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Important dates:
March 1st
Early Release
12:30 dismissal
March 2nd
Kdg. Registration begins
March 11th
SCIENCE FAIR
5:30-7:30 pm
March 18th
Southside Strings Concert
7:00 p.m. Sehome High School
March 22nd
Early Release
12:30 dismissal.
No Kdg class today
Young Author’s Conference
March 26th
Parents Night out
March 30th
Spring Concert
April 5th—9th
Spring Break—NO SCHOOL
April 16th
Auction/Bingo/Dessert Social
Larrabee Events Calendar
District Events Calendar
In Brief
SCIENCE FAIR
On March 11th from
5:30 –7:30 p.m. at the Science Fair we will be serving a slice of pizza
from Pizzaza, organic salad greens and 1 cookie for $3.00.
You may pre-order gluten free pizza by contacting Rainy as soon as possible.
If you’d like to volunteer to help with the serving or clean up, please call Rainy at 671-0379.
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 I had planned to discuss with you budget issues, but fortunately my procrastination in writing this week’s newsletter has led to a topic which I find much more uplifting. The Larrabee Chess Club recently participated in a tournament and won the overall school title. While the win was certainly good news and a credit to the hard work of the coaches and students, the real triumph was the sportsmanship that was demonstrated during the tournament by a Larrabee third grader.
During one of the matches, a Larrabee student put his opponent in check and the opponent did not know what move to make to gain freedom. Therefore, the opponent conceded the win. Rather than accept the win, the Larrabee student showed his opponent a move that would allow the game to continue. I am not sure what the outcome of the game was; I didn’t ask. It wasn’t important to me. Don’t interpret that as me not being a competitive person. I enjoy competing and when I do I play to win, but I also recognized that there are many different ways to win.
To me, that action demonstrated by the Larrabee student indicated that playing the game was more important than winning. Teaching your opponent how to be better will require you to raise your own level of performance the next time you meet. We often think of our Olympic athletes as role models for our children. In this case it was a child setting the example for all of us.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Eric Paige
Parent's Night Out Change of Date:
The March date has been changed to Friday, March 26th. We’re sorry for the inconvenience!
Larrabee’s PTA is working with local high school students and Mrs. Pittis to provide four evenings of Spanish Enrichment and child care.
The high school students are raising money for a trip to Spain this summer through ISE.
A light meal will be served and Spanish art, music, and games will be taught to all participants.
The dates for the remaining classes are:
Friday, March 26th
Friday, April 23rd
Friday, May 7th
Early Release Art Classes
Janet Lehwalder will be teaching classes on some of the upcoming early release dates. The dates and classes are:
March 22 Decoupage Boxes and Jars
April 26 Soap Carving
May 17 All Kinds of Bead Projects: Keychains, Jewelry, Decorate Your Jeans
Classes cost $18.00 per student and run from 12:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Larrabee Elementary School
1409 18th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225-7299
(360) 676-6424
http://wwwlar.bham.wednet.edu/index.htm
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