The Giving Tree

A popular story by Shel Silverstein, "The Giving Tree" tells the story of a little boy and his friend, the tree. The tree gives the little boy everything. Leaves to play in. Branches to build with. Bark to carve into. Finally the tree gives it's body for the boy to build his house with. The tree wants to give all these things to keep his friend happy. As a version of this story, Mrs. Twyla Taylor came to Hulet to talk to students about giving. What better time than Christmas season to give to others. At the end of the story, Mrs. Taylor gave all the students candy and toys as her gift to them. I challenged the students to then "pay-it-forward" and share one of their 2 gifts with someone else. I was very pleasantly surprised to see how many students accepted the challenge and passed on one of their gifts. It really shows how much fun giving can be.

Here are some pictures from the day:

Mrs. Taylor acting out the story.

Mackenzie is very interested in the story.

Veterans' Day



Our Veterans' Day collage in the hallway!

Like all of you, I am proud to be an American. I think our country is great for a variety of reasons. The most important reason our country is free today is because of our military forces. For your parent/student homework, I asked the kids to bring back pictures or information about the veterans in their family. I have to say that I was so overwhelmed by the outpouring of information our class received about veterans from our own families. I'm glad to see how many of us have family members in the service! I know we are all proud of our veterans and their service to our great country.

Fire Prevention Week

A big thank you to the Holbrook Fire Department for coming and sharing information with us about fire safety! Fire safety is very important because a fire can break out at any time!
Some things we learned and want to share are:
1. Check your smoke alarms!
2. Change the batteries in your alarm once a year!
3. If you catch on fire Stop! Drop! Roll! (and don't forget hands over your face.)
4. Don't hide from the firemen!
5. Don't touch a doorknob when it's hot!

Now you know about fire safety from our class!

Braven working on his word search!

Angela enjoying the many puzzles of fun from the HFD!

Leanna is excited about her color changing pencil!

Making a fire exit strategy with your family is very important! Take a look at some of our exit plans from our house!


Our Archaeological Dig

Archaeology is an important job to preserving our history. These scientists locate treasures buried, misplaced, or saved from long ago. Not unlike these archaeologists, we can also be "thing-finders" in our own right.

We are all archaeologists. We all find or discover things and can make it a part of our history. Discovering a career as an archaeologists might be something that you or your child finds fascinating. We want to continue to learn about our past as a planet and as a country. Archaeologists can help us do that.

Attached are pictures of our archaeological dig that we conducted at school. Here you will find pictures of our digging, analyzation, and discovery.

 Lacy discovers items left behind by other Hulet students.

Welcome to our class blog!

Welcome parents and students to our first class blog! Some of you may be familiar with blogging and all the great things it can do. I hope that this blog will keep us connected outside of the classroom. I will be updating with events, pictures, and new posts about our classroom activities! I hope that you will use this resource to discuss our classroom activities with your child. 

You are more than welcome to leave comments or ask questions! Welcome to our class blog!