Our vocabulary-word parade and upcoming field trips

Wow!  I wish everyone could have seen our class today as we presented our vocabulary parade to the entire elementary school during our all-school assembly.  Our class did a wonderful job of creating original costumes based on some of the favorite vocabulary words that they learned this year.  The costumes and ideas that they came up with are truly inspiring.  Here's what we featured in our parade today:  extraterrestrials flying in their spaceship; a three-headed mutant complete with feathers; a superstitious girl who broke a mirror with a baseball and feared seven years of bad luck; a controversial discussion about whether or not school uniforms should be required; an astronomer who showed her love of the stars and the planets; a cathedral with stained glass windows;  a collection of miscellaneous objects; a citadel that featured two strong soldiers; and a tree so hollow a person could fit inside it.  We are certain that these students will remember these words for years to come!  Please check out the gallery for pictures from our vocabulary parade.

As November quickly approaches, we find ourselves extremely busy.  Here is a list of our upcoming field trips and events:

• Saturday, 10/27/07. Admissions Open House! 4th graders sign permission slip if they want to be tour guides. 

 

• Wednesday, 10/31/07. Halloween!  Spooktivity!

• Friday, 11/2/07. Foster Garden! 9:00-11:15 a.m.  We are going to visit the Talipot tree, which is very rare and only flowers once in its lifetime (now).  Ms. Brooks will be joining us to work with the children on their paintings.

• Tuesday, 11/6/07. Manoa Stream Tour! 10:00-11:30 a.m.  As further study of our Ahupua`a, we will be following Manoa Stream from the uka (mountains) to the kai (sea).  We will be making four stops along the way to sketch and record our observations.

• Wednesday, 11/7/07. Manoa Heritage Center! 8:45 -10:15 a.m. We are going to visit the Heritage Center as an introduction to our study of the Ahupua`a of Manoa.

• Monday, 11/12/07. Veterans Day!  No School.

• Wednesday, 11/14/07. Graham Salisbury Visit!  Graham Salisbury is the author of Under the Blood Red Sun, our current mo`olelo book.

• Friday, 11/16/07.  Honolulu Theatre for Youth's Obake at Tenney Theatre! 9:15 - 11:00 a.m.
  

As you can tell, we have a busy couple of weeks ahead.  We will be needing some chaperones for some of the field trips.  If you are interested, please contact me at 441-3817, or via e-mail at llorenzana@midpac.edu.

Posted on October 25, 2007 10:04 AM | Permalink