November- Community

Our November went by quick! We had our live visit with @Meryl Davis and @Charlieawhite on Oct 31st.  The students were so excited to talk to them and asked great questions.  We had a school board member and news reporter come to the classroom for the event. +Classroom Champions got fantastic recognition for the work that they are doing with students.

We received our "swag" about two weeks ago.  Some of my students have already worn their shirts three or four times to school. They are so proud of their shirts.  We loved all the swag.

Our community project has been very successful so far. We made a list of groups that might need extra help or support during the winter months.  The student discussed who we could help and how we could help them.  We then have some very thoughtful groups discussions on who we should help.  The kids voted and although it was very close, our local Animal shelter was the winner!  (Maybe because we know how much @Charlieawhite Loves his puppies!

After we selected the animal shelter we set our goal.... $500 !!  It is a lofty goal, but we discussed how we could achieve it.  The students suggested many ideas, but our school does not allow big fundraiser projects, so we had to keep it simple.   We decided to do a bottle/can drive as well as collect pennies/change.   The students also wanted to volunteer to do "Chores" or extra work to earn money to donate. During the month of November the kids raised $300!  I am so proud of them.  This was all from bottles/cans and spare change, along with extra chore money!   We now have ONE week to earn the remaining $200-- but I think the students are up for the challenge. 

When we make our goal, we get to take a field trip to the shelter (Where they are going to teach the students about responsible pet ownership) to donate the money!   The kids are proud of their work and I can not wait to surprise the shelter with their amazing donation!!

Pictures of field trip --- to come!