Time is certainly flying by… as in space
capsules versus propeller planes! We are trying to finish up units, teach
those last concepts, and get just one more point across!!! In
the midst of this, teachers also are helping their students prepare for
Showcase Night – that time of year when we open all our classrooms to display our
students’ work. It’s a time for parents and children to travel through
the classes, to show off their own work and admire that of other classes.
It’s also a time (we open the program at 5:30 and close at 7:00) when you, the
parents, can take a peek into what your child might just experience next year!
We hope that
you already have June 5 circled on your calendar. The program runs from
5:30 until 7:00p.m. (firm times) . A few words of explanation – it can
definitely take that whole time to traverse the hallways, to visit
all the rooms and marvel at the various materials. We discourage
strollers as they sometimes block doorways and because it often is so
crowded, those little ones down there can suffer from a lack of
air. Baby carriers have proven to be much better. Please come
a bit early as the parking lot ends to get VERY crowded and there might be a
shortage of parking spaces. This is planned to be an evening for children
and their parents.; children must be accompanied by an adult during
the program.
Not to sing our
own praises – but It is a great, not-to-be-missed event. At Back to
School Night, we tell you what we’re going to teach (what your children will
learn); at Showcase, we show you what we have taught – what your children have
learned!!! Please make sure to join us. As a convenience, Sheryl
Blaufeld, our fabulous school cook , is offering to prepare a pizza
dinner. She will need reservations to be ready for you – so if you’re
interested, please respond when the form is sent next week.
A wonderful new
addition to our program this year is our 5th graders performance of the
lion king IN HEBREW!!!! This will take place on May 10 at 12:30pm.
Yes, it is during the school day. All our students will attend and
parents and proud bubbies and zaydies, etc. may also attend. It is free.
However, we are soliciting sponsors to help cover all the costs involved in
such a production (even a low budget one such as this). Please see the
blurb below. Yes, the play will be videotaped, so if you cannot attend, you may
still enjoy!
To formally end the year, we will hold our annual
Step Up Ceremony at 10:30 (prompt) on the last day of school, June 18.
That program is one hour long and in it, we will hear beautiful music from our
choir and our 5th graders, salute our 5th graders as they leave the Lower
School for Middle School, and then assist each grade in moving up from their
current grade to the upcoming one. Parents are invited to attend (you might
need tissues if you’re that kind of person). It is a joyous end to an amazing
school year. Students return to their classroom to say farewell for the
summer, gather their papers, and then be dismissed at noon. And that will
wrap up another year….. Enjoy! Shabbat Shalom
