The Children's House

Reminder: Parent-Teacher Conferences are Friday, January 13, 2012. Sign-up sheets are on the front counter by the office. Please sign up with your child’s homeroom teacher. Preschool parents, Mrs. Hadley has her sign-up sheet in her classroom! If the times on the sign-up sheets don’t work for your schedule, call your child’s homeroom teacher and we will be happy to set up another appointment time.

Since we are having conferences Friday, there is no school!

Friday afternoon, January 13, all the teachers at The Children’s House will be getting their CPR and First Aid certification renewals!

Monday, January 16, is Martin Luther King Day, a national holiday. School will be closed.

Second semester starts Tuesday, January 17, 2012.

Students  at The Children’s House  spent the last 3 weeks raising money for Heifer International.  Students voted to raise $190, in order to donate a Gardener’s Basket, and a share of a llama.  Students were so successful in their fundraising they surpassed their goal amount!

The Children’s House was also able to donate a share of a water buffalo, and a share of a pig.  Total dollar amount raised was $217!!  This money came from donations from students and our school community.  Well done!

The students also enjoyed a festive week before Winter Break.  On Tuesday the elementary students attended a showing of the movie “Hugo”.  It was enjoyed by all.

Students in the preschool baked and iced cookies, and watched a holiday movie.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WINTER BREAK!  SEE YOU ON JANUARY 9TH, 2012!

At our Annual Meeting, The Children’s House nominated and approved 5 new board members: Thanks to Amy, Beth, Dane, Sarah, and Alison!

The students performed a one-act play, “A Better Mousetrap”, directed by our theatre volunteer, Caroline Monroe.

Mr. TJ also led all the students in several musical performances. It was a delightful evening, with pitch-in snacks served after the performances.
Thanks to all who came.

The Preschool and Math Roomers attended “The Nutcracker” at Clowes Hall this past Friday.

Students voted Friday to continue their tradition of donating their spare change to Heifer International! We will announce our intended donation before Winter Break.

We still have one opening in our preschool. Tell your friends, invite them in for a tour of the school!

During the first 9 weeks of school, students are studying timelines in all subject areas.

In Science, elementary students are studying the evolution of agriculture on a world-wide timeline. The senior group is making a literal “timeline” of agriculture and food production. This project starts in 38,000 BC and has progressed to 4 BC, so far! This timeline is on display in the science room. Come in and check it out!

For morning work in the Reading Room, students are learning about how language has evolved, starting with cuneiform. Students have made a language timeline, from cuneiform in 5000 BC to Egyptian demotic writing in 800 BC. We have also learned about hieroglyphics, the Phoenician alphabet, and the early Greek alphabet. Reading Room students will make cuneiform clay tablets in Art this week with Miss E.

Both the preschool and the Math Roomers are making their life timeline with pictures.

All students are studying the evolution of art and how art became a part of all cultures. Students are looking at cave paintings, making paint from objects in nature, and making simple clay symbols and objects. This timeline focus will continue until the midterm.