Students Made A Mural To Honor The Heart Of Patricia Polacco's Book, "Thank You Mr. Falker"!

After reading aloud Patricia Polacco's moving book Thank You Mr. Falker to the class, Colin thought that we should create a mural that celebrates the heart of her story!  Students made mural designs then voted on the one they wanted to create.  Students chose Lily's idea!

Students sketched out her design then started to paint!

Everyday when we look at this beautiful mural, we will be reminded of the fact that we all have things that are hard for us, AND if we ask for help, work hard, and try our best, we will be successful at ANYTHING we set our minds to!  We understand that we need to have a growth mindset, and that we can "fake it 'til we BECOME it"!

LOVE these photobombs! 

Thank you to Patricia Polacco for having a deep impact on our hearts, minds and lives by sharing her very powerful story!

We Made Our Realistic Fiction Books & Have Begun To Illustrate Them!

 

Students also took time to finish their mindfulness gratitude reflections.

We Have Some First Grade Friends Who Love Joining Us For Our Morning Exercises!

 We loved having them! It was so much fun!!!  We hope they come back again!

Students even taught our new friends "Firework" in American Sign Language!  This is one of our favorite movement breaks we utilize during the day!

Fabulously Fun Friday Morning Dance Parties!!!

Kindness Quotes

We have started the practice of writing kindness quotes each morning.  Students choose a quote to write on the board each morning.  They then share with the class what this quote means to them and how we can hold it in our hearts all day.  This daily practice helps us to be more kind to ourselves and others.  It also gives students the opportunity to speak in front of the class and share their thinking.

Here are our first quotes of the year: