"Busy" is the word that comes to mind. In the past two days our children have drawn pictures of themselves, done a pumpkin seed number match sheet, sold lemonade in their cardboard lemonade stand, had their hands and feet painted (Don't ask!), played with new play dough and examined turkey feathers. No wonder I'm tired!
Did I forget to mention we have also been preparing for Conference Day? For those who are new to our conference style let me explain. Our conferences are very child centered with them showing you some of their work and telling you about school. I contribute by telling you their progress, explaining goals they have set for themselves and goals I have set for them. We will then ask if you have any questions and/or goals. I remember holding my breath before entering my children's conferences (and they really were good kids) but here our approach is more about progress and how we can work together as a team. The big day is next Tuesday and your scheduled times are in Quick Notes.
Please don't forget to look through the Scholastic Flyers with your children. All orders are due Monday. I will not send home flyers next month. Our school will instead have a Scholastic book fair on our campus and online with Barnes & Noble. More information will be coming on the book fair.
Speaking of books... our class is going to read 100 books before December 17 so we can earn books for an underprivileged classroom. We will start keeping track of books read in the classroom starting Monday but we will also count books read at home. Each child will bring home a bookmark that needs only a date and the number of books read each day. Knowing how much this class loves books I am confident we can reach our goal very quickly!
Last week an article ran in the Roanoke Times about the elderly residents living in the Melrose Towers. It is an apartment complex for lower income seniors who often live on a minimum amount of Social Security. The article noted that these older members of our local community survive on foods such as Vienna Wieners and Spam but the economy was effecting their ability to buy even these foods. As a staff we were touched by this article and decided that as a school that teaches living in community, we needed to help. We usually have a food drive in November and December and decided this year we should dedicate our donations to the residents of Melrose Towers. Any nonperishable foods are welcome as well as Kroger gift cards. A collection box is in the office as well as the newspaper article. We will collect food until December 10. I will deliver the food on the afternoon of the tenth. If our box overflows before the tenth, I will make a early delivery. Let's make a difference in our little corner of the world - even if it's only for a short time.
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