Monday, March 31, 2014

Presenting...African Americans Who Made a Difference!

Colin Powell

George Washington Carver

Louis Armstrong

A.C. Wharton

Barack Obama

Maya Angelou

Sojourner Truth

Savannah Shepard, Roving Reporter! Reporting on...Alvin Ailey!

Blake Campbell, Roving Reporter! Reporting on...Jackie Robinson!

W.E.B. Dubois

Frederick Douglass

Harriet Tubman

Michelle Obama

Griffin Jackson, Roving Reporter! Reporting on...Florence Joyner!

Langston Hughes

Clara Norman, Roving Reporter! Reporting on...Madame C.J. Walker!

John McCarthy, Roving Reporter! Reporting on...Bill Cosby!

Tucker Moore, Roving Reporter! Reporting on...Booker T. Washington!

Cabell Mercer, Roving Reporter! Reporting on...Mae Jemison!





Stevie Wonder





Sunday, March 23, 2014

Welcome Back!

Bonjour!! 



I hope that everyone had a fantastic Spring Break!!

I can't wait to see you all tomorrow!!

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Happy Spring Break!

Upcoming Events...

March 10-21
Spring Break
(No School)

March 10-14
Spring Intersession

March 18 (Tuesday)
Chick-fil-A Night
Poplar/Mendenhall
5:00 p.m.

March 26 (Wednesday)
Progress Reports sent home

March 27 (Thursday)
Parent Coffee
7:30-8:15 a.m.

March 28 (Thursday)
Awards Assembly
8:15 a.m. in the playroom

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Skate Night Fun!

A great time was had by all at Skate Night last night...
and rumor has it that we WON the Pizza Party!


Friday, February 21, 2014

Upcoming Events!

February 24 - 28
Jump Rope for Heart
in the playroom

February 28 (Friday)
Skate Night
5:15–7:15 p.m.
Cordova Skate Center

March 6 (Thursday)
Lenny’s Spirit Night
521 S. Highland
3:00-8:00 p.m.

March 10 - 21
Spring Break
(No School)

March 10 - 14
Spring Intersession

March 18 (Tuesday)
Chick-fil-A Night
Poplar/Mendenhall
5:00 p.m.

March 26 (Wednesday)
Progress Reports sent home

March 27 (Thursday)
Parent Coffee
7:30-8:15 a.m.

March 28 (Thursday)
Awards Assembly
8:15 a.m. in the playroom


Monday, February 17, 2014

Weekly Happenings!



A message from CSPN...
Parents - We need your help with Book Fair!  It is a fun week for the kids, and the sale allows us to provide the teachers with tons of books for their classrooms.  Right now we are very short on volunteers.  We cannot make this event possible with out your help.  If you have not already signed up to help please click on the link below to volunteer. 

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And a message from Leigh Robinson, Book Fair Chairman...
This year we will participate in a charitable program called “All for Books”.  This involves collecting loose change the week of Book Fair.    
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All for Books is a one-for-one charitable matching program, using loose change collected throughout the week of Book Fair.  The contest will work like this:
  • Loose change will be collected from Monday, February 17th through the morning of Friday, February 21st.
  • Jugs will be collected and counted on the morning of Friday, February 21st.
  • The classroom who collects the most money in the milk jugs will win a pizza party!

Some important facts to note are:
  • All money collected will go to the teacher to shop for books for her/his classroom.
  • All money collected goes towards our total sales goal for Book Fair week.
  • Scholastic will match the amount we collect by donating books to charities that help children.

So here’s a recap of the "Whats and Whens":
  • Book Fair February 17th – 21st
  • All for Books loose change collection Mon, Feb 17th through Thurs, Feb 20th

Thank you in advance for making the Book Fair a success!

 
                                        

Our Valentine's Day Party was a smash - so much so, that we ran out of time!!! Special thanks go out to Bridgette Flack and Riki Jackson for organizing the party, as well as to all of the parents who were able to volunteer for everything.









Thursday, February 6, 2014

What's Happening in Starlight City!

This Wednesday, Andrew Murphy from Clean Memphis, a non-profit organization here in Memphis, came to talk to us about Environmental Education. The students had fantastic time trying to decipher what items were recycled to become the "treasures" found in his treasure box!

















ABOUT CLEAN MEMPHIS...
 Clean Memphis is a nonprofit organization founded in 2008 by a group of concerned citizens. 
 Their goal is to make Memphis the cleanest city in the country. 
They have three program platforms to achieve this mission:
  • Support Community Partnership - Helping communities organize routine cleanup projects and address blighted properties in their own neighborhoods.
  • High-Profile Cleanup Sweeps using inmates and court-ordered community service workers.  Clean Memphis performs over 40 "sweeps" per month in important economic development areas of the city using inmates and community service workers.  These areas include The Medical Center, Downtown, The Aerotropolis and all areas of tourism.
  • Clean Memphis offers a comprehensive environmental education program for all schools in Shelby County.  The curriculum is tied to state standards and utilizes the common core.  In addition to the classroom presentations, Clean Memphis engages the students in various service learning projects in their communities.