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The Arts

From last week's dance party to this week's Christmas Show rehearsals, and writing and art activities to decorate our hallway and classroom, the arts are alive and well at HCA.

Quotes from Santa

The students imagined Santa talking to one of the reindeer, Mrs. Claus, one of the elves, or a boy or girl and then wrote a sentence that included a quote from Santa.  They illustrated their sentences and hung their work to decorate our classroom.



Snowmen

The Second Graders really enjoyed creating a snowman for our hallway display, and they showed their creativity by drawing patterns on the snowmen's scarves and hats.  The students observed the snowmen's differences and we discussed how our differences make each of us very unique.






Dance Party

 At our last Community Time, all students gathered for a dance party. There were lots of smiling faces as the children showed their best dance moves.









Student of the Week
               

         Our Student of the Week, Leah, greets her classmates upon their arrival to school.

Sneak Peek

 
  Here is a sneak peak of the students rehearsing for the Christmas Show. Don't they sound awesome?
                                     


Upcoming Events

Tuesday, December 4th 
Classroom Math Night in Grades 1 and 2: 6:00 to 6:30
                                               Grades 3 and 4: 6:30 t0 7:00

Friday, December 7th - Pajama Day
Students who pay a dollar to benefit Children's Hospital may wear        
their pajamas to school.

Sunday, December 9th - 10:00 a.m. - Annual Family Christmas Liturgy

Monday, December 17th - 6:30 p.m. - Early Childhood and Lower School Christmas Show and Nativity

Tuesday, December 18th - 9:00 a.m. - Early Childhood and Lower School Grandparents' Day Celebration


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