At school, we had a bake sale for the Montessori School in Haiti.  We raised so much money it was in the hundreds ($500).

Olivia, age 7
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On January 26th, the Elementary class went to the North Carolina Symphony.  We heard all of the families of instruments together and it sounded really good.  We also heard each instrument separately.  Most of the class' favorite family of instruments was percussion.  Our class sat beside the orchestra in a balcony. We sat right beside the tuba and the timpani and it was fun to be able to see the conductor's face instead of his back.  One of the songs that our class heard was from one of Beethoven's nine symphonies.  We also heard Tchaikovsky's music.  We learned about different time periods of music, the tempo, and musical forms.  We want to go there again, and now everyone really wants to play an instrument!

-Gillian Ginsberg, age 9
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I loved the book fair because there were a lot of books I had not read. I got to pick out some books, and my Mom and Dad bought them for me."

-Davis, age 6
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The elementary students were giving the writing prompt “I would like to give the world…" as one of their daily writing assignments. Here are some of the results.

I would like to give the world an animal center so I could help the environment. If I could help endangered animals the world would be glad. I’d like to give the world a new species of fish and keep it company. I would like to give the world more animals with love and a parrot. The world would be glad.
-Written by Ben, first grade

If I could give the world one thousand feet of snowSo children in the world could playIn perfect joy and sillinessSo we could have fun and play.If I could give the world one giant snow mobileWe could rind in love and fun.
-Written by Gillian,  second grade 

I would like to give the world a bowl of pasta that never endsAnd I could share it with my family and friendsIf I could give the world a mealI would share it with everyoneAnd keep them companyAnd filled with love and care
-Written by Olivia,  first grade

I’d like to give the world some joy so that would be peace on Earth.If I could give the world some hope, there might be perfect happiness.I’d like to give you a greater worldAnd keep you companyAnd we could live with love and joy.
-Written by Tyler,  fourth grade


 
 

The elementary class is putting on a play,  The Grinch. Ms. Jo Ann and Ms. Kellie are going to be the Grinch. Courtney and I are Who 4 and Who 5.

Courtney and I are the hosts. The performance starts at 11:30. Our background is going to be our Who houses we made.

After the party, you can get lunch but we’ll have snacks. For the menu we have:
Who pudding
Who hash
Who cookies
Who roast beast
Who punch.

Parents please don’t feel like you have to come, but we’d like to see you.-Written by Abby, second grade

The elementary class is having a Grinch play. There are thirteen Whos and two Grinches. We will sing “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.” For our background you will see our Who houses that we made with glitter glue , paper, scissors, and glue. Then we wrote descriptions about them. After we had to match the description to the house. We’re hoping that we will have an excellent play.
-Written by Courtney, third grade

 
 

The extended day and elementary students will soon have the exciting opportunity to plan and prepare their own lunch! A parent volunteer will guide a small group of students in planning a lunch that is healthy, based on fresh organic foods that are in season, and is attentive to various diets and allergies. This group of 4-5 children will make a shopping list based on their budget and will then prepare the meal to serve to their friends and classmates. Of course, every good cook will help with clean up. Upcoming lunch dates are Nov. 10, Nov. 24, and Dec. 8.