Mary Wins Best School Mascot Category!

Lucy poses with "Mary" at the Lichterman.

"Mary, the Robot Rocks" won the Best School Mascot category at the Lichterman Nature Center Scarecrow Contest!  The Lower School students are so happy:)  We were also pleased to find out that she received an Honorable Mention award in the Most Creative category.  Mary, the Robot scarecrow has the possibility of earning yet another award if we all go to the Lichterman and vote for her as "most popular" over the next two months while the scarecrows are on display.  Thank you again to all who helped make this project such a success:)))

Mary, the Robot Rocks!

Mary is settled into her new home at the Lichterman Nature Center, please go visit her and the other "scarecrows" there:)

Lichterman Nature Center Scarecrow Contest

First through Fourth grade students have collaborated during several lunch recess breaks to create an amazing "recycled robot" as our entry in the Lichterman Nature Center Scarecrow Contest. "Mary, The Robot Rocks" will represent the St. Mary's Lower School Think Tank beginning Sept. 8th.  "Mary" was created from recycled items from St. Mary's and our students' homes.  We are grateful to our wonderful helpers - Mrs. Padron, Mrs. McElroy, Mrs. Carter and her cafeteria staff, and our maintenance help, Mr. David and Mr. Leith.  Please take your family and friends to check out all of the scarecrows and learn about outdoor habitats and plants at the - Lichterman Nature Center.

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First Week Fun!

It has been an exciting and fun first week of school!   It has been so nice to see old friends and to welcome some new faces to our campus.  Another new thing that happened this week was an organizational meeting of a group of students who are going to work on our first Think Tank project, a scarecrow entry in a contest sponsored by the Lichterman Nature Center.  The Center is a great resource for our city and we are looking forward to being a part of this activity.  The students discussed using objects that we already have around our houses, turning our "trash" into a "treasure".  There will be more information on this project to follow...
In the meantime, click on the smilebox below for a few photos from our first week of school:)

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August Activities

August is a month filled with fun activities and events for my family.  We just returned from the beach Saturday night after having celebrated my 21st wedding anniversary with my husband and my daughter's 12th birthday (and my husband's birthday is on August 20th).  Today I have returned to school to start setting up our wonderful new "Think Tank" classroom in Davis Hall.  I am so excited about the activities that we will all do in that room!  Be thinking about new things to research and study and I look forward to seeing you all next week:)

Summertime

Summer is quickly winding down (I can tell because my daughter is working on her last book for her summer reading!).  I hope that you all have been enjoying some good books and would love for you to comment on them on this blog.  It is always great to read something recommended by a friend:)  I have recently added some sites to the SMS delicious page, so please click on the Resources and Activities tab above to access them.  I am going to fit in a last trip out-of-town to the beach at the end of this month and plan to read some magazines and perhaps a school book or two.  See you all soon!

Vacation Time

I hope that you are all having a fun summer so far!  I had an unexpected trip to the beach with some of my girlfriends that attended elementary and high school with me.  It was great visiting with them and sharing good times.  I have seen several of our St. Mary's friends at various swimming pools, vacation bible school, and softball fields and I hope to see many more of you before we return to school.  When you aren't out playing don't forget to check your grade level's delicious pages and the Learning Specialist's Delicious page for some interesting activities and games.  Take care:)