Week of Dec. 8 - event changes
Holiday show, Fashion Boutique sale cancelled due to rain
WINTER HOLIDAY CONCERT
As you know Winter Holiday Concert will be held on Wednesday, December 17. There will be two shows this year at 8:45am and 1:30am. Our grade is invited to the first show and we will get red tickets for that show this or next week. If families are invited to attend morning show they get 2 red tickets, afternoon show 2 green tickets. We will need to present tickets in order to enter the auditorium for the show. We cannot exceed the maximum capacity of the auditorium due to fire regulations so please trade tickets with another family if you cannot attend the show for which your class is scheduled.
Our class is performing Peace on Earth and Run Run Rudolf. These are very different and beautiful songs. We were assigned to wear specific costumes. 4th grade is wearing festive shirt under black or dark colored zipped up or buttoned up sweater and black (dark colored) bottoms for Peace on Earth song. The black (dark colored) sweater will be taken off for the Run Run Rudolph song.
If you have a small guitar you can bring it in to be used in a Run Run Rudolph. If you have no guitar, please don’t worry about it. Kids will still have fun performing. It’s a very fast and rock’n roll song!!
If we're worried about parking due to street sweeping; we've got a $7 parking deal at Le Montrose Hotel on the corner of Cynthia and Hammond. There's street sweeping at 10:00 on Wednesdays on a lot of streets around school, so it might be safer to park in the Montrose or at a meter on Sunset. The concert is supposed to be 52 minutes and starts at 8:45 so it SHOULD be okay but you never know.
Refreshments will be sold before the show to benefit the
4th and 5th grade out-of-town trips, and we'll raffle a remote control car and an iPad Mini,...just in time for the holidays! Come early and enjoy extra treats!
4th Grade Holiday Party:
REGISTER FOR THE MUSICAL "SNOW QUEEN" BY DEC. 12
JETS staff will also be onsite to collect registration forms and answer questions on Tuesday, 12/9 right after school outside the auditorium. Once fully registered, students will receive the dropbox with audition material over the winter break. Classes are held on Thursdays this year, starting on 1/15/15. Registration ends 12/12/14. Register Online or Print Registration Form and Return to JAXX.
BLOWOUT PRICES THIS FRIDAY CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
Fashion Blowout Sale this Friday has been cancelled at this time due to possible rain. Please have kids go to auditorium instead of the yard. Thank you
Needed Books for Classroom and At Home Reading
By the Great Horn Spoon by SId FLeischman
Holes Louis Sachar
Walter, The Story of a Rat Barbara Wersba
The Island of the Blue Dolphin
GET IN ON THE SPIRIT OF GIVING
A sheet was sent home on Friday describing the kinds of presents the kids need and want the most.
For the next two weeks, we will have a big box in the main hallway to hold new, unwrapped toy donations. During the winter show we will continue this effort to spread joy to those in need in our community with another box to collect donations located in the auditorium.
This is a wonderful way to support our community and we hope everyone joins in to donate toys for every child in need!
Important Dates to Remember
Dec. 11- Girl Scout Meeting @8:30am in B5
Dec 12 - Fashion Blowout Holiday Sale - CANCELLED
Dec. 12- JAXX Registration Due-"The Snow Queen's Frozen"
Dec. 16 - Arts Committee Meeting @ 8:30am
Dec. 17 - Winter Concert (Please refer to this newsletter for details)
Dec. 18- Ms.Russo and Mr. Navarro 4th grade Holiday Party (Please see enclosed sign up)
Dec. 19 - Minimum day, school ends at 1pm
Dec 22 - Jan 11 - No School (Winter Holiday Break)
Jan 19 - No School (MLK)
Feb 16 - No School (President's Day)
March 9-13 - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 30-Apr 3 - No School (Spring Break)
April 6 - No School (Cesaer Chavez)
May 8 - 4th Grade Sacramento Field Trip
May 25 - No School (Memorial Day)
June 4 - Last Day of School
Resources
Resources
* Check Ms. Russo’s website for homework assignments, upcoming assessments & updates at: msprusso.weebly.com/index.html
* Wizard Wire each Tuesday and refer to the FOWHE website at http://www.fowhe.org/home/.
4th Grade Holiday Party signup: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0E4EA8AC2AA0FC1-4thgrade/1576530
*Purchase Spiritwear Online at https://fowhe.ejoinme.org/spiritwear.
*Weho Library Day - signup at
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054eaeae2fa20-library
*Pledge Donations @ http://www.fowhe.org/home/fundraising/pledge-drive/
Please let us know if you have questions.
Thank you so much for your amazing support!
Ms. Russo's 4th Grade Room Parents:
Marina B. Shlimak (Dascha's mom)
323-819-9229 cell
Missi Stein (Isabella's Mom)
(323) 559-3056 cell