Thursday, December 22, 2011

Goodbye Miss Johnson



Miss Johnson's last day was today. We had a nice time visiting with her during our pizza party and sharing our special letters to her. We will really miss her, but wish her good luck in her teaching career.

Miss Johnson plays basketball at Framingham State University. She will be playing this winter. We told the class we would post her basketball schedule, in case anyone wants to catch a game. You can find her schedule here.

I wish all of you a wonderful vacation, filled with family time! I look forward to a fresh start in 2012!!!

Our Week in Review



This week we made a holiday craft with Mrs. Williams' class. We had a great time! It was fun to work with our fourth grade friends.


Today we gave our Holiday Speeches. We all enjoyed hearing the creative ideas from the children! Some of the kids elected to have their speech video taped for our class blog. I've posted the videos below. Look for another post tomorrow, with photos from Miss Johnson's last day. We will miss her!











































Friday, December 16, 2011

Chorus Concert


Our concert was a success! Everyone did a beautiful job singing! Congratulations!



































Here is a slide show of pictures from both concerts. You can also view this on the Kennedy School homepage.









Thursday, December 15, 2011

Our Food Drive was a SUCCESS!!!!!!



Wow! The fourth graders and their generous families collected a whopping 480 pounds of food plus $20, which equals 100 extra meals. Mrs. B. from the Franklin Food Pantry wanted me to pass along this message to all of our families, "Please send our hugs and warmest holiday wishes to all staff, students and their families. Thank you for making a difference! In gratitude."


Some students were able to help us to load the Food Pantry van, which was FULL (see the picture below). We really did make a difference for people in our community. Thank you.







Saturday, December 10, 2011

Our Week In Review

It was a busy week in Room 24! We worked really hard to get everything finished, with the two half days. We finished unit 4 in math, about decimals, and Mrs. Y. came into our class to talk about our unit. We completed an Open Response Question, and are hoping that we can earn the 4 on our door! Yesterday, in math, we had some guest teachers ~ some of our students taught us some strategies. Pictures will be posted next week.
In reading,wehave continued to learn about the Calcets and Armand in The Family Under the Bridge. We are seeing some big changes in some of these characters. We hope to finish this read aloud next week.

We have also been receiving so much food for our food drive! Our Kennedy families have done it again! Mrs. Merten is quite impressed and touched by all of the donations. Volunteers from the Franklin Food Pantry will be here on Wednesday morning at 8:45 to pick up the donations.

Our class agreed to wait for our shopping until Monday morning. Many of the students in our class were absent or dismissed on Friday, so we will all shop right away on Monday morning.

From the Teacher's Desk
It was nice to meet with so many of you this week. I enjoyed sitting down and discussing your children, and look forward to another great term! Remember to contact me if you have any questions about things that take place in the classroom, or concerns of any kind.

Monday, December 5, 2011

December Birthdays!



Happy Birthday to our classmates with December birthdays! Happy Birthday Alessia and Raegan!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Food Pantry Visit

Today "Mrs. B." from the Franklin Food Pantry came to talk to our fourth graders about the food pantry. The students watched the video below, and then Mrs. B. spent about 30 minutes answering some thoughtful questions by our fourth graders.



We learned some important things today:
  • There are about 35,000 people who live in Franklin, and about 3,500 people use the food pantry here every month.
  • Families can pick up the food once every 30 days.
  • If we like to eat it, it is a good choice to donate to the food pantry.
  • Some BIG needs are toilet paper, shampoo, soap and laundry detergent ~ these are items that cannot be purchased with food stamps.
Our food drive runs from today through 12/14. Volunteers from the food pantry will come on the 14th at 8:45 to pick up the food donations. Our students will help to load the van.

Thank you to everyone donating food. We know it will be delivered to those who are in need.