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Valentine Fun

Marissa Crary, Melia Christenson, Cody Gulliford, and
Tanner Evans look at the valentines and other fun items
found in their boxes.

February 14 is always a special
day in the elementary department.
Students use their creativity to
create a mail box to receive cards,
candy, or other treats. It is put
outside their classroom door. It is
amazing how full they become!
Together on the morning of
Valentine’s Day, all the students
gather in the Round Room to
dig into the mailboxes and open
the cute little cards. Many of the
younger students ask “Who is it
from?” Teachers help point out
the person so they can match the
printed name to the real person.
A quick “Thank you!” or a hug is
given.

In the afternoon, students
lined up in the hallway
outside the Round Room.
The girls looked lovely in
their pretty dresses and
fancy shoes. The boys
were handsome in their
nice pants, neat shirts (and
even a few ties). Each girl
linked her arm in a boy’s
arm and they walked
slowly towards the stage.
On the stage sat last year’s
King, Queen, Princess, and
Prince. Each couple bowed
before the court and took a
seat. This continued till all
the students were in the
room. Then the new court
was chosen completely by
2006 Valentine Royalty include King Tanner Evans, Queen
chance. The excitement
Marika Beyer, Prince Ben Beyer, and Princess Daniella
builds because all wanted
Bernal.
the special honor. The
lucky four students were
King Tanner Evans, Queen Marika Beyer, Prince Ben Beyer and Princess Daniella
Bernal. The dance began with these two couples leading the dance. Then teacher Peg
Stachowiak announced each dance. Sometimes it was ladies’ choice and the girls asked
the boys to dance. The next time it would be gentleman’s choice and the boys were
reminded to walk, not run, to ask their favorite girl. We spend two hours doing the
Twist, the Monkey, the Swim, the 2-Step, the Macarena, the Bunny Hop, and the
Limbo. When teacher Karen Scarcello-Alsaegh brought in the ice cream sundaes, we
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were all ready for a much needed break!
It was fun to put the dances that gym
teacher Pat Blackmer taught into action.
She did a great job of teaching polite
ways to ask a person to dance. She
emphasized dancing with all and avoiding hurt feelings. It was nice to see the
lesson was learned!

Elementary Celebrates 100 Days
Thursday, February 9, was the 100th day of the 2005-2006 school year. It is a tradition for the lower elementary department to use this
day as another learning experience while making it a fun event!

Each student brought 100 items from home. Some brought stickers, pennies, paper clips, or beans. It was fun to see the different things
our friends brought. Our bilingual specialist, Karla Gunn, brought a library book to share with us. It was a long story about children
celebrating 100 days of school just like us. Then we colored a Bingo paper. We were surprised to see the numeral 100 when we
finished coloring. How did that happen? Then we counted 100 fruit loops and put them on a string to make a necklace. Yummy! We
put paint on our hands and pressed them onto a large poster. We had 100 hands! Messy! Then our ASL specialist Kathryn Harbison
read us a short story about 100 days of school. Interesting!

We did 100 exercises which included jumping jacks, pushups, leg raises, toe touches, hops and stretches. Healthy! We held books and
stood on a scale until it showed 100 pounds. Heavy! We flipped a coin 100 times and recorded how many heads or tails. We took 100
Popsicle sticks and made lots of unusual objects. Silly! We wrote 100 words. Wow! We did 100 piece jigsaw puzzles. Fun! We saw the
movie 101 Dalmatians! Oops, one too many!

Angela Cousyn and Tom Steinbach enter
the Round Room.

Toni Lovrek, Brandon Goad, and Madison Bongard
get a work-out with 100 exercises!

Standing on a scale, Marissa Crary holds more and more
books until the combined weight reaches 100 pounds.

Teacher Peg Stachowiak helps Lennon Morrissey crown King Tanner Evans.

Third grade teacher Lori Lindau helps Ben Beyer arrange some of the
100 popsicle sticks.

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