Yesterday, I wiped the dust off my camera and went outside with my sixth grade language class to get a photo of these friends in the great fall weather. They are making scrapbooks out of their writing assignments and we needed a group photo! As you can see, we got a couple of great pictures. The first assignment was to write an acrostic poem with their first names. They did a great job with their poems and have moved on to bigger and better writing assignments!
Students in Miss Cross's 5th grade library classes have been studying quilts. They made their own sampler quilts, by creating cloth squares with individual patterns and the using ribbons to put them together. Their display in the hall explains how our grandparents used any materials they could find, such as flour sacks or discarded clothing to make quilts. So you see, our grandparents were "green" long before it was fashionable!
Miss Cross also has on display in the library this quilt made by her mother about 50 years ago.
Our grandparent wall display is growing larger everyday. It's hard to get a good photo because it has become so big I can't stand far enough away in the hall.
If you would like to help your child create a display honoring their grandparents with pictures, stories, drawings or words just bring it to school and we will add it to our collection.
We had a pep rally this afternoon for the Junior High Football Homecoming. The game is tonight, Tuesday, September 8th. They play Red Boiling Springs at 6:30.
Everyone gathered in the gym today for the kick off of our school fundraising project. Students learned about the prizes they could win.
As the children left the gym and received their brochures, they gave the Cookie Monster high fives. These three first graders, stopped for a picture! This fund raiser lasts until September 21st.
About four years ago Mrs. Patti and I collaborated on a project called Hills and Hollers. Our goal in using this theme was to make students more aware of the Appalachian culture that surrounds them and develop a pride in their heritage. This year we have decided to bring Hills and Hollers back! We want to study and complete activities that focus on our own town, county and state.
We have several projects planned and other teachers are joining us. Miss Alice is helping us with decorating the halls with our work and Mrs. Jolly has some special things planned for her fourth graders. In the library Miss Rhuveda Cross is making quilt blocks with some of her students.
One of our first projects focuses on Grandparents. In the K-4 hallway we have started a display, which includes writings, and drawings that students have made about their grandparents. We would love to include photos in this area. Students in grades three and up are working on these writings in the computer lab. If your younger student would like to make his/her own page to hang in our display, we would be glad to have it. I’ll keep you updated with pictures as the display grows or you are welcome to come look at the display yourself.
