Waste-free Celebration

We had fun, we ate good food, we cleaned up, we emptied the recycle bin twice, but there was very little in the trash can when we finished. By using our plastic plates and cloth napkins, we didn't have much trash at all. We did fill ourselves on pizza, fruit, pretzels, and cupcakes. We made a snowman picture frame ornament. We listened to holiday carols and played games...Christmas Bingo, Mancala in honor of Kwanzaa, and the dreidel game in honor of Hanukkah. We even exchanged books as gifts. Books are gifts that keep on giving. It was a celebration I won't soon forget. My favorite part was watching all the smiling faces. What did you like best?

Holidays Around the World

Do you know where your holiday traditions come from? We are exploring holidays around the world to find out just where some of our traditions come from and how people around the world celebrate. We may not be exactly the same, but we all have similarities around the world. Most holiday celebrations include lights, foods, symbols in our clothing and decorations, music, and thoughts of friends and family. To enjoy your holidays more, think about how we are all the same and embrace the differences. My favorite food tradition is the gingerbread cookie which originated in Germany. It is a great treat during the holidays. What is your favorite tradition? Do you know where it originated?

Persuasive Writers

We have been writing persuasive letters to practice convincing people to believe what we believe. We started by writing to Mr. Davenport. We want to convince him to help us with composting and our 1st grade garden because we believe these 2 things are important for conservation. Now, we are writing to Santa Claus to convince him to bring us what we really want because we really deserve it for all our kindness this year. Do you think it would help if we say some kind things to Santa in our letters?