March 13, 2015
Dear Families,
Happy Friday the 13th!
Sure hope you enjoyed the African drumming and dance last night. Thank
you to so many for coming! It was
a great turn out. I am sure that
you have heard a lot about the experience over the course of the week. Boy, has it been wonderful. Namory and Liz, our drumming and dance
teachers, couldn’t be lovelier.
They have been patient and encouraging, informative and interesting as
we learn new rhythms and dance moves.
And believe us… it is harder than it looks! In addition we have been
learning some interesting things about Guinea, Africa. Be sure to get the scoop from your
kiddo.
We
also had a special treat on Wednesday morning
with a performance from the Shapleigh
Jazz Band. They were fantastic! Lots of different instruments, beats,
melodies and rhythms. It is such
fun for the teachers to see former Mitchell School students playing for
us. Who knows… maybe in a few
years your child will be playing for us too. It is a great opportunity!
And of course, none of this could be
possible without our wonderful PTA who funds The Arts Fair Week. A big shout out to them. One way we can show our appreciation is
to contribute an item or two for the grade 3 basket “Grilling is a Ball.” It will get raffled off at the Kittery Live Talent Show in April.
Our
Spring Conferences are quickly approaching. Thank you for returning the conference
slip. I’ll make a “master schedule” and finalize times.
It has been a really wonderful and varied
week together.