Track Meet Note

Dear 4th Grade Parents,

The Shorecrest Lower Division Physical Education Team is pleased to announce that the 4th grade students will be participating in Northside Christian School’s 10th Annual Junior Track Meet on March 3, 2009. All students will have the opportunity to participate as either competitors or spectators at the meet. We believe that this will be an amazing experience for all of our students. We are excited that they will have the opportunity to apply the skills they have learned in class in a setting with other students from other schools.

Students will need to wear their PE uniforms and athletic shoes. We will be bringing coolers of water for the students, however they should bring a water bottle, sunscreen, and a hat. There is a concession stand on site, but we would rather students bring healthy snacks, and please ask that students refrain from eating candy and soda throughout the day. We will be eating lunch there, so please fill out the bottom portion of this letter and return it to your child’s classroom teacher by February 26.

Parents are invited to attend as spectators and/or helpers. If you would be interested in helping chaperone the event, please contact Jeff Diedrich (jdiedrich@shorecrest.org) by February 26. Students may go home with a parent, but it is imperative that they are signed out by their parent with a 4th grade teacher before leaving.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us either by phone or email. We are really looking forward to watching our students shine!

Most Sincerely,


Coach Amy Pope Coach Jeff Diedrich
(727) 522-2111 ext 440 Coach Woody Every
(727) 522-2111 ext 442

Kids Today: Parent Workshop Cancelled

The March 3rd parent workshop: "Kids Today" has been cancelled.

Acting Class

Angie, Austin and Josh were among a group of Upper School theater students who led acting workshops for Lower Schoolers this week. It was all part of community service week. Students in Mr. Hughes class are playing "Why Are You Late?"

Maine to Hawaii

Naming States: Maine to Hawaii from Mr. Hughes on Vimeo.

Area of Parallelograms

Areas of Parallelograms from Mr. Hughes on Vimeo.

Vancouver 2010: Winter Olympics Project

Some of the covers for our Winter Olympics research. This is a special cross-curriculum project that combines math, history, research and technology. Each student is keeping track of a team, a sport and an Olympian. Table partners are sharing one of the events and keeping all the stats and news. All of us are learning about Olympic history, customs, ceremonies, symbols and host cities. You can get connected by linking to the sites on the left.

Double Yolk Odds

We recently completed a math unit that included an investigation into probability and odds of things happening. I played a BBC radio report on the chances of opening six double yolked eggs in a row.....something like one in a quintillion. You can listen to the report by clicking on the link to the right.

Memorizing the States by Regions

Students are learning to recite the names of the 50 states in order by region starting in Maine and ending in Hawaii. They hold their right hand up to represent New England. With their left hand they point to where each state would be in relation to the starting point. We plan to demonstrate our skill at next Monday's school assembly.



This a one of the outline maps students have used to learn the order of states. Can you name the regions of the US shown on this map?

Drop Everything and Read

We joined all the Lower School in an extended silent independent reading time Wednesday morning as part of the school's weeklong Festival of Reading. Normally our class reads up to 20 minutes on arrival each morning.

Singing the Blues

Singing the Blues from Mr. Hughes on Vimeo.

Encore

We Haz Jazz from Mr. Hughes on Vimeo.

Comfort Packages for USNS Comfort patients

The Shorecrest community is sending packages to injured Haitians who are being cared for on the U S Navy's hospital ship Comfort docked off Port-au-Prince. Dr. Shelley Overton, sister-in-law of Mrs. Overton, is distributing the clothes and toys directly to patients who have lost everything.

"We Haz Jazz" One More Time

Dancers rehearse for Grandparents Day performance Friday.

Grandparents Day Encore

Rehearsing for an encore song and dance from "We Haz Jazz" the hit fourth grade musical to be performed during Friday's Grandparents Day event.

Presenting our Jazz Multimedia Shows

Following Friday's production of the 4th grade musical "We Haz Jazz" class members showed off their multimedia presentations on jazz performers.