LOWER SCHOOL NEWS
Wednesday, November 17, 2004

The Shannon Forest Christian School 4th Grade Family Fun Nights continue with a star-filled trip to the Roper Mountain Science Center Planetarium on Friday, November 19. The group will meet at the planetarium for the 7:30 p.m. show, but families should arrive 20 minutes early to assure a seat. Word has it that the best seats are in the back of the auditorium! Additional shows are available at 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The observatory opens at 8:10 p.m. for an opportunity to watch the stars. The cost is $3 for children 6-12 and $4 for adults. There is a senior rate of $3 for those 60 years and older.

SFCS 3rd Grade Students at Walnut Grove Plantation

SFCS 3rd Grade students will once again travel back in time to experience the ever-popular Pioneer Day on Friday, November 19. Classes will enjoy classroom pioneer crafts and games from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. that will include crafting corn husk dolls, quilting, butter making, playing a spinning wheel game and baking home-made donuts. At 12:30 p.m., students will enjoy a pioneer lunch in the SFPC Cafeteria. A feast of possum stew, corn bread and molasses cookies will take place in a setting that features period lanterns. The meals will be served by volunteers in period costumes. Following lunch, the square dancing fun begins at 2:00 p.m. in the SFPC Gymnasium. Have your cameras ready for this beloved SFCS event!

Christmas is coming and the SFCS 3rd Grade students are looking forward to a field trip on Friday, December 3, that will include a presentation of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the Warehouse Theatre and a visit to the Hyatt to take in the Festival of Trees. Student will then enjoy a lunch at Fuddruckers. Everyone raise their hands if they want to be in the 3rd Grade again!

The SFCS 3rd Grade classes of Annette Boehm and Margaret McCanless recently enjoyed a field trip to Walnut Grove Plantation on Wednesday, November 3. One of the highlights of the trip was learning how to make candles the oldfashioned way! Students also relived the “Trail of Tears” in a Peace Center theatre presentation on Tuesday, November 16.

Lower School students will be dining in their classrooms on Thursday, December 2, due to the annual Thursday morning Bible study brunch in the Lower School Cafeteria. It is very important that all lunch orders include specific instructions as to the type of chips, ice cream and milk your child wishes to order. If none is specified, the staff will make a selection. No substitutions may be made on this day. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.

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