DARE Graduation

Greetings from Room 10,
       I am thrilled to post a couple of photos from our DARE Graduation.  Maya and Jeevan did an amazing job reading their DARE essays, and it was a pleasure watching each student receive his/her DARE diploma.
      As a reminder, this Wednesday, December 10th is our first full-cast and crew rehearsal for Everything's Coming Up Roses.  Please pick up your child promptly at 5pm in the music room.  I would recommend that you send in a second snack so they can have a quick bite before we go downstairs at 3:30pm.  Pat Eberle, our accompanist will be on hand to play the songs for the children.  They will receive their script, and they are expected to have their lines memorized by our next rehearsal, January 6th.
      Enjoy the remainder of your weekend!                                                  Lester Betor & class

Peace Assembly and Halloween 2014

Dear Parents of Room 10,
      Our 2014 Peace Assembly was celebrated on the one gorgeous day we had last week.  Great planning on the part of our Art, PE and Music departments.  Here is a photo taken by Mr. Burns from the roof our our school. 

      I am attaching a group of "crazy" Halloween photos, most of which were taken while the kids were dancing.  They are not the greatest photos I have included in our Blog, but it's hard to get perfect pictures when the kids were dancing so hard!  Also, the first photo is of our new student, Mark.  He got into the spirit of Halloween by wearing a pair of fangs.  Welcome to Mark and his family!!

      It's hard to believe that Aubrey and Ryann could work with all that dancing going on....but they did.

       Have a wonderful weekend!  Don't forget that Tuesday is a 1/2 day.    Lester B. and class

I Love My Fifth Graders!

Dear Parents of Room 10,
      I wore a shirt today that read, "I love my fifth graders," and it couldn't be more true!  I marvel every day by how wonderful they truly are.  It is rare that all the stars align like they have this year, and I cherish every single day.  They are amazing.
      Next Friday is our Halloween party.  It will begin at 2:00pm.  In addition to having "treats," the children will play Halloween Bingo!  You are welcome to join us for the festivities.

       Enjoy the Monster Mash this evening!  Hope to see you next Friday!  Lester Betor & class

Meet the Musician - Beethoven

Dear Parents of Room 10,
      Today we had a special presentation called, "Meet the Musician," which focused on the life of Ludwig Van Beethoven.  This one-man show used the music of Beethoven and other great composers such as Hayden, Bach and Mozart to present the biography of Beethoven.  I took some pictures of both the artist and his audience.  Have a wonderful weekend!  Lester Betor & class

Final Crayfish Pictures

Greetings from Room 10,
      I am including photos that I took on Thursday of the children in their crayfish groups.  They have thoroughly enjoyed working with their crayfish pals.  I believe that have learned a great deal about these interesting little creatures.  Learning how to tell the difference between a boy and girl crayfish proved to be a fun lesson.  Here is the outcome:

      Following are the crayfish groups and their little friends.  Unfortunately, our classmate, Connor was not feeling well and not in school the day I took the photos.  We were thinking about you, Connor, and Flipper says "Hello!"