Monica Ros School

Hi Families,  Three things and an extra:

1. A Day in the Life-Thursday, Jan 22, 5:30-6:30, report to your child’s classroom with your child.  At 6:00 you will give up the comfort of the familiar and move into new territory (the next classroom up)—good luck.  I assure you that kind, competent, and polite children will await you there.  This is a great moment to let all our students know how important (and fun) school is to you.
2. Family Hike organized by the Parents’ Club (Thank you, Chairs, Joy_Golbere and Donna_Pope)
Sunday Feb. 8th.  – Save the Date
Meet at MRS parking lot.10:00am.
Carpool to the Gilbreth’s barn.
We will do the Gridley trail hike from there.
It is a moderately strenuous hike.
Hot dogs and drinks will be served after the hike at the barn.
Please bring water on the hike.
Should be lots of fun!
3. CONSTRUCTION ON  GRAND  AVENUE between Gridley and McAndrew,  January 26, 27, 28 (next Mon, Tues and Wed).  They will be recycling and relaying the road surface.  It may take a few more days.  There will be only one lane and we can expect delays up to 20 minutes.  There will be traffic control.
4. Today the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Graders watched the inauguration of our 44th President in the 3rd Grade classroom using an internet connection and a projector.  Everything was life-size, at least, and it felt like we were standing on the dais ourselves.  The children were spellbound through the introductions-Diane Feinstein and Rick Warren were captivating, Aretha Franklin breath-taking-they loved the hat.  You could have heard a pin drop during the quartet.  Joe Biden’s oath went off alright.  When it was time for President Obama-they started off giggling about the step stool.  They recovered however when they were asked to stand during the oath-they shot up.  After about 15 minutes, one second grader claimed in a hushed, but desperate whisper, “This is the longest thing I have ever listened, too!”  Another wanted to know “When are they going to do the “Pledge of Allegiance?”  They had to be satisfied with singing the National Anthem at the end which they all did with confidence and happiness.  Whether their delight was because of the occasion or the end of the occasion, I can’t say.

See you Thursday night!  Susan

Susan_Hardenbergh
Director
Monica Ros School
Ojai, CA 93023

805-646-8184
805-646-2708 (fax)
www.monicaros.org

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at 11:46 am and is in the Director's Blog.