Assembly
Line
At our last assembly of the year, held on
Friday, December 16, some Hanukkah goblins showed up to hinder the traveler,
Hershel, from lighting the menorah candles.
The children enjoyed seeing their teachers dressed as villagers,
goblins, and others as they retold the story of Hershel and the Hanukkah
Goblins.
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Thursday, 12/22 – Monday, 01/02 |
Winter Break – No School |
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Tuesday, 01/03 |
School Re-opens |
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Monday, 01/16 |
MLK, Jr. Day Observed. No School |
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Saturday, 01/21 |
Maintenance Day, 8:00 AM – Noon |
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Tuesday, 01/24 – Friday, 01/28 |
Elementary Testing Days (2nd grade and
older) |
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Saturday, 02/04 |
“The Silent Journey,” a Parent Education event, 8:30
AM |
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Saturday, 02/11 |
Maintenance Day, 8:00 AM – Noon |
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Tuesday, 02/14 |
Valentine’s Day at EWMS |
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Friday, 02/17 |
Teacher Continuing Education Day – no school, no
extended day care |
Gingerbread (School) House
Our gracious EII
students showed no great disappointment at not having won the gingerbread
contest. The winning house, as adjudged by
both the celebrity and the popular vote, was created by Concord High School
students, which seems like pretty worthy competition for fourth graders. Congratulations, Concord, and the EII for
your excellent effort.
Caroling
The oldest children in
the school went to the People’s Settlement on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, to
carol for the visitors there. They sang
several seasonal songs and played their recorders as well.
Did You Know …
Today is our last school
day of 2011. We return after the Winter
Break on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Safe
travels and a very Happy New Year to all.
Montessori Academy of Christina
If you have not yet done
so, please be sure to get your choice paperwork into the Christina School
District offices (600 North Lombard Street) by January 11th. There will be only 8 days remaining once
school resumes in January, making scheduling physicals, locating birth
certificates, and lining up all the other necessary paperwork quite
time-sensitive. We really want to ensure
that everyone who wants a seat in the Montessori Academy of Christina gets in!
Alumni Update
Kimberly Cilento danced several lead roles, including that
of the Snow
Queen, in the Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance production of “The
Nutcracker” last weekend. Kimberly is a
junior at Wilmington Friends School and studies dance at the Barbara Sandonato School of Ballet in Philadelphia.
Current student,
Greta (EII), was also in the production, dancing roles as a mouse and a bon
bon among other things.
Hot Lunch News
Beginning in January,
children in kindergarten and older are invited to join the Craft and Cooking Club meeting on Thursday afternoons.
Each week, some of the
club members will be creating a delicious soup with Master Chef, Pat
McMahon. The soup will become Friday’s
hot lunch option for families. Attached
here is a soup order form. If you choose
to order soup, please return the order form by
the first of each week – or, order for the entire soup season in one easy step.
Images from: Autumn,freeclipart.net, Greta, Michelle Woods