More Celebrations!

Today we gathered ourselves together for our second writer's celebration. For the past month we have been working on a unit called Small Moments and today we had the chance to share a story we've been working on. We invited our school head, Michael, to attend and afterwards he commented on how wonderful it was to hear each writer share a story in his or her own voice. The celebration continued with zucchini bread baked by Ms. Carol. We ended by reading a book by Mem Fox titled Whoever You Are.

We also celebrated to thank all our parents for contributing to our Annual Fund Drive. In your honor we ate ice cream cones and danced in the courtyard! On behalf of all of us at Summit we thank you from the bottom of our stomachs! We finished the day in Mr. Stoeri's classroom where we sang songs with the third graders from our Song and Poetry Journals. Have a great weekend!

PS...We miss you Bri...come back to us soon...and Emma...get well....Hannah we welcome your return...and Jackie thanks for coming to our Celebration...it's not the same without just one of you...

Room with a View...

We work and learn in a room with such a wonderful view. Almost everyone who stops by comments on it the after a few steps inside. We all have those days when no matter how good or beautiful life is all around us, we just don't see it. I must confess that today was similar for me. I get busy with all the activity and rush around so fast that I fail to notice so much of the life all around me. At the lunch table Bobby had the entire group in stitches and I watched through tired eyes and vacant smiles. As adults we lose so much of the joy we once had and hearing the laughter made me want a piece of it back. So I'm packing up early and heading for the hills to spend sometime walking and noticing the beauty before darkness falls.

A Marathon Winner!

One of our parents stopped by this morning for a celebration. Over the weekend she ran the New York Marathon and lived to tell us all about it. Teachers and students asked endless questions and her answers kept us listenting with awe and inspiration. In honor of her, we spent the day running! On the playground children were jogging the perimeter in small "waves" and said they were building their stamina. Thanks for sharing JB!
We continue to work on our cursive writing and today introduced the "Loppy Letters" that include "l" and "e". We heard many comments like, "This is harder than it looks!" In math we continued to practice counting nickels and pennies and reminded them it's much like counting tally marks. Our study of North Carolina continues with a examination of the honey bee.
It was also confirmed that we were one of the top sellers of wrapping paper this year and because of great sales figures we will not be eating in the cafeteria on Monday (11/10). Instead we will be having a PIZZA PARTY in our classroom during that time! Way to go kids!

Vote!

To give the children a real sense of the voting process we had a school wide ballot for lunch choices. When I entered the building there were signs encouraging voters to consider corn, pizza, and ice cream. During the morning children were given a time and a precinct to vote in. We will not know official results until Wednesday but my guess is Macaroni and Cheese. When I spoke with many of the kids that seemed to be the number one choice.

Today was also our official kick-off for H20 for Life. We are raising money for a school in Kenya so that they can have more water resources. We had a assembly for all children in Grades 1-3 followed by an activity in the gym where pairs of children carried 5 gallon containers of water. Check out our website for more pictures.

Also remember that tomorrow there will be no school for students. So take some time to vote and we'll see you on Wednesday!