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| Brown-Bag It's waiting to go in McLelland's room |
Lots happening leading up to HP night at Beauty & the Beast this week. In a couple of third grade classrooms, I saw "Brown-Bag It" get to know you activities. In Mrs. Golliher's class, Sammy was sharing a cool medal she won and I heard and saw about Ava's pretty nifty summer vacation. 
Students were also getting their Scottie Spotlight pieces done for the year in third grade (seen in Mrs. Absher's class). All third grade classes, and many other grade levels, have a student spotlight board and each student is featured at least once throughout the year. Great way to additionally connect with others.
Math activities were also in evidence in all third grade classrooms this week ahead of leveled math classes next week. I saw students practicing the crucial skill of measurement (always a struggle for students on standardized testing) and a tangram shape activity. Thanks for jumping right in third grade.
Check out the creative classroom display completed by first grade students in Ms. Davis' classroom. Her students have been practicing their number formations and they connected it to the work of Jasper Johns. Great job first graders!We also hosted our last Back to School Night this week. Yep, we host three! Kinder and first grade parents came out in force and received lots of have to know information. Loved the fact that current teacher Sally Hunter and former HP teacher Sarah Hull also visited to show support for new teachers; the warm and inviting vibe each teacher created for parents was evident. I was able to participate in one get to know you activity on my pop-in to Ms. Ryan's classroom. Thanks all for another round of successful BTS nights.
Of course, our big event this week was HP night at Beauty and the Beast performed by the McCallum Fine Arts students in their older theater; this was our kick-off for Year II of an all community arts event as we move deeper into the AGC initiative. Parent Kerren Campa took the germ of an idea and made it a night to remember. There were at least 250+ current and former HP'ers in attendance and as I left the performance, I saw several more for the 8:30 show as the first Sold Out! The work that is produced from the students and staff at MAC is always first rate and spot-on. Truly. Amazing sets and costumes, professional level dancing and singing. The list goes on. I'm far from a theater critic but I do know quality when I see it. And this is it folks. More importantly, it's the sense of community that is built around these activities, for young and old, for the folks who love theater and those you have to convert. We do it for the kids, we do it for the schools, and we do it for this community. Look for other HP arts celebration nights this year,hopefully at MAC, but also with community arts providers, and, with our feeder middle school and their Lamar Fine Arts Academy - heard talk of a possible HP night at Lamar too. Thanks Scotties for always taking an idea, building on it, and making it better as we go.
And don't forget to purchase your Season Tickets for MAC performances this year. I've got mine, have you got yours?
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| Fabulous Ms. Campa & Family |
