Happy Thanksgiving!

I was in Macy's this past weekend and you'll never believe what I heard......If you said Christmas music, you're right! How is that possible? Thanksgiving hasn't even come yet and the stores are filtering in the holiday music. My ears weren't ready! I love holiday music but can't warm up to it until I've filled myself with turkey and stuffing! That being said, I hope you have your families have a wonderful holiday filled with love, laughter and a good pie or two! I have just a couple things for you:

1. If your child has me for SFA, I gave them Read and Respond papers they can use for extra credit. If they fill these out for tonight through Friday, I will give them 1 point per day extra for their team celebration points. It's not mandatory but I would love for them to continue reading over break.

2. I've been on this writing kick and today in SFA we did a snowball writing activity. This is where each student starts with the same writing prompt and writes for about 2 minutes. Then they pass their paper along to the next student where the story is picked up. We wrote for 12 minutes so approximately 6 students wrote on a page. These stories turn into funny stories and wind up ending differently than the person who started it may have intended! The prompt had a turkey holding a blank sign and said, " It is Thanksgiving Day and Tom the Turkey is in the farmyard holding a sign that says...." This would be fun to do as a family and then read the finished product at dinner! The younger kids could decorate the pages with pictures or attach their own. Let me know how it turns out if you try it!

3. I saw this simple dessert on Kraft you can make with your kids. They're little turkey cupcakes and I think they're adorable! I hope you enjoy the holiday cooking and baking with your loved ones!

Remember: Thanksgiving Break is Wednesday, November 27-November 29th. We will see you back at school on Monday, December 2nd. 

More writing information!

With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, I thought I would pass along this writing prompt in which kids can write what they are thankful for.  They can color it and post it for the family to see when you get together for the holiday. I also found another site that provides various pictures for students to use to create poems or stories. The site is called Storybird and it's free to sign up. Kids can choose from a large variety of illustrations to go along with their story or to start the creative juices flowing! I also saw kids can collaborate with other kids and comment on their work. If you check it out, let me know what you think!

Upcoming Evendale Events for November 

18-21 “Make a Change” Penny Wars Drive

19 Fall School Picture Retakes and Activity Pictures

22 Thanksgiving Feast, Kindergarten, Cafeteria

     Thanksgiving Feast, 1^st Grade, Community Room

25-26 17^th Annual Grand Days

27 Interim Reports go home

27 Conference Exchange Day, no school

28-29 Thanksgiving Break, no school