Parents,
We are fully in the swing of our Vikings unit, with many fun learning events to look forward to in the next few weeks! Please check out the opportunites below, and how you can help, too!
Viking Hats
We will be making our Viking helmets on Thursday (Thor's Day!) Each child will need a baseball-style hat that can be repurposed. Generally speaking, a hat that is a tad too big works better than one that is too small. If you have extra hats lying around the house to share with those who are are not able to bring one in, your donation is greatly appreciated. Students should bring their hats to school no later than Wednesday, November 3rd.
ScanFair is this Weekend!
This is an amazing opportunity to get the whole family involved!
Saturday December 6: 10am-5pm
Sunday December 7: 10am-4pm
Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Exhibit Hall
$7 Adult $6 Senior/Student $15 Family (2 adults, 2 children) Kids 12 and under FREE
ScanFair this year will mark the 30th year of this wonderful Christmas festival. Get ready to celebrate the sights, sounds, tastes and traditions of a Nordic Christmas!
LIVE MUSIC, DANCE & ENTERTAINMENT: Enjoy the talents of Scandinavian artists and dance groups from around the Pacific Northwest on two separate stages. Both seating and dance floor available.
SCANDINAVIAN ARTS & CRAFTS: ScanFair is the only event in Portland where all the beautiful Scandinavian traditional and modern arts and crafts come together in one place for a two-day festival and marketplace.
JOULUPUKKI, FINNISH SANTA CLAUS: Get your family's picture taken with Finland's jovial Santa on a beautifully picturesque set, and benefit the Finlandia Foundation's Columbia Pacific Chapter.
THE PIPPI LONGSTOCKING KIDS AREA: Children have a special area where they can make traditional Scandinavian Christmas crafts, including Danish Hjerte (woven hearts) and Swedish Julgranskaramel (poppers) to decorate the Christmas tree.
SCANDINAVIAN DELICACIES: Eat food on the spot or take baked goods home. Enjoy Danish aebleskiver, Norwegian lefse & krum kake, Swedish meatballs with lingonberries, pickled herring and flat bread, rice pudding and fruit soup, Vorm Korv (hot dogs) and lots of coffee.
CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS: Purchase books, meet authors, research your family's roots with the Scandinavian Genealogical Society, and check out information about local Scandinavian language schools.
PICKLED HERRING CONTEST: Match your Nordic taste buds and stomach against all comers in the all-you-can-eat pickled herring eating contest!
...and more! For more details and the full events schedule, check out the ScanFair Website!
Students who visit ScanFair this weekend are excused from this weekend's homework- Riggs and Math- if they come on Monday willing to share a little about what they saw and did there.
Our Viking Feast is coming soon!
Third grade would like to invite our families to celebrate our Viking learning with a special feast on Thursday, December 18th, at 2:00 in the lunch room. We will be performing plays, singing a song, and enjoying a potluck full of traditional Scandinavian foods. Please sign up on the Sign Up Genius with the type of dish you'd like to bring so that we don't end up with 27 platters of Lutefisk (haha).
For ideas on traditional dishes (dishes based on traditional foods are ok- feel free to substitute beef or pork for caribou, for example!) check out the links below:
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Please write FEAST in your child's planner and they will receive a teamwork Dojo point!
Mrs. Gausman
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