The next organizing meeting for the 5th Grade Haunted House at the Monster Mash is this coming Monday, October 19, 4:30pm. There's still time to get involved.
Here's the full update from Glyde Hart King --
Thanks so much for your interest in this year's haunted house!
Our theme of Wax Museum will be very easy to produce and decorate, which was why we chose it. Remember that the BEST way for us to be scary is to be in cool costumes and to be able to stay still for a short period of time. However, eyes can follow people through the room. Movements can be slow but deliberate and robotic. Have you ever seen those guys that pretend to be statues at Seattle Center? They do it for hours... it is very strange and beautiful even in broad daylight.
Here are the characters we have so far:
Griffin = The Joker
Glyde = Miss Haversham
Julia Meno = Phantom of the Opera
Daniel Leong = Dracula
Maria Garcia = the wicked witch (of the west?) Aidan & Alec Denny = Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or siamese twins Cavan Sperry = severed head Mike Sheets?
Ada Bowles?
Uly McNabb?
Owen Oliver?
Here are some needs:
Cool chairs
Velvet rope barriers
Odd set pieces such as pillars or candelabras Extension cords
I have a sound effects cd that will run throughout.
I also have clip lamps and a string of black lights I have asked my middle school drama students at Salmon Bay to get involved. We'll see what they come up with. Some of them are former JSIS students.
Anything else?
Our schedule:
Monday Oct. 19, next meeting, 4:30-5:30pm on the stage at JSIS Friday Oct 23, set up part one, 4-6pm on the stage at JSIS Saturday Oct 24 3-6pm set up part two on the stage as JSIS Wax Museum - 7-8pm Clean up 8-9pm
Please sign up to help with the Haunted House this year. It is going to be awesome!
Tracy Peltier will be in charge of the "Touchy Feely" room and Glyde will be in charge of the Wax Museum. If you are interested in the Touchy Feely, please contact Tracy at mike@ech-ps.com. If you are interested in the Wax Museum please contact Glyde.
Thanks so much! And boo - ha-ha-haaaaaa!
Glyde & Griffin.
kingofharts@mindspring.com
PS - Here's the scoop on the Wax Museum for those that missed it the first time...
The exhibit will be the kids themselves. It will be as big or as small accordingly.
Each child that would like to participate will choose a character from literature, from history, from film... that has a morbid, twisted, gory, haunted past.
Good examples include: Marie Antoinette, Joan of Arc, Frankenstein, Dracula, Ivan the Terrible, Mary Queen of Scots, Werewolf, Jesse James, Rasputin, etc.
Each child will dress up as this character and write up a small poster describing that character's BRIEF story written in letters big enough to read in the dim light. (remember no weapons but stage blood is cool). Try to look pale and waxy.
The story poster will be placed on a music stand. The child will be placed beside the music stand in the Wax Museum exhibit.
The child must be able to stay relatively motionless for ten minutes. Then there will be a swap-out and the kids will get a ten minute rest. So, it will be ten mins on and ten mins off for one hour only. (7-8pm)
There will be a red velvet (?) rope between the audience and the characters in the wax museum. There will be no contact between the audience and the exhibit.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
5th Grade Haunted House
There's still time to get involved in the 5th Grade Haunted House (on the stage at the Monster Mash, Saturday, October 24, 6:00 to 8:00pm). Contact Glyde Hart King, Griffin's mom from J-5, to sign up to scare those kindergarteners! Glyde's email -- kingofharts@mindspring.com
Sign Up for 5th Grade Activities
5th Grade is packed with events and activities -- and all of these need volunteers!
Contact Ms. Nani if you are interested in helping with any of the following:
Fifth Grade Play (premiers in the springtime)
Food Composting (the greening of our lunchroom needs adult oversight)
Landscaping (5th Grade has traditionally studied and maintained the NW corner of the school grounds)
Yearbook (Photos, essays and memories of elementary school)
Graduation (in June -- cake, ceremony and a party)
Contact Ms. Nani if you are interested in helping with any of the following:
Fifth Grade Play (premiers in the springtime)
Food Composting (the greening of our lunchroom needs adult oversight)
Landscaping (5th Grade has traditionally studied and maintained the NW corner of the school grounds)
Yearbook (Photos, essays and memories of elementary school)
Graduation (in June -- cake, ceremony and a party)
Homework Club
Ms. Nani says that one hour of homework every night is normal. If your child is having trouble fitting all that in, there is help -- it's "Homework Club"!
Homework Club is held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings in the cafeteria, between 9:00 and 9:20am. Senorita Priscilla is there, along with Harumi sensei (the J-5 instructional assistant) to help.
Homework Club is held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings in the cafeteria, between 9:00 and 9:20am. Senorita Priscilla is there, along with Harumi sensei (the J-5 instructional assistant) to help.
Parent/Guardian - Teacher Conferences
Parent/Guardian-Teacher conferences are on a different schedule that they were last year. Instead of endless weeks of early dismissal, the district has gone to an all-day schedule. So -- the kids have three days off school -- November 23, 24 and 25. That's the three days before the Thurs/Fri Thanksgiving holiday, so the kids have a whole week off. Conferences will be held 11/23 through 11/25.
The down side of this plan is that it doesn't allow enough time for each teacher to meet with all 56 of their kids (each teacher sees two classes per day). So Spanish 5th grade will have conferences with Ms. Nani only. If you have questions or comments for Sr. Hester, send him an email or call.
Another thing I noticed is that they aren't doing any late afternoon or evening conferences. Conference appointment times start at 9:00am and end at around 3 or 4:00pm. Contact Ms. Nani to sign up for an appointment if you are not yet scheduled. (Sign-up was at Curriculum Night, which was September 30.)
The down side of this plan is that it doesn't allow enough time for each teacher to meet with all 56 of their kids (each teacher sees two classes per day). So Spanish 5th grade will have conferences with Ms. Nani only. If you have questions or comments for Sr. Hester, send him an email or call.
Another thing I noticed is that they aren't doing any late afternoon or evening conferences. Conference appointment times start at 9:00am and end at around 3 or 4:00pm. Contact Ms. Nani to sign up for an appointment if you are not yet scheduled. (Sign-up was at Curriculum Night, which was September 30.)
Check Out a Math Book
Sr. Hester has a set of 5th Grade Everyday Math "reference" books, in English, in his classroom. They don't use them in class, so they are available for you to check out and keep at home during the school year. Contact Sr. Hester if you would like to have one at home.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Haunted House Details
This just came in from Glyde Hart King (Griffin's mom, J-5) about the 5th Grade Haunted House. The Haunted House will be held at the Monster Mash on Saturday, October 24, 6-8pm.
Dear 5th Grade families,
Please sign up to help with the Haunted House this year. It is going to be awesome!
Tracy Peltier will be in charge of the "Touchy Feely" room and I will be in charge of the Wax Museum. If you are interested in the Touchy Feely, please contact Tracy (Teya's mom, S-5).
Here's the scoop on the Wax Museum:
The exhibit will be the kids themselves. It will be as big or as small accordingly.
Each child that would like to participate will choose a character from literature, from history, from film... that has a morbid, twisted, gory, haunted past.
Good examples include: Marie Antoinette, Chucky, Joan of Arc, Frankenstein, Dracula, Ivan the Terrible, Mary Queen of Scots, Werewolf, Jesse James, Rasputin, etc.
Each child will dress up as this character and write up a small poster describing that character's BRIEF story written in letters big enough to read in the dim light. (remember no weapons but stage blood is cool). Try to look pale and waxy.
The story poster will be placed on a music stand. The child will be placed beside the music stand in the Wax Museum exhibit.
The child must be able to stay relatively motionless for ten minutes. Then there will be a swap-out and the kids will get a ten minute rest. So, it will be ten mins on and ten mins off for one hour only. (7-8pm)
There will be a red velvet (?) rope between the audience and the characters in the wax museum. There will be no contact between the audience and the exhibit.
Remember, the more the student can stand (or sit) still... the scarier it will be. I will give some coaching in this beforehand.
Adults will provide mood lighting, cool chairs, red velvet ropes, dry ice... and will help herd the cats.
Anybody interested? Please let me know - adults and kids.
For example - Griffin is going to be John Dillinger, the famous gangster. Glyde is going to be champion cat herder.
Our schedule:
Monday Oct. 19, 4:30-5:30pm, planning meeting on the stage at JSIS
Friday Oct 23, 4-6pm, set up part one on the stage at JSIS
Saturday Oct 24, 3-6pm, set up part two on the stage as JSIS
Saturday Oct 24, Wax Museum - 7-8pm
Saturday Oct 24, Clean up 8:30-9:30pm
Cheers and BBBBOOOOO-ya!
Glyde Hart King, kingofharts@mindspring.com
Dear 5th Grade families,
Please sign up to help with the Haunted House this year. It is going to be awesome!
Tracy Peltier will be in charge of the "Touchy Feely" room and I will be in charge of the Wax Museum. If you are interested in the Touchy Feely, please contact Tracy (Teya's mom, S-5).
Here's the scoop on the Wax Museum:
The exhibit will be the kids themselves. It will be as big or as small accordingly.
Each child that would like to participate will choose a character from literature, from history, from film... that has a morbid, twisted, gory, haunted past.
Good examples include: Marie Antoinette, Chucky, Joan of Arc, Frankenstein, Dracula, Ivan the Terrible, Mary Queen of Scots, Werewolf, Jesse James, Rasputin, etc.
Each child will dress up as this character and write up a small poster describing that character's BRIEF story written in letters big enough to read in the dim light. (remember no weapons but stage blood is cool). Try to look pale and waxy.
The story poster will be placed on a music stand. The child will be placed beside the music stand in the Wax Museum exhibit.
The child must be able to stay relatively motionless for ten minutes. Then there will be a swap-out and the kids will get a ten minute rest. So, it will be ten mins on and ten mins off for one hour only. (7-8pm)
There will be a red velvet (?) rope between the audience and the characters in the wax museum. There will be no contact between the audience and the exhibit.
Remember, the more the student can stand (or sit) still... the scarier it will be. I will give some coaching in this beforehand.
Adults will provide mood lighting, cool chairs, red velvet ropes, dry ice... and will help herd the cats.
Anybody interested? Please let me know - adults and kids.
For example - Griffin is going to be John Dillinger, the famous gangster. Glyde is going to be champion cat herder.
Our schedule:
Monday Oct. 19, 4:30-5:30pm, planning meeting on the stage at JSIS
Friday Oct 23, 4-6pm, set up part one on the stage at JSIS
Saturday Oct 24, 3-6pm, set up part two on the stage as JSIS
Saturday Oct 24, Wax Museum - 7-8pm
Saturday Oct 24, Clean up 8:30-9:30pm
Cheers and BBBBOOOOO-ya!
Glyde Hart King, kingofharts@mindspring.com
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