Lower School Update - October 21, 2019

Teacher Appreciation

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week at Graded!  Please feel free to show your thanks to our awesome teachers with a handmade card or a “Thanks!”  

Halloween

Halloween will be celebrated on Friday, November 1.  For specific details, please refer to the email sent to all Lower School parents today.

Intellectual Curiosity

A great way to feed a hungry mind is to listen to podcasts.  You might have your favorites but are your children listening to any?  Here is a great podcast for curious kids to start with.  

Eagle’s Nest

Each week during our Eagle’s Nest on Monday mornings, two classes are awarded the “Golden G.”  Nominated by teachers, this class is chosen by exhibiting the Eagle Way around the school. This week, Ms. Kulikowsky and Ms. Takamura’s class won for following the Eagle Way in the hallways and the classroom with two teachers.  Ms. Fernanda R’s class won for getting ready so promptly in the morning to go to class.

Donations

The Global Issues Network Club, run by high school students, is hosting a basic necessities drive this semester. The aim of this drive is to collect items like toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap or any other item which could potentially improve the hygiene for those less fortunate. The team has placed cardboard boxes throughout the whole school, including the hallways, near the office and in the student center so that depositing donations takes only a second. They will be accepting donations all throughout October and November and will package the donations for the upcoming holiday season. On behalf of GIN, we thank you for your participation; we can all make a difference.

News from the Library

We hope you can join us for this special opportunity with world-renowned author/illustrator, Peter H. Reynolds. In this interactive session, Peter will explore how families can promote creativity in their homes. There are limited spots, so please RSVP today! CLICK HERE TO RSVP. Livro Facil will have several of his most popular books for sale if you'd like to get autographed copies. His books have important messages and kids love them! The bookstore already has copies of Say Something, as well as the Portuguese translations of The Dot and The Word Collector. They also have English copies of The Dot, Going Places, and Ish. Get yours while they last! 

Upcoming Important Dates

October 21 to 25	PTA - Teacher Appreciation Week
October 24 to 30	Visiting Author - Peter Reynolds
October 29	8:30 am LS Parent Coffee: Visiting Author - Peter Reynolds (Innovation Studio)
November 1	Halloween Parade
November 7	Pre-primary Field trip to Jardim Botanico
November 9	PTA Thanksgiving
November 11 - 14	Kindness Week
November 15	Holiday - No School (Proclamação da Republica)
November 18	Holiday - No School (Observance Consiencia Negra)
November 19	LS Parent Coffee
November 26	LS Musical
November 28 & 29	No School - Thanksgiving

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