Kevin Henkes Celebration

What a great day we had celebrating Kevin Henkes!  We enjoyed reading and discussing his books over the last  weeks.  The kids had a great time connecting with his characters. The day was full of fun crafts and activities.  

Kevin Henkes Celebration Day on PhotoPeach

It's Election Day

Today we too had an election in our class. Since we are first graders our students voted for characters from a book as opposed to the real election. There were 2 characters from 2 different books we read in class. Students could choose Duck from "Duck for President" or Grace from "Grace for President". Each student had a voters registration card, receives a ballot, and got a sticker that said "I voted"". Make sure you ask who your child voted for.

Thank You California Pizza!

Thank you to California Pizza and Donovan from our class. Donovan's aunt works at California pizza. The company chose to sponsor our classroom with a donation of supplies from Staples. Not only did we receive $250 worth of stuff for our classroom but were also treated to a pizza lunch. We are very thankful!

Happy Halloween!

What a fun day today. We wrote Halloween stories, made yummy marshmallow treats, and painted pumpkins. We hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween.

What's Cooking at the 1st St. Cafe

Last week we had a great time cooking in class. Our last Book of the Month was a wonderful story about how two people met and learned how different their cultures were with food and eating. The young lady in the story was from Japan and ate with chop sticks. So we decided learn a little bit about the Japanese culture. We were lucky to have Ms. Nikki come and teach us Origami - that was great. Then we talked about where Japan is located. Finally we made rice and stir fry- it was yummy.

Our Parents Are Awesome!

WOW!  Thank you to all our parents who donated money to Donors Choose.  Our parents were able to finish fulfilling our proposal in just 1 day.  We are so excited and can't wait to receive our new seat sacks.  THANK YOU!

Donors Choose - It's All In the Bag

Can you feel it? It's autumn! Our class could really use help with supplies in order to finish off the school year strong. So we've created a classroom project request on a 501(c)3 charity website called DonorsChoose.org.

We are writing to ask for any donations possible for our students - no matter the size, it will help our kids. This week only, any donation you make to my project will be doubled! If you know anyone who is passionate about education, please pass this along. Your tax-deductible donation will have a direct impact on at least 36 students, and you'll hear back from our class about your impact on our learning!

To learn more or donate:
Visit our Teacher Page,
http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/238988
Choose the It's All In The Bag projects, enter the amount of your donation, and click "Give"
During check-out, enter the word PUMPKIN where it says "Match or gift code", and your donation will be matched dollar for dollar.
The PUMPKIN match code will double your donation until the end of the day on Monday, Ocotber 15. So exciting!

Please feel free to send us any questions you may have, and know that we all greatly appreciate your support.

Happy Fall!
Debbie Harbour & Tenean Wright