Welcome Back to School!

The CME Back to School Bash is tonight from 5:30-8:00. Come to room 519 to visit Mrs. Sowers, drop off supplies, then head on down to the cafeteria for a hot dog, and have some fun. Hope to see everyone there!

CME Field Day

Our class enjoyed Field Day on Monday. The games were so much fun. We got to have relay races, play tennis, run in a sack race, play an interesting game of Twister, and play other fun games.

Students enjoyed the sack races.

Throwing balls through the Noodle hoops was fun.

We make even waiting in line fun.

The mummy relay race was a blast!

We learned some skills to help us play tennis.

The bouncy relays were fun.

We enjoyed the beach ball relay.

Thank you to all of the parent volunteers that helped make this a special day for our students! We couldn't have had such a successful day without you. We appreciate all that you do!

Surprise Ice Cream Party

On Friday, our book buddies surprised us with an ice cream party. The children were delighted and surprised to see their 4th grade book buddies in the classroom after lunch.

Mrs. Harman announcing the surprise to our class.

For testing, our class was paired up with Mrs. Harman's 4th grade class as their testing buddies. Our class made cards for Mrs. Harman's 4th graders to wish them luck and encourage them to do their best. We also sent them surprises throughout the week. Mrs. Harman's students were so excited to see what our class prepared for them each day. They wanted to do something special for our class. We enjoyed being book buddies with them this year. This will be a special memory for the children to remember from this year.

Mother's Day Tea

Thank you to all of the mothers, grandmothers, and visitors that came to our Mother's Day Tea on Friday. Students enjoyed performing a song and reciting a poem. They each shared a special poem they wrote about their mothers. We worked all week to prepare some special surprises for our mothers on this special day. Thank you for making this a special day for our students. They were excited to share how much their mothers meant to them.

Happy Mother's Day!

Students after their performance. They recited a poem and sang a song for their moms.

Kentucky Derby Tea Party

gentlemen of the tea party

ladies of the tea party

Students enjoyed time on Thursday to celebrate the Kentucky Derby with a tea party. Dressed in their nice Derby attire, students enjoyed decorating something else to wear. Boys decorated neck ties and girls decorated beautiful Derby hats. Students had a fun time celebrating. Thank you to all of the parents that were able to send in items and spend time helping with the tea party. It will be a day to remember.

decorating ties and hats

Picnic with Pops

"My dad is funny and handsome."
"My dad is nice and helpful."
"My dad is silly and I love him."
"My dad is sweet and nice."
"My poppy is silly and funny."

We were so  glad to have such a nice turnout on Friday at the park for our Picnic with Pops. The children wrote and shared such nice things about their dads, uncles, fathers, and other visitors that came to spend time with us at the picnic.

Students decorated back scratchers as a Father's Day gift for their dads. They wrote special messages on the wood with markers and decorated them with interesting patterns. They were delighted to give their special gifts to their dads. This will be a day they will never forget! Thank you to our dads for making this day so special.

Happy Father's Day!

Anansi the Spider Video Conference

      Students enjoyed the opportunity to have a video conference with the Center for the Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia this week. The video conference topic was Anansi the Spider, so we have been learning about African folktales in our Art, Computer, Music, and Library special classes for two weeks. Students have also been reading stories about Anansi during our Literacy block. Ask your child about Anansi and the stories that he is in. We learned that Anansi is a trickster and many of the stories he is in are called "trickster tales". Students have enjoyed learning about African culture, art, and music through our study the past few weeks. We will continue talking about Anansi and listening to similar stories through next week. This has been a great learning experience for them and they have enjoyed the stories.

Students listened to a the story, Anansi and
Sister Turtle during our video conference.

Students followed directions given by the instructor from
the Center for the Puppetry Arts to make a shadow puppet.

     During our video conference, students acted out a story of Anansi the Spider, watched and performed a shadow puppet performance, and listened to another story of Anansi. Students also learned about African culture, too. The instructor discussed foods that we eat and foods that are eaten in West Africa. The instructor also showed students how to make a shadow puppet with the materials Mrs. Sowers prepared for them.

We did a little shadow puppet performance
after our puppets were complete.

Students showing off their shadow puppets.

     What a great experience! Talk to your child about the video conference and what it was like to talk with the instructor. Students did a tremendous job answering questions based on the stories and the experiences they already had with African culture and folktales. We look forward to more discussion about folktales as we continue our unit on Anansi the Spider.

Students posing in Art Class with their visual art project of Anansi and his web.

Some of their masterpieces. Come see more pieces displayed at our CME Art Show.

Students followed a recipe to create a candy Anansi the Spider.

The finished product. Students had fun making
(and eating) their delicious spider treats.