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Macalester Field Trip a Rockin' Success!

    On Tuesday, January 17, eight buses left Scandia Elementary filled with 490 students, chaperones, and teachers to take us all to the 15th annual Macalester College African Drum Ensemble Concert.  The concert featured a 40 piece group of Macalester students under the direction of Sowah Mensah, an enthnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer from Gahana, West Africa.  The ensemble performed traditional African music using authentic instruments brought from Africa.  The drums sizes ranged from the size of a cereal bowl to a drum 9 feet tall and 6 feet in diameter.  We also heard music played on xylophones, horns, flutes, rattles, gourds, and bamboo stamping tubes.  The musicians played a variety of ceremonial music, children's music, and social dances from Africa.  Musical games were also featured and ten of our students were able to learn how to play the games which also involved plenty of music and dance.  As a closing activity all of our students were invited to come forward and dance with the Macalester dancers and musicians for the finale.  It was a fun event for our students.  Thank you to all of the chaperones who helped to make it a safe and smooth trip for all!

African Art & Study during the month of January

   Thanks to the generosity of our PTO, artist in residence, Sylvia Benson, will be here to work with our students during the last two weeks of January and into February.  She will be having students work with the mediums of watercolor and chalk to create art that follows the patterns and styles of native African art.  We are hoping that all of our art will be ready for display at our Art and Academic Fair in February.  Also during this time period, we will have trunks containing artifacts about African sculpture and animals at our school for our teachers to use with our classes.  These trunks are available to us free of charge through our membership in the East Metro Integration District. 

Art & Academic Fair: What's Your Big Idea?

See and experience over 300 exciting student projects, from science to the arts, as Scandia K-6 graders unleash their imaginations and show us their "big ideas."  You'll be amazed and inspired by the work on display and the special programs that you'll find throughout the school on Friday, Februay 17, 6:00 - 8:30.
Thank you to MJ Sahl for chairing this exciting event!

Just a Buck, Change Their Luck

Scandia Elementary's Peace Team is collecting money and items to help homeless dogs and cats at Northwood Humane Society, from January 24 through January 30.  Flyers were sent home with students on Friday, January 20, listing items most in need by the shelter.  The Peace Team thanks families for their support!

The classroom

Julie    
Julie Greiman
Principal
Scandia Elementary School
14351 Scandia Trail North
Scandia, MN  55073
(651)982-3301
jgreiman@forestlake.k12.mn.us

"Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education."
Martin Luther King, Jr.