Week 25: Being Unique

“You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything.”

– Henry David Thoreau

In This Issue:

• Another Top 10 Poetry Winner!
• Uniqueness Flowers with K/1 and 6th/7th Buddies
• Water Is Basic and Learnwell’s Walk for Water
  
• 8th Grade Georgia History Students Go to Savannah
• 100th Day of School
• The 4 Soils Parable in K-5 Devotions
• K/1 Show-and-Tell Fun
• Courage in K-5 History

Another Top 10 Poetry Winner!

Last week, we shared that one of our second-graders won top 10 in the nation from Creative Communications’ Poetic Power contest. We found out this week that another second-grader placed in the top 10 for a poem titled “Wet Pets.” Congratulations!

Uniqueness Flowers with K/1 and 6th/7th Buddies

Water Is Basic and Learnwell’s Walk for Water

A representative from Water Is Basic joined students on Tuesday to talk about the Water Is Basic Wells Initiative. Students will be walking a mile next Tuesday for Learnwell’s Walk for Water, asking donors to sponsor all six of their laps, to raise money for Water Is Basic.

8th Grade Georgia History Students Go to Savannah

As they reach various milestones within the Georgia History curriculum, students in 8th grade are invited to attend optional field trips throughout the year. The biggest one is a trip to Savannah, where they got the chance to view sites related to what they’ve studied. They participated in a trolley tour, toured Wormsloe State Historic Site, walked along the Savannah River, went to Bonaventure Cemetery, and even got a few hours of sunshine on Tybee Island.

100th Day of School

To celebrate the 100th day of school, elementary school students dressed as centenarians and played 100-style games. Our second and third-grade students also took part in a 100th-Day Parade as other students cheered them through the hallway.

Watch the cutest parade ever!

The 4 Soils Parable in K-5 Devotions

Students got to be hands-on with the four types of soil in the parable of the sower found in Luke 8 and Matthew 13: a hard path, rocks, thorns, and good soil.

K/1 Show-and-Tell Fun

Our students in kindergarten and first grade hosted Show-and-Tell Fun this week.

Courage in K-5 History

Students in K-5 learned about courageous figures of history, such as Joan of Arc.

Don’t forget to have your students bundle up and wear comfortable shoes and clothes on Tuesday for the Walk for Water. Have a great weekend!