Archive for February, 2009

Art Odyssey

Art Odyssey Clay dates are approaching for all Larrabee classrooms. The schedule is as follows:
Friday, Feb 20, 2009
9:00-10:00 Kealy/yellow
10:00-11:00 Dorough/purple
11:00-12:40 Young/green
1:15-2:30 Wade
Monday, Feb 23, 2009
9:15-10:15 Glynn
11:00-12:40 Mueller/Red/
1:30-2:30 Henehan/Kinder
Friday Feb 27, 2009
9:00-10:00 McDougal
10:00-11:00 Brede Kinder
11:00-12:40 Conlon/Blue
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Silent Auction

Save the date! April 17th is the Larrabee auction/dessert/bingo night!
Come for an evening of fun including silent and live bidding on services, activities, treats, and STUFF! Do you have something to donate to the auction? Look for more information about making your donation in next week’s VIP folder!
Your donations help the Larrabee PTA support Larrabee [...]

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Choir Class Notice

There will be NO choir classes held for the 1/2 grade Choir and the 3/4 grade Choir during the week of the 17-20th. The 5th grade Choir will still be held.
Regular choir classes will resume the week of the 23rd.

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Engineering Club

Approximately 90 Larrabee Elementary students spend an hour after school on Fridays doing engineering activities. Students do an activity from a Lego kit and an open–ended activity. The PTA has purchased two classroom sets of Legos, one primary and one intermediate set. The Lego kits are designed to help students learn concepts of simple machines. [...]

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Other Volunteer Opportunities

5th Grade Fling  — Coordinate the 5th graders’ end of the year celebration.
Talent/Variety Show and/or Art Show — Give our kids the chance to show off what they can do and celebrate the arts. We only need a coordinator!
Used book sale (or Village Book shopping night?) — Piggyback this event with another, perhaps the [...]

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Mt. School Fund–Raising

Attention Fourth Grade parents! The PTA is hoping for one or more parents to coordinate a fund–raising activity to help pay for Mountain School in the fall of 2009. Money is needed for scholarships at the very least. Make sure Mountain School happens for your children! Contact Jen DeVange or catch any PTA Board member.

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Learn Spanish at Larrabee!

Larrabee has a new Spanish teacher, Ismael Cassas, this semester who is amazing, but we need more students. Our current students don’t want it to end!
Spanish is offered Tuesdays and Thursday from 2:40–3:25 for grades K–2 and from 3:30–4:15 for grades 3–5. The session fee for the quarter is $75.00 and we can run it [...]

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Larrabee Science Fair

The Larrabee Science Fair will be held on March 5th from 5:30–7:30 p.m. This is a non-competitive, low-key event that is open to all Larrabee students. Students can choose to do an experiment or a research project. The Science Fair packets (in bright green) were sent home in your child’s VIP folder the week of [...]

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