Pumpkin Parade

It's that time of year...pumpkin time! Last week my little artists designed pumpkin "costumes" for our school competition. They were quite creative! Cross your fingers for a winner or two!

P.S. Cinderella's carriage still to come. The mad scientist has a crooked smile that needs to be fixed.

Great News of the Week!

Sadly we have no great news to report. That doesn't mean there aren't great things happening each and every day, in fact we know there is! Please send us the random acts of kindness that you see going on to great.news.grizzlies@gmail.com. Keep our class project alive! We can't wait to hear from you and keep checking back with us!

There's Finally a Chill to the Air!

I hope you are all enjoying the nip in the air. It seems as if we have been sweating for years, so this is definitely a pleasant change! We had a great time at the movies yesterday, and are looking forward to another great (short) week!

Do you have your pumpkin yet? It is a vegetable or a fruit? Come whisper the answer to me for extra credit!

Here is a picture of my niece Pearce picking out her very own pumpkin in chilly northern Georgia.

See You at the Movies!

We are meeting at the movies on Saturday! Hope to see you there! Check times and location on the flier sent home!

Our Generosity Journey

In just over a week the fifth graders and their teachers will embark on a pretty big journey. No suitcases, or carry ons necessary. All that you will need is your walking shoes. We are walking 2,300 miles as a group to promote fun, fitness, and finding a way to help others. Along the way we will be making seven "pit stops." Each class will research an organization in one city that could use a random act of kindness. Students will have a chance to walk before school, during recess, at times during P.E., and sometimes as a class. We are looking forward to our journey from Tallahassee to Santa Monica along I-10. We hope to see you out on the field!

Read more about the journey in the Tallahassee Democrat here.

Downtown Day

We headed down to the Challenger Learning Center today for a great field trip. After seeing the night sky in the planetarium show, we saw an amazing IMAX movie, Magnificent Desolation. The movie, narrated by Tom Hanks, was all about the Apollo Missions and future space travel to the moon. This was a wonderful way to start off our astronomy unit in reading. Afterward we headed outside for a picnic lunch with friends.







Then we let the kids play, and it was a rainbow of colors



Stay tuned for some spooky secret potions from our mad scientists

Great News of the Week!

We have two great things to report this week...

* One of my students let us know that his aunt selflessly gives of her time and serves soup to the homeless on a weekly basis.

* A local elementary student had a Pink Party to raise money for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.

You might have seen both of these great deeds featured recently in the Northeast Chronicle. Thanks Reid for bringing them to our attention. Make sure to share some good news with us at great.news.grizzlies@gmail.com!