Plenty on horizon at El Morro
After a very wet month we head into February and March looking out to
the beautiful ocean that we are so fortunate to see everyday.
With school back in session after the winter break, January
offered Art Masters, Class Act, field trips and the exciting regular
weekly events of library, computers and music.
Two of our students, Carson Cushing and Elijah Meisse,
kindergarteners in Mrs. Sjule’s class, participated among others in
the PTA Reflections Art Contest. Their art was selected to be shown
at the Guggenheim Gallery in the Moulton Fine Arts Center of Chapman
University. Congratulations to both of them and to all who
participated in the contest!
Our second session of after school clubs has started and offers a
diversity of classes to our students. Bookworms, a reading group,
continues to be overbooked. We were able to add a second class,
offered each week by Mrs. Cameron. We are also offering in the next
session a third class of Bookworms. It is in our best interest for
the kids to maintain their enthusiastic interest in reading. We hope
to satisfy every child’s reading needs. The library is also open for
enjoyment during lunchtime as well.
The talent show is right around the corner. An amazing pool of
talent by our third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students, directed by
Chris Barton and Lisa Mansour, will impress each of you on Feb. 11 at
the high school’s Artists Theatre. It is a great night for our El
Morro families to attend and cheer on our fellow students.
Beginning Feb. 1, the PTA will sponsor the lunchtime activity
program. It is offered to all first- through fifth-grade students
every Tuesday and Thursday, pending the rain. The students can choose
to participate in a weekly craft, organized sport event, board
games/puzzles, library reading or free play during their recess time
after they are dismissed from the lunch benches. We hope to offer the
students a fun way of joining other students in a pleasant variety of
activities.
The beginning of March brings Read Across America, an interactive
day spent with community and parent volunteers reading to our
students in celebration of Dr. Seuss and his love of reading.
The jog-a-thon will be held on March 18, a minimum day for all,
and is sure to be fun and exciting. This is our biggest PTA
fundraiser of the year.
We thank all of the parents who volunteer to bring together all of
the extracurricular activities that are provided to the students at
El Morro.
* MELANIE LEWIS is the president of the El Morro Elementary PTA.
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