The Intrepid and Carnegie Hall

This coming week we have two exciting field trips.  

On Thursday April 29th, the middle school will go to the Intrepid.  We will have a guided tour as well as a workshop to stimulate our minds (and hearing from students who have gone already, it should be fun as well.)

Next Wednesday on Cinco de Mayo the middle school will once again make a trip to Carnegie Hall.  This time we will be listening to music of Mexico, a unit they have been studying in their music class.

I just have to say how exciting it is to live in an area where such great field trips are available merely minutes away.  Please talk to your children about these trips and engage them in conversations about what they have taken away from going to these places.

Upcoming Events

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break!  We are now in our last term, it's unbelievable how fast this year has zipped by.  The last ten weeks are filled with field trips, events and exhibitions.

April 27:  Carnegie artists visit
April 29:  Field Trip to the Intrepid
May 25: Spring Concert
May 26: Field Trip to DNA Lab
June 10: 7th Grade Literature Exhibitions
June 11: 8th Grade Graduation Exhibitions
June 14: Baccalaureate Dinner
June 16: Field Day
June 17: Commencement
June 18: Last Day of School

Scienc Exhibition Pictures

Here are some pictures from the Science Exhibition

Passover and Easter Break

April 1st is the annual Mustard Seed Passover Celebration (no foolin!).  Seventh graders along with the eighth graders will be assuming leadership roles.  This includes helping younger students during the meal and helping with the clean-up after the celebration.  In regards to the latter, students will be dismissed after all the jobs are completed.  This will be no later than 2:00.

As for the Easter Break, students will have minimal homework.  However they are responsible for reading a book and finishing a journal entry.  This means the Wednesday of the week we get back, students will have read TWO books.

Science Exhibition

The Science Exhibition is just around the corner (March 26th)

The students have chosen their topics and are hard at work with their essays.  The students have chosen to do the following topics.

Deanna:Making an ooblek
Bridget" Blowing up a balloon with vinegar and baking soda
Espi: Egg and vinegar
Phyllis: Growing crystals
Beca: Polymers
Josiah: Bubbles
Juan: Electric Circuits
Rhapsody: Melting points of different chocolates
Pedro: Bacteria
Devin: Measuring speed

Hair Donation Service Project

We finally have a date confirmed for our service project. The hair cutting will take place on April 14th from 1 PM to 3 PM in the Community Room.

The good people of Ferrazz Hair Salon have volunteered to help us but they need to know how many people will be donating their hair. Please contact Mr. Choi at schoi@mustardseedschool.org if you or your child or both are willing to donate your hair.

And please remember...

• Donated hair must be a minimum of 8 inches long (measure hair from just above the elastic band of the ponytail to the ends).

• Wavy/curly hair texture is fine-you may straighten hair to measure.

• Hair should be freshly washed and completely dry, without any styling products.

• Hair may be colored with vegetable dyes, rinses and semi-permanent dyes. It cannot be bleached, permanently colored or chemically treated.

• Hair may not be more than 5 percent gray.

Thank you!!

Quick View on What's Happening in March

March 15-18

• TERM ENDS
• Friday - no school for students, teacher work day

March 22-26

• Thursday:  Math Exhibitions
• Friday: Palms Celebration; Science exhibitions

March 29-April 1

• Tuesday: Way of the Cross
• Thursday:  Passover Celebration