Larrabee PTA

The Science Fair date has been changed to March 11th.  This gives students and families one more week to work on their projects after the Winter Art Showcase on February 26th!  Can’t wait to see what creative ideas students come up with this year.  The Science Fair entries at Larrabee vary from year-to-year keeping the event fresh and fun!

On January 6th, FMS will be presenting an assembly to students called Rachel’s Challenge. Rachel Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine High School Tragedy on April 20, 1999. She left behind an amazing legacy and a simple challenge to anyone who will accept it – treat others with kindness and compassion and you just may change the world you live in.

We are pleased to be able to invite parents and family members to hear this incredible story of courage and hope in an evening presentation of Rachel’s Challenge on January 6th at 7PM in our Commons. This event shares much of the same information students viewed earlier in the day and ends with a specific challenge to parents and community leaders, showing them how they can reinforce the decisions their youth are making.  Learn more at http://www.rachelschallenge.org/

Please plan on attending this special event on January 6th, 2010. This event is co-sponsored by FMS ASB in collaboration with WMS and FMS PTSA’s, and WMS.

Many thanks to Teresa Hamilton and Peter Frye for their recent donation and installation of the new basketball nets on the playground.  The nets will be well-used and well-loved by our students and neighborhood community.

Big news at Larrabee!  Last year, our Art Odyssey project was an all-school endeavour orchestrated by local artist, Jacquie Bresadola. First, Jacquie worked with a group of students to develop an idea for a mural and then all students contributed a ceramic tile (or more) to the completion of the mural.  The mural was fired, covered with a protective layer of Plexiglas and is now mounted on the school.  A big thank you goes out to Art Odyssey Coordinator, Nancy Cullinane, artists Jacquie Bresadola and Chris Baker and the numerous parent volunteers for their hard work and persistence in seeing this beautiful piece of art to fruition.

The PTA is happy to announce a new event!  We are hosting a Winter Art Showcase at the end of February.  If you love to see art in your child’s school, this is a great volunteer opportunity for you!  Look for more information after Winter Break on this fabulous new event and how you can be involved in the planning process.

This year’s choir concert was a huge success.  The kids sang beautifully and were hilarious, as well.  I appreciate how David Post uses humor to put the children at ease and make performing fun!  A big thank you goes out to David Post, our choir director; as well as to our parent coordinator, Jen DeVange.  Thanks to all the folks who helped with set up and clean up!  A good time had by all….

A few folks have asked if the choir concert is still taking place this evening.  The answer is YES!  We are looking forward to seeing the choir kids in the gym by 6:10 for the 6:30 concert.  Can’t wait to see those cuties perform tonight!

Exciting news!  Art Odyssey classes for the purple and yellow groups will start right after the holidays.  Johanna DeVries  is teaching a five series class on drawing starting  January 4th.  The yellow group’s class is from 12:00 – 1:00 and the purple group from 1:15 to 2:15.  Parents are welcome to check it out!