If we were to have a class talent show, what would you do?
Seven one-room school houses came together to form our school! It was named “North Middleton Township Elementary School” right after it was completed. The school was renamed Crestview in 1962, the year Bellaire school opened. These are pictures of students eating in the new cafeteria which is what is now the library and office. I am so glad to have each of you as part of our class. And our class is just one of the many great classes at Crestview. The staff at Crestview go above and beyond to help students. Crestview has wonderful opportunities for students to learn, in a hands-on way. I would like for you to write a paragraph about what you think makes Crestview a great school. If these paragraphs are worthy, I will show them to Miss Holly! I LOVE how creative each of you are as individuals. That is why I want to read your ideas for how to help the children of Japan. Monday we discussed the ideas that Mrs. Bailey has for our school, which includes writing letters to the children of Japan and having a bake sale to raise money. When we were talking about this I noticed there were other people in our class who had ideas of how to help. For instance, Adrian mentioned opening some kind of road-side stand and the money made would go to help the people of Japan.
What are your ideas for how to help the children and adults who are in need in Japan? An ancestor is a parent or the parent of a parent (for example a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent, and so forth). You probably know who your grandparents are, but do you know who your great-grandparents are? Or even your great-great-grandparents? Do you know what country your ancestors are from?
I know that my great-great-grandfather and great-great-grandmother on my Dad's side came from Scotland. And my great-great-grandfather and great-great-grandmother on my Mom's side came from Ireland. So my ancestry is Scotch-Irish. I guess that works out well for Saint Patrick's Day! What are you? Please ask your parents where you came from and then write a paragraph explaining where your family came from. You're going to have to think for this post. In all your 7 or 8 years of life, what is the most FUN you have ever had? It can be at home, on vacation, at school, with your family, at a birthday party, a fun day your parents planned, etc. What made it so fun for you?
Spring will be here soon. March 20th is the first day of spring. If you will remember, I told you that you can get a free Rita's Italian Ice on March 20th.
What are your top 3 things that you love most about spring? Kindness is considering other people in the way you think, speak, and act. There is a name for deciding to go out of your way to be kind to others. And it's called random acts of kindness. Random acts of kindness could be emptying the dishwasher without being asked, making a blanket for a new baby, or helping to feed homeless people. It could be carrying groceries for someone who is older, or giving a flower to someone. There is a website that gives many ideas for ways to show kindness:
http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/Kindness-Ideas/Browse/ I want you to do a random act of kindness (your own idea or one you read about) and then write what you did. How did it make you feel? How did it make the other person feel? How do you know? |