Tis the Season of Giving!

Our class was happy to meet our goal of reading 100 books by Dec. 19th. We participated in the Scholastic Book Clubs ClassroomsCare Program. AFter we met our goal Scholastic Book Clubs donated books to needy children in St. Landry Parish, Lousianna. The point of the initiative is not just to encourage reading, but to empower children to make a difference in the lives of other kids. Reading IS giving in the ClassroomsCare program! We continue to participate in the food donation drive for the area Food Pantry. Both of this worthy causes allow us to exhibit our character education trait of the month which is GIVING! Students get to sign a "Giving" poster in our room whenever they exhibit this characteristic. Rewards are given to students at the end of the month.

We enjoyed practicing our letter writing skills by writing a letter to Santa Claus. Today we were thrilled to each receive a personal response! Students did a fine job writing their letters. I was very proud of them.

We look forward to having our picture taken with a reindeer next week.

This will be my last post until school resumes after New Year's. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!