All I want for Christmas is...

This week we finished our "Festivals of Light" unit with our focus on Christmas.  We read books and did several activities that related to the story of Christmas.  We made sure to emphasize the importance of giving and why we give at this time of year.  We all admitted that we have our "wish list" for Santa but decided that if God came to us and asked us what we wanted for Christmas we'd have a much different answer.  The answers from these sweet 1st graders were too amazing not to share with you so we are dedicating the blog this week to sharing with you their special Christmas list.

"All I want for Christmas is..."

"For everyone to be kind to one another!"-Gracie  

"I would ask Santa for joy!" (said with a BIG smile)-Anna L.

"For a thousand more wishes and to let nothing ever die."-Charlie

"For everybody to be happy and to follow God's rules."-Ella

 "That people could have a good Christmas and eat dinner with their family."-Emma

 "To give all kids a phone and a pet!"-Elliott

"Smiles for everyone!"-Finley

"Everyone in the world to have Lego Dimensions."-Cal

"That the world would be cleaner and the animals be healthier."-Laure

 "For peace."-Manny

"For animals in the world not be hunted again."-Fritz

"For everybody to have a home."-Madeline

 

"For everyone to be nice."-Rock

 

"For kids to all have a home and to live happy."-Anna T.

"That poor kids can wake up to a bunch of toys."-Carl

 

"For everyone to have a home."-Chloe

"For Peace on Christmas Day!"-Catherine

 

"For everyone to clean up after themselves."-Jasmine

 

"For the poor to have food."-Luella

 

"For everyone to be kind."-Katherine

"For all the children to get what they want."

"For no one to have a cast."-Jas

 

"A perfect Christmas!"Jude

"For everyone all year round to have no war all year and for everyone in the world to have a box of candy canes."-Alec

"To have more trees."-Anthony

"For everyone to have the money they need and for the homeless to have a home."-Brooklyn

"For everyone to have a perfect Christmas."-Caroline

"Kindness!"-Channing

"No fighting!"-Ella

"For everyone to be nice to each other."-Grace

"For peace for everyone!"-India

"For everyone to have food."-James

"To have kindness."-Kendall

"For peace in the world."-Gabriel

"For everyone to have a home."-Kueffer

"For everyone to give love to each other."-Lauren

"For no world wars."-Parker

"To show caring for others."-Parker

"For everyone to be able to jump very, very, very high!"-Teddy

"For everyone to have shelter."-Vivian

"PEACE!"-Christopher

"For people to not litter."-Sophia

"For everyone to have a mansion."-Tommy

"For friends to spend time with their families."-Ada

"For people to have blankets that need them."-Bennett

Spelling words for week of January 5-8, 2016

bake, same, page, sale, gave, face, name, made, came, date, CHALLENGE: mistake, space, hooray, states, surprise the teacher??

 Reminder:  NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 4th.  Students return on Tuesday.

Parents, Thank you so much for the generous gift cards to USA Toy.  We will use them for activities and supplies to enhance our 1st grade program.  We all feel so blessed to work at a place we can call our second home and family.  You all enrich our lives with your children and your amazing support!

Have a blessed holiday and we can't wait to see all our 1st graders back here in 2016 ready to start our next BIG theme...

HOORAY FOR THE USA!!!

Carey, Melissa, Matt and Mary