Thank you!

Dear Parents,
I was invited to a great assembly today.  A letter was read to the teachers that brought tears to my eyes.  The teachers recieved gifts that will help in our classrooms.  Then we were treated to a delicious lunch provided by many parents.  I know you all contributed to that gift and I wanted to thank you for your kindness.  It was so thoughtful.  Thank you!

Mrs. Stockard

Christmas Break

Today was a great day.  It was the last day before Christmas break, a day where the kids are full of energy and enthusiasm, probably a little too much sugar, and lots of excitement.  But today was a day that I will treasure.  We had a lot of fun making a craft (I really should try these out before I have 20 kids start doing them!), playing games, exchanging gifts, listening to stories, well part of one anyway, and eating great treats.  The kids were awesome.  They asked to push the tables together before they got their treats so they could all sit together.  They were so kind and polite with their gift exchange and they all helped with the clean-up of all our messy projects.  Our classroom was transformed twice today from an overwhelming mess to sparkling clean within five minutes! I was really proud of them, and I'm not their parent, so I wanted to let you all know what great kids you have.  I hope you have a wonderful Christmas break.  Enjoy your kids and your time off.  See you all in 2013!

Book Report

Just a reminder, students need to finish reading their self-selected book for their book report by Monday, Dec. 17.  We will begin the Cereal Box Book Report in class on that day, so please be sure your child has a cereal box in class by then.  We will work on this project for two days and present for two days, so we will have no time to waste!  Students can be thinking of a cereal box prize for their project that they can bring from home.  This prize should be something the main character could have used in the book.  

Mr. Blue Jeans

In Reading, we are reading the biography of Levi Strauss.  To honor Levi Strauss, we are doing two things.
1.  On Thursday Dec. 13, we will have a denim project day, where the students can use old jeans to make something out of denim.  We will just have the one class time, which is just over an hour, so it won't  be anything too elaborate.  If you child wants to make something requiring a sewing machine, that will need to be done at home.  But I will have needles and thread for simple hand stitching and scissors for cutting the jeans.  Many have sent in old pair of jeans for this project.  Thank you for that!

2.  Also, to honor Levi Strauss, the students have permission to wear jeans to school on Thursday, Dec. 13. They need to wear their uniform top (they'll be a little monochromatic that day!), but they may wear blue denim jeans to school.  They don't need to be Levi's brand.  Just a fun way to honor a man who immigrated to America and started a style that we still enjoy today.

Thanks for your support, especially at this busy time of year!