My students created Character Posters of their favorite character from Number the Stars.
On Monday our wonderful principal threw us a Christmas breakfast party!
We had our faculty Christmas party on Monday at Country Tavern! We revealed our secret Santa. Mine was my principal! She's so awesome! I received wonderful gifts!
Our pajama party was Thursday. We listened to our novel read aloud on audio tape. The students brought blankets and pillows to lay out on while listening to the book! It was fun!
Wednesday my students made Star of David ornaments! We have been reading Number the Stars and the Star of David plays a huge role in the novel. I also took the opportunity to teach my students about Hanukkah. I picked a great day too, because it was the second day of Hanukkah!
(This is a picture of the sweet student who wrote the letter!)
We had our 5th grade Christmas party in the cafeteria on Friday. This year we sponsored a needy family for Christmas. The family has 5 children, one is a new born baby girl who is terminally ill. Our students donated over 100 canned goods and tons of Christmas presents. At the party, they wrapped the gifts, made ornaments for their parents, and decorated cookies to eat with coco!
When we come back from the break I'll be focusing on writing and PARCC practice. But, in the mean time, I'm enjoying my couch and Netflix!
Merry Christmas everyone!
