WE WON THE CONTEST!!!!

Visitation has an annual food drive. We call it the Turkey Feather Contest. Each student brings in food for our church parish. Each food item gets a turkey feather. Each week we also have special items which get a 5pt feather. During the month we brought in items everyday. We worked very hard to raise food for families in our community who are not able to provide food for their Thanksgiving. We raised over 2,000 turkey feathers and as a school over 2,000 items for the food bank. First and second grade came in first place raising the most turkey feathers in the school. We did have a little help from one special friend but we are not allowed to share :) (AKA The Turkey Feather Man). Thank you to everyone who participated in the Turkey Feather Contest and for helping provide a warm meal for many families this Thanksgiving. We sure were proud to support so many families.




 We made paper bag turkeys this year to hold the things we are thankful for this year. Each student wrote on a notecard three things they are thankful for. We sent home extra notecards for families to write what they are thankful for. I asked the students to share this project with their family at the dinner table on Thanksgiving Day. Students were asked to read each card from their turkey and share as a family what they are thankful for this year. The turkeys turned out really cute and it was fun for us to be able to involve our families. I hope you all enjoyed them as much as we enjoyed creating them.

We Love our Military!!!

During the Month of November, we gave thanks to our military for Veterans Day. I had a friend of mine who is in the National Guard speak to us about what he does. The kids asked him many questions about how he serves our country. After we got to have fun sharing in the classroom, we all walked over to the gym for a Veterans Day assembly. My friend Tony, Katie's dad, and a few other volunteers spoke about their service in the military. The student council had a fun skit to share with us and we all got to thank the military men who came personally with a handshake on our way out.

Earlier in the week we read stories about Veterans Day and wrote about what we learned. Some also included details about their parents being in the military. We also wrote letters to another friend of mine and his unit who are in the Air Force. Below are some pictures of the assembly and our military people we made.

Poppies to help us remember!

Celebrating birthdays and a SPOOKY October day

 First and second grade love to celebrate birthdays. Thank you to Kathleen's family for bringing in a delicious treat to share. Happy Birthday, Kathleen.

We celebrated Halloween by brewing up a yummy snack. Each student brought in something to share. Our mix was filled with popcorn, M & M's, raisins, dried fruit, animal crackers, pretzels, gummy candy, goldfish, and many other candy's and snacks. We also invited our families to come in and read spooky stories. Thank you to Mr. Keith, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Smith, and the Turnipseed family. We're glad we got to share the spooky day with you and thankful for your participation.

Our yummy witches brew

Mrs. Price read in a spooky voice for us

Enjoying our snack while listening to stories