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We had a busy, fun-filled week leading up to Christmas break. First up, we had plaid day on Monday... Tuesday, was a very eventful day. In learning about holidays from around the world (including, the United States, Germany, Australia, and Africa) we wanted to learn more about what our friend Arianna and her family celebrates. Her mom, Sultana Amin, so graciously came into our room, shared facts about Ramadan and Eid, and brought in some of Arianna's favorite dishes from their celebration. Everyone respectfully tried the dish, as well as some Turkish Delight, and many came in for seconds! Thank you, again, Sultana! We are very lucky to have had you visit our classroom and help our class be more understanding and accepting of other cultures! Tuesday afternoon we bussed to the high school to practice for our Christmas program. If you had a chance to make it out that night, you would have seen the kids do an AMAZING job! The rest of the week was a giant blur, but we managed to stay plenty busy making gifts, having fun, and learning. I hope you all liked what your littles made for you and that everyone had a Merry Christmas! See you in a week! :)
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These last two weeks have been busy within our classroom. Between this and last week, we said goodbye to three AMAZING methods students that were doing their practicum hours in our classroom 3-4 days a week. They were a huge help and got to meet with many students daily. During guidance class this week, Mrs. Allen was talking about finding a strategy that will help in calming ourselves down and also focusing on things that calm our hearts. The strategy she taught them this week was to blow on an imaginary cup of hot chocolate with a long breath and to let out a long slow 'MMMMMM' to calm our bodies and minds. They did a great job of thinking about things that make them happy. Aaliyah's were family and steak! :) Amen, sister! We have also been busy working on Christmas gifts! Here are some clues, but no asking them what we're makine! It's a surprise!! Next week we have some festive dress up days! I imagine we will get some great pictures!!
Monday: Plaid Tuesday: Glitter and Gold Wednesday: Red and Green Thursday: Festive (Think anything Christmas print) Friday: P.J. DAY!!! Have a great Friday and a relaxing weekend! Hey everyone! As this time of year usually comes with a list of things to do a mile long, I've been finding myself continually busy. Between personal life, school at Westview, and grad school, I'm trying to manage my time wisely without sacrificing any of the previously mentioned areas of my life. As you've probably noticed, I haven't been doing the best job of that since it's been a month since I last posted on here. Conferences, (for both my husband and myself) family get-togethers, and homework of my own has kept me from being able to sit and focus on updating the blog. SO! Here's what we've been up to... In anticipation for Veteran's day Mrs. Reuter came into our classroom and read a book called The Wall. They did a great job of showing their principal respect as well as answering questions about the story and talking about empathy. As we walked into the gymnasium for a Veteran's Day program we crossed the veteran display which from one direction showed the loved ones of our students/faculty that serve/served in the military and from the other looks like an American flag. It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Last month, we received the materials from BOTH of our Donor's Choose campaigns. The first to arrive was our UNICEF Kid Power Bracelets, which the kids have been THRILLED about. Mrs. Brogley came and took pictures/recorded the unboxing event. Here are some pictures: I'm sure I've told most of you how these bracelets work, but in case I haven't here's what's most important: Every 25,000 steps our class takes collectively earns a RUTF (Ready to Use Therapeutic Food) Packet. In short: it's a super-nutritional peanut butter. It takes about 30 of these packets for a child who is malnourished to be able to gain enough weight to return home to their parents. So far in our first month, wearing the bracelets a total of 18 days, the kids have taken over 3.5 million steps. That means we've earned 140 RUTF packets which have LITERALLY saved the lives of FOUR children. After another day or two we'll have enough steps taken to earn another 10 RUTF packets which will help to save a fifth child! It still blows my mind every day that the kids are so empathetic and are continuously taking steps at their spots or while waiting in line to earn extra steps for the day. These bracelets have taken a group of 20 students who are already so thoughtful and helped them to show that it's capable for children to think beyond themselves and to help others. We also received donations for indoor recess activities that will enhance imaginations and creativity. These games can be played when we have inside recess due to rain or extreme cold. You can tell that they are pretty proud of their creations! The last thing we did this month was pick out and take home our free book, which was donated to them so that they could build their library at home. I hope that the kids are enjoying getting to take these home and keep them! Please let me know if you feel this program was/wasn't valuable for your child! I'm sorry that it took so long to get these updates on here, but between conferences and Thanksgiving November seemed to have come and gone in a FLASH. I hope you and your families had a wonderful month. It's hard to believe that we only have 3 weeks until Christmas! I'm not wishing time away because each day with these kiddos is a blessing to me and I'm very grateful to be able to spend my days with them!
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