Why Bullying IS NOT okay...

I think we've all had a moment in our lives where we've felt defeated, down on our luck, and probably really really angry. For most people, they channel that anger into crying, wanting to be alone, pouting, and might even channel it into something positive like art or songwriting. Not every day is a good day and that's okay.
But I want to tell you what's NOT okay.

Bullying. Bullying is not okay.

I hope you're hearing me on this kids. I have 29 years of living under my belt, 13 years of elementary/middle/high school, 4 years of college, and 7 years of teaching. And in all my time on the planet I can tell you that putting people down to make yourself feel better is never okay. It is NOT OKAY.

It's not okay to be a bully.

It's not okay to be bullied.

Both actions have serious consequences. Bullying can lead to problems with self-confidence, a negative attitude, and depression. Both parties are hurt in bullying. Nobody wins!

Let's stop bullying by brainstorming ways we can keep positive thoughts. Think about the nice things you could say to each other. One nice thing could change your day. I know it has changed mine a time or two! If you can't think of something nice to say--YOU'RE NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH!

Every person matters!

Check out this video from Kid President! His pep talk will inspire you to make the world awesome!

Students of the Month!

How lucky are we to have new students of the month!! Take a look at our amazing students, Faye & Cory!

Weather Reports

Telling about the weather seems like an "easy" job. But once you are placed in front of a camera with a script, it can be a lot harder than you imagined. As a way to introduce careers to students, we have them pretend to be weathermen and weatherwomen and tell the public about the weather situations. Since we were studying more severe storms, students were asked to pick a type of weather, write a script, create a background/poster, and perform their segment in front of the camera. It's a lot of hard work and they did a great job. Check out their videos below!

Number the Stars

During 2nd quarter, we had an opportunity to read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. It is classified under the genre of historical fiction because it concentrates on Denmark during WWII. During this time in history Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany and at this time people who were Jewish were being taken from their homes and sent to concentration camp.
For our projects, we created dioramas to explain each chapter.

These dioramas turned out SOOOOOOOOOO great! I am very proud of their hard work. 

At the end of our learning experience, we had Dylan's grandmother come and teach our class a few German phrases.

She even brought German chocolates for us to eat! 

Holidays & Back to School!

Hello Parents!
Sorry it's been awhile since I've posted. We have had a busy month. I hope that you all enjoyed the two week break and that you were able to see family and/or friends and celebrate together.

We have jumped right into this new semester! I am so excited to have our students ready to learn this semester's objective before our AIMS and PARCC assessments in April!

Keep checking back with us for more information about upcoming events!

Mrs. T