| Friday Focus |
March 23, 2007
| Dear Families and Friends, Look for photos of the SF Flower & Garden Show on our school website soon.... |
| As We See It... |
| SF Flower and Garden Show
We got to see lots of other garden displays that were made by other schools, but the ones we liked best were from our school! Each class in our school got to create several different gardens--each with a different theme. Some chose Star Wars, a playground, or the Aztecs. The seventh grade chose "Willy Wonka" as the theme for our garden. The first time we saw our Willy Wonka garden out on display in public we felt bad, because the chocolate we used had turned yellow. But when we came back we saw we won First Place for The Most Innovative Garden! We were really surprised that we had won. As soon as we knew we had won, we wouldn't leave our tray! But, that was only one of our exciting experiences there. There were other things that were interesting, too. For example, there was a lady who helped us put dirt into panty hose and grass seed on top. When you water it, it will grow grass on top. We put eyes on the outside so it is like a Mr. Potato Head. We even got free stuff!, like a bean plant, jump rope, bug mask, and a grass head! We also got to be on TV! You can check us out at the link below. Not only did we have a great time, but going there taught us a lot about plants! The people there taught us about plants in a very fun way! I would love to go there this weekend with my parents, because I know they will enjoy it just as much as I did! |
| Spelling Bee Winners |
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In Round 1, Rachelle, Dianne, and Deangela (participants in grades 3-5) placed 2nd; while Sigrid, Victoria, and Jing (participants in grades 6-8) placed 3rd. In Round 2, Rachelle came in 1st place for grade 3; Deangela came in 3rd place for grade 5; and Sigrid came in 1st place for 6th grade. In the final round, six trophies were awarded, with our school taking home three of them! Rachelle came in 2nd place for grades 3-6 and Deangela came in 3rd place for grades 3-6. Sigrid took home the 3rd place trophy for grades 6-8. Congratulations to all who participated in this year’s Spelling Bee!
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| Sincerely, Robert J. Robinson, Principal
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| Amazing Grace--How Sweet the Sight |
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It isn't often I see a movie that I recommend. An exception to that rule is the movie Amazing Grace. If you haven't seen it yet, I'd encourage you to go and see it. I left the theater feeling uplifted for having seen it. You just might enjoy it too. Amazing Grace is not likely to become a major movie event. (I'd like to be wrong about that!) Secular critics won't see enough fast-paced action, hear enough profanity-laced dialogue, or see enough skin-dominated camera work to endorse it as "real" and "authentic." Some Christians likely are going to criticize it for not giving even more credit than it does to the central character's deep religious commitment. Why, it even reports his battle with an opiate used to treat his frequent stomach pains. Amazing Grace is a cinematic tribute to William Wilberforce. He was an ardent abolitionist for the bulk of his adult life and helped bring about the end of slave trading in the British Empire. The movie follows an idealistic young politician who sees the evils of human slavery and tries to do something about it. Against the fierce opposition of the House of Lords, Wilberforce pushes the issue until it almost breaks his health. A major driving influence behind his work was the preaching of a former slave-trader turned preacher who stirred Wilberforce to put his convictions on display as actions on behalf of others. That preacher was John Newton – author of the beloved hymn "Amazing Grace." One of the reasons I think the movie is worthwhile is that it shows a flawed man trying to do good things against the opposition of both deep-seated injustice and his own human weakness. That is the reality believers live every day. They aren't haloed figures in stained-glass windows. God's saints in every generation are those who stay the course for what is right. You may never hold political office and may never crusade for so visible a cause. But all of us have the opportunity to honor God by living with integrity in the places he has put us. You let your faith show itself in action. You refuse to let your failures stop you. You refuse the lie that your lack of perfection disqualifies you from pursuing something holy. In the process, God will sustain you by His amazing grace. |
Our
trip to the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show yesterday [March
22] was an amazing experience! There were plants, flowers, and
lots of displays made by artists and kids. 
At
the annual conference-wide Spelling Bee held on Thursday, March
15, our school walked away with several winners.
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