Community Summary

"Community" is such a rewarding theme! Children in Grade 2S had so much fun performing good deeds and acts of kindness for others! Here are some of the highlights:
1. Before the snow hit the ground, we did one last schoolyard cleanup. The children were proud of their efforts.

2. The students wrote letters and coloured pictures for war veterans in Edmonton, as we no longer have any local war veterans.

3. The children loved making cookies for the R.C.M.P. to show their appreciation for feeling safe and cared for in our community.

4. Tray cards for patient trays at our local hospital were next up for students in Grade 2S. 

5. Christmas shopping for children in need within our local municipality was rewarding indeed. The boys got to choose items for an 8 year old boy, while the girls shopped for a 3 year old girl. 

6. The children performed carols and their rendition of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" for their friends at Hillcrest Lodge. They also got to visit with them as they played a few games of Bingo. On the last day of school, the students enjoyed performing the poem for the grade one students. 

7. Quilting with ladies from our community, as well as other Classroom Champions from our school was extremely rewarding for the children. Reading the mentor text "The Quiltmaker's Gift" by Jeff Brumbeau reinforced the idea that it is much better to give than receive. 

 Some great mentor texts for Community!

8. Caroling up and down main street with the Grade 3 Classroom Champions on the last day of school before Christmas was so much fun!

Community is such a rewarding theme. I really hope that my students have learned that giving is indeed wonderful, and that they will continue to practise this for the rest of their lives.