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Spirit Week!

News from the 4th Grade classroom

May 18, 2018
This week, students at Pacific Northern Academy showed their spirit with a different theme for each and every day. Monday was ‘Denim Day’, Tuesday was ‘Blast From The Past (see the photos above and below), Wednesday was Sports Day, Thursday was ‘Animal Day’ and Friday was ‘Future Self Day’.  In the photos above and below, students dress as a blast from the past!
In the video below, Fourth Grade starts the day off with some challenging karaoke. One team challenges the other to sing a song of their choosing — and then judges decide who puts on the best performance. 

Yes, We’re Still Working On The Adobe/Sod Home…

The Fourth Grade (finally) completed their sod-roofed home. In the photos below, students put the last few finishing touches on their structure. As you may recall, the bricks used on the walls were ‘poured’ using ice cube trays in a process similar to the ways in which real mud bricks would have been formed, and the roof was constructed of wood lashed together with twine, and then finally covered in sod. (Yes, it actually was sod taken from the PNA grounds.)
And, a small part of the construction process. In the video below, Keeva and Sonya glue bricks together using a carefully formulated mixture of mud. Some hay is mixed in, as well, in order to provide insulation and give the mud a stronger bond when it dries.

Hush Hush & On The QT

Our Next Chapter Begins…
Bringing books to the new buildingWe’re moving our library to the new school with the help of our fantabulous students!

On Monday, May 21st, students will move their favorite book from the PNA library to our new school. We will walk the 1/4 of a mile to our new location, deposit our books, and have a small reception with cookies! We ask that all students wear a green shirt (polo preferred) or a shirt/sweatshirt with the PNA logo on it.

If you would like to volunteer, please let your child’s teacher know.

Field Day Chaperons Needed!
Thursday, May 24th
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Ms Molly will need a few parents to help with Field Day on Thursday, May 24th, with the following tasks:1) Three parents to help her with planning, food, and set up (starting at 9:30 AM)
2) About eight parents to help the kids with the games (From 12:45 -3:00 PM)

If you are interested in helping, let us know what your availability is by using the sign up link: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090F45A4A72DA7FB6-field1 or you can send an email to parentassociation@pacificnorthern.org

Important Moving Dates
Listed below are key dates for our move:

  • Friday, May 25th – Educational Garage Sale in PNA’s front parking lot
  • Tuesday, May 29th – Friday, June 1st – Join as during the day or after work to box up items and take loads over to the new school. We’ll work from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 2nd – MOVING DAY – 9:00 a.m. until complete – Moving trucks will pull into PNA at 9:00 a.m. ready to be loaded and unloaded.
  • Monday, June 4th – Wednesday, June 6th – Final Clean Up

If you would like to lend a hand, a truck, or words of encouragement, please get in touch withTabitha so we can have an idea of how many volunteers we’ll have available for these days.

Sneak Peek!

And now, we offer a special sneak peek at what your Fourth Grade students will be doing in Fifth Grade next year! Please click on the link below to be updated on all the exciting happenings in Mr. Johnson’s class!

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