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Weekly Update 10/21

10/21/2013

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It has been an incredibly busy few weeks.  Thank you so much for attending Parent/Teacher conferences. There were some questions about the MAP testing so I am including a link that will give you more information as well as some helpful websites for your child to visit.  http://www.nwea.org/support/article/930/parent-toolkit
The Sqworl Website on the top of this page also has some math websites for students to visit.
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Students enjoyed getting a sneak peak into our Middle School this afternoon.  They were greeted by Mr. Rentoule, the Middle School principal, and Ms. Omori, our head of student activities. Students got a little preview of the types of activities, clubs and classes  offered at LJA's Middle School.  Ice cream treats topped off the afternoon activity!  Ask your child to tell you more about their experience today.  
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Important Upcoming Events

October 29th from 6:00-7:00  
Expressions of War Art Gallery
Your child will act as a docent as you visit our Expressions of War Art Gallery and look at photos and read poetry.  This is our summative assessment for our unit.  Hope to see you there!  

October 30th 
Field trip to Pearl Harbor has been rescheduled

October 31st

Halloween Parade & Celebration


November 2nd
All School Open House/Check out the Middle School 


November 13th
Art Academy Field Trip
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Last week we had a presentation by representatives from the U.S.S. Arizona.  We heard about the history of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, saw different maps that showed the attacks and saw photographs from this eventful day in history.  The highlight was the guest speaker, Uncle Jimmy, who was a fifth grader at the time of the bombing.  An amazing storyteller, this "witness to history" kept students mesmerized as he retold the bombing from the perspective of an 11 year old boy.  Students learned so much from his heartfelt presentation.  We are looking forward to our visit to the U.S.S. Arizona next week!   

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Happy Birthday to Jonah and Ethan!

We enjoyed the birthday treats!  

 


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Jen Chong
10/22/2013 5:09pm

We heard a lot about Uncle Jimmy at home- sounds like he was very engaging! Katelyn told her grandma that she had a "connection" when he was speaking- her home was bombed in Germany during the same war.
Perhaps it is a blessing in disguise that the field trip didn't happen last week. Now the visit to Pearl Harbor will have such richer meaning for the kids.

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