A Thankful Bunch of Kids!

As we were getting ready to leave for the Thanksgiving Holiday, I asked the kids what they were thankful for. I think their answers are really sweet--clearly their families hold a special place in their hearts! I promise, I did not force them to give those answers! They did it completely on their own. I hope you enjoy their responses as much as I did!

• I'm thankful for Thanksgiving and the turkey and my mommy and daddy. AB


• I'm thankful for my mom and dad and my brother and my sister. IQ


• I'm thankful for turkey and the bus and fish. RT


• I'm thankful for my home and my momma and my daddy and my sisters--no brothers! LB
  
• I'm thankful for my sister, my uncles, and flag football in March. BA
  
• I'm thankful for my parents, my sister and my baby brother, and my grandparents. BC


• I'm thankful for my mommy and my daddy and my sister and everything! CP


• I'm thankful for my mom, my dad. my baby sister and my toys. JL


• I'm thankful for hugs and kisses and my toys and my bike. AR


• I'm thankful for my mom and daddy and my mom and sister and my family. HM
  
• I'm thankful for Ms. Warner, Mommy, Daddy, my baby sister, and turkey! AH


• I'm thankful for Ms. Luong, my toys and Ms. Zhang, Mommy, Daddy, my sister and my friends. NA


• I'm thankful for my mommy and my daddy, my toys, my DS, and Ms. Warner. GM


• I'm thankful for Ms. Warner, my momma, da-da, grandma and grandpa and turkey! TM


• I'm thankful for my mommy, and my daddy, my baby and Ms. Warner. AM*


• I'm thankful for Ms. Warner, LOVE, my mom, and my dad and my brother. AM+


• I'm thankful for my mom, and my dad, my parents and my sister. JM


• I'm thankful for my doctor and Ms. Luong, Ms. Zhang, my friends and my mom and dad and my sister. AK


• I'm thankful for my rabbit, my brother and my sister, my mom and dad, my friends. JT
  
• I'm thankful for my dog Charlie, my dog Sally, too, my mommy and daddy and friends! AS

And Ms. Warner is so thankful to have such a funny, bright and caring class. Have a great Holiday Weekend and I will see you on Monday!

Check it out...

Glasses are cool.

We Love Our Reading Buddies!

Everyother Friday, we get together with our Reading Buddies from Mrs. McNair's 3rd-grade class.
They read to us...

And we read to them...

And we all have fun!

Our Popsicle Party

Thank-you so much for your donations to the PTA Stallion Stampede. We exceeded our class goal and won a popsicle party!
They were so yummy!

So yummy we had to lick the wrapper!

Pumpkin Science

Who says science has to be boring? We sure had a lot of fun exploring pumpkins inside and out!

We explored the outsides of pumpkins and recorded our findings in our science journals...

And the we explored the insides...

Squishy...

Mushy...

Gooey...

FUN!

We counted the seeds...

There were a lot!

And then we made Jack-O-Lanterns!

Thank-you so much to all of the parents who came and helped with the ooey-gooey chaos!

Reading Under the Stars

Here are a few pictures from the Literacy Night Camp Out on October 21st (Yes--the same day as our field trip!) Young and old gathered under the stars to listen to camp stories and eat smores...

Here's Mr. Pratz reading in front of his trailer...
And Ms. Spitzer in her tent...

And a few of our friends enjoying the fun...

Let it Snow...Let it Snow...Let it Snow...

I don't know if you've heard or not...but it snowed today. We were right in the middle of math, and I heard a little voice say, "It's snowing!"--followed by a roar of screams! Needless to say, we did not finish math! We quickly bundled up and headed outside.

Although the pictures don't show it, it was coming down pretty good! It wasn't sticking to the ground--AT ALL--but that didn't stop them from making snow angels! Catching snowflakes on tongues was also a favorite activity! Unfortunately the snowmen and snowball fights of their dreams just didn't happen!

So here it is in pictures...Enjoy!

Snow is...

Snow is fun. (DF)

Snow is ice. (JF)

Snow is cold. (MC)

Snow is icy water. (AF)

Snow is wet. (AP)

Snow is gonna fall. (JZ)

Snow is ticklish. (AA)

Snow is white. (AJA)

Snow is incredible. (MAC)

Snow is falling. (AL)

Snow is delicious. (SBK)

Snow is freezing. (TT)

Snow is from the clouds. (AD)

Snow is yummy. (AM)

Snow is good. (SH)

Snow is exciting. (MD)

Snow goes on your head. (SB)

Snow is melting. (RS)

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

We read a book this week called I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson (a very funny book!) The old lady ate SO much food on Thanksgiving, she turned into a parade balloon at the end. Most of the kids didn't know what the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade was, so I made a little video to show them. They absolutely love it!

When I was a little girl, my mother would let me watch the parade as she cooked our Thanksgiving feast. I remember the smell of the turkey roasting and the bustle in the kitchen as I watched the colorful balloons and waited for Santa. So if you want to keep your kids busy, or just have some free time on Thursday morning, definitely tune in for the fun.

The parade will be on NBC at 9 am! And here's our little video...

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are SO thankful!

I am thankful for my mommy and daddy and friends. AP

I am thankful for the space and all the planets in the world. DF

I am thankful for you (Ms. Warner). MC

I am thankful for the freezer because to make ice. AA

I am thankful for my whole family. AJA

I am thankful for my daddy and my mommy and my cat. And my brother. JF

I am thankful for chicken nuggets. AD

I am thankful for dogs and cats. SB

I am thankful that the Mayflower didn't sink. MAC

I am thankful for the people that dressed me up like a princess at Disneyland. SU

I am thankful for God. XW

I am thankful for my sister. TT

I am thankful for making postcards and even art for my mom and dad and even my friends. SBK
I am thankful for the vet because he can cure dogs and cats and our animals that are sick. AL

I am thankful for my friends 'cause they're nice. SH

I am thankful that I make art for my mommy that she likes it. JZ

I am thankful for everyone that I know but not the people that I don't know. AM

I am thankful for friends and my family and my doors ('cause you can open stuff). RS

I am thankful for my mommy and daddy. MD

I am thankful for my friends and yogurt and noodles, too. LB

I am thankful for my mommy, God and food. AF

And I am thankful everyday that I get to come to such a wonderful school and teach such smart, loving kids. I am thankful for their curiosity, imaginiation, enthusiasm and generosity. And I am thankful to you, our parents, for your wonderful support and for raising such great kids!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Love, Ms. Warner

Grandparents' Day

Thank-you to all the parents and grandparents that were able to join us for the Grandparents' Day Lunch!