LOWER SCHOOL NEWS
Friday, March 4th, 2005

Get a jump on spring cleaning and donate your used books to the SFCS Lower School Used Book Fair! Used books may be dropped off during Lower School car pool on Tuesday, March 8, Wednesday, March 9, and Thursday, March 10. Look for the wheelbarrows! The fair will be held in Room 104 of the Lower School Building from Monday, March 14, through Thursday, March 17, during the students’ regularly scheduled Library times. This will be a great chance to recycle good literature for both children and adults. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Gilpin at 297-4876.

Students of Becky Eaton are finetuning their thinking caps and putting together science experiments and projects to present in a 2nd Grade Science Fair. Students will present their projects beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, and Thursday, March 17.

For the next six weeks, SFCS 4th Grade students will be up to their necks in paper! As part of a Science study on our country’s natural resources, students will collect, weigh and measure paper from all 4th and 5th Grade classrooms. This will give them a good lesson on just how much paper we can save from going into our landfill if we recycle! Students will also visit the Enoree Landfill on Tuesday, March 8, for a firsthand look at where all of our trash goes!

The 3rd Grade classes of Annette Boehm and Margaret McCanless will celebrate the History of South Carolina in a special musical to be held on Thursday, March 17, in the Shannon Forest Christian Church Sanctuary at 7:00 p.m. Students have been hard at work learning songs from our state’s history and dances - from traditional Indian dances to the Shag to share in this special presentation.

Students in SFCS classes PK3 through K5 will travel to the Palmetto Expo Center on Thursday, March 10, to enjoy a performance of “Mr. AL!” Al Rasso has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s in Early Childhood Education and has entertained school children since 1988. Children fine tune motor skills and build language as they clap, stomp, sing and dance to educational songs.

SFCS 4th Grade classes will be treated to a behind-the-scenes visit with the animals, enjoy animal-themed activities, a midnight hike through the zoo and more, fun, educational activities when they spend the annual “Night at the Greenville Zoo.” The children will attend in two groups, Friday, April 15, and Friday, April 29. They will also enjoy a pizza dinner, midnight snack and continental breakfast in the morning. Students, teachers and parent chaperones will be sleeping in the Educational Center at the Zoo in separate rooms to house the boys and the girls. Due to Zoo restrictions, there will be no late arrivals or early dismissals allowed.

SFCS Art teacher, Teresa Hoover will be conducting two summer camps for rising 7th and 8th Grade students that will exercise creative hands and minds! Visual Arts Camp will provide students an opportunity to develop and expand their Art skills through special projects that go above and beyond what is done during the school year. It will include improving drawing skills and imagination activities such as projects exploring outdoor painting and drawing, 3-D sculpture, ceramics, 2-D design and more! Culinary Arts Camp will be an extension of what is taught in the Home Living Class. Participants will explore more advanced recipes and techniques while mastering the fundamentals of cooking. Each day the students will prepare three to four different food items, including appetizers, salads, entrees, vegetables, breads and desserts. Throughout the week, cooking techniques and skills will be practiced such as sautéing, baking, broiling, roasting, simple knife skills, proper food handling, meal planning and kitchen management. By Friday, each student will have great set of recipes, knowledge of culinary terms and techniques and confidence to continue experimenting with cooking at home. If you have any questions, please contact Teresa Hoover through email: thoover@shannonforest.com VISUAL ARTS CAMP Monday, June 6 - Friday, June 10 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon SFCS Art Room - Upper School Campus For rising 7th and 8th Grade students Cost: $110/week (This includes all art supplies.) CULINARY ARTS CAMP Monday, June 27 - Friday, July 1 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon SFPC Kitchen (connected to the SFPC Gymnasium) For rising 7th and 8th Grade students Cost: $110/week (This includes all food supplies.)

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