This week

Hello Families,
First,let me say thank you for encouraging your children to collect or donate money toward our sister classroom in Katy, TX (just outside of Houston).  Lucy Boe has 42 students and is hoping to purchase a rug, leveled books and pillows for her temporary classroom.  We had a couple of gentlemen in our classroom collect donations from people at their campground over the weekend.  With that and donations from a couple of other children, we have around $430.  I will continue to accept donations until Friday.  I would like to get the Amazon card out as soon as possible. 

This week in our class we are working on the word "Empathy".  Along with optimistic, it is critical to have empathy in order to care for others and learn.  We read the book Chrysanthemum, this morning with Mrs. Christy.  The children all wrote letters to you that they should have in their bags.  These letters are asking about the origin of their name.  Please feel free to scribe for your child, but have a discussion with them about their name.  This is their homework.  I would like to have it back on Wednesday, Thursday at the latest.  With this information, they will be creating a poem, song or rap about their name and why it is special. 

Thanks again for sharing your kiddos with me!  We are having a great time together.