April 12, 2011
Welcome to TCAP week. Your children are doing a great job, and we only have four more tests to complete. Thank you for making sure the children have their healthy snacks and have gotten good breakfasts and lots of sleep.
Graduation is coming up! It will be Tuesday evening, May 24, at 6:30. Fifth graders will each give a brief speech for the community.
This year we have chosen as a topic “heroes”. We have discussed what qualities make a hero, we have talked about different people we consider to be heroes, and we have researched examples of heroes. Friday last week, the children were given an assignment to decide on their hero and complete a graphic organizer to help them get their thoughts organized. This assignment was due on Monday. We will begin organizing our thoughts tomorrow.
Please help your child commit to a person by tomorrow. The hero can be modern or historic, famous or not, Jewish or not. If you have access to Internet at home, send in information about your child’s choice tomorrow. Your child’s speech will reflect reasons why the person has been chosen and what the student has learned from the hero. We will help students get their ideas and facts organized this week, so that they can work on their speeches at home over break. Speeches need to be completed by the end of Spring Vacation. This activity is to be done at home with parent help.
We will be working with Ellen Kern, a professional in our community, to help the children with their presentations. That work will begin as soon as we return from vacation.
Chag Pesach Sameach,
Mrs. O
