - ages 6 and 9 - to see it yesterday and we cried like babies! It was so good! It even included one of the songs we sang at church yesterday, "Blessed Be Your Name".

In this month's Scholastic Book Club flyer, you'll find Bethany Hamilton's autobiography, "Soul Surfer". Check it out online at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. Use our classroom identification code: HFJX9 to purchase this wonderful book!