Johnny Appleseed Day!

On September 25th, we celebrate Johnny Appleseed's birthday (which is actually Saturday, September 26th). We celebrated by reading a story about the life of Johnny Appleseed. My class all love apples so, they especially loved learning about Johnny Appleseed's life. Our focus for this read aloud was to point out the main idea of the story and the details that support our main idea. After the story, first and second grade discussed what the main idea and details of the story were. We recorded them on apples and made a drawing of Johnny Appleseed. Below are some photos of some of the classes creations.

Prayers for Emmy Cole

Last school year a friend  of mines daughter was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma cancer. She has been in and out of the hospital since Easter. She has gone through a few surgeries to remove cancerous tumors and gone through chemotherapy and radiation to shrink the tumors. She is only two years old and such a fighter.  Last school year, my first graders (now current second graders) prayed for Emmy daily. We made cards which I delivered to the hospital and we continued to keep Emmy in our thoughts. Emmy's mom and dad gave me special bracelets for my last years class that say, Team Emmy Cole and Fear Not. Just Believe. My second grade students were so honored to receive these bracelets and wear them each day as a remembrance to pray for Emmy and her healing. I have attached a few photos of the students the day they received the bracelets and also her parents blog if you are interested in reading about their journey. Emmy's parents are such an inspiration and they continue to believe in prayer and God's healing of their precious little girl. God is great and Emmy sure is proof of that. She is fighting every day and so strong! Please continue to keep Emmy and her family in your thoughts and prayers.


Team Emmy Cole Blog Website
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/emmycole

Emmy walking for the first time since her surgery
https://youtu.be/YUwpwPNKRR8

We will always remember! 9/11

On September 11th, we read the picture book, "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers."  This story is about a real man who was a New York street performer in the 1970's. He one day had the courage to walk a tight rope between the twin towers. Philippe Petit and some of his friends went into the towers and climbed up to the top to set up their rope. Philippe walked the rope between the towers. Once viewers from the street saw what Philippe was doing, the police showed up. They tried to get Philippe to come down. He danced, ran, knelt, and walked back and forth on the rope for almost an hour before he let the police catch him. After this insident the judge sentenced him to perform in parks for kids. At the end of the story it shows a picture of New York City with out the towers. It shows that the towers are no longer there because of the 9/11 accident.

First and second grade felt very sad for all the victims of 9/11. We discussed this tragic event that happened to our country on this very sad morning. We talked about all the people who helped after the accident, those that lost their lives to the tragic accident, and about heroism.

During writing and art, we wrote about what we thought a hero is. Each student made an American flag to show their pride of their country, made the twin towers as they used to stand, and glued their writing about a hero to it. It made a beautiful display in our hallway to share with the school and community about the hero's that surround us each day. It also was a memorial to those that lost their lives or were injured in the 9/11 accident. We will forever remember!