The Ehrhardt School Spelling Bee will be in December. Our class will be representd by Brenna Ballez & Julia Page, who had the highest scores on the qualifying test. Good luck to both girls, and compliments to these four students who also participated in the competition: Kelsey Brown, Corrina Frattalone, Dominique Frazier, and Audrey Wilson.
The following students participated in the school attendance poster contest: Corrina Frattalone, Jessica Hanson and Julia Page. They created original posters using our school theme, "Woke up late? School won't wait!" The girls are anxiously waiting to hear who won the school competition.
The Ehrhardt Superstax speedstacking club recently had a tournament, and two students from our class participated. Mazzie Davies placed first in both 3-6-3 and the cycle. Brendan Dunning placed fourth in 3-6-3 and fifth in the cycle. Good job, Mazzie & Brendan, so keep on stacking!!!
Congratulations to our STAR student for this month: Lauren Enos. Lauren is being recognized for demonstrating the characteristic: Choose to be healthy.
The Academic Award for this month goes to Mazzie Davies for consistently good effort in all areas. Congratulations to both of you!
I have shown the class one of my favorite websites: www.freerice.com It is sponsored by the United Nations and a network of charitable organizations that are raising money to feed children in underdeveloped nations. The cool thing about it is that anyone can help with this effort by going to the website and answering school subject questions. For every correct answer, the player earns 10 grains of rice for a child somewhere in the world. The questions are written at many different levels and in subjects such as math, vocabulary, and grammar, so students are reinforcing their own learning while they help others. Ask your child about "free rice" and have her/him show you the website. You will soon be hooked!!
Free Rice Update: The students have been given a Free Rice record sheet to keep track of the rice they earn. They can visit the website at school or at home, but they must have a teacher or parent signature to verify their score. We are beginning some friendly competition among the 5th & 6th grade classes, so all of the students are encouraged to earn as much rice as possible. The math, vocabulary, & grammar subjects provide great extra practice, so this would be a perfect off-track activity.