Be kind!

K is for kindness! It’s a simple word, it’s true, but it’s amazing what a word can do! How will you be kind today? Small actions make a big difference! Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. PASS IT ON!

Assembly Read Aloud: Pass It On by Sophy Henn

When you see something terrific, smile a smile and pass it on! If you chance upon a chuckle, hee hee hee and pass it on. Should you spot a thing of wonder, jump for joy and Pass It On!

Read More Books About Kindness!

• The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
• Come With Me by Holly McGhee
• Pass it On by Sophy Henn
• Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler
• Heartprints by PK Hallinan
• Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
• I Like Your Buttons by Sarah Marwil Lamstein
• How Full is Your Bucket? (for kids) by Tom Rath
• What Does It Mean to Be Kind? by Rana DiOrio
• A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
• Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss
• Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
• Good People Everywhere by Lynea Gillen
• The Monster Who Lost His Mean by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
• Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein

Sing Songs About Kindness!

Read About Kindness with books from YouTube!

We put DJ outside our window on November 1st. In one month there have been a lot of changes? What has happened to DJ? Study the pictures and leave a response!

This is after two weeks!

What do you see inside the pumpkin?

What has happened to DJ?

This is not DJ. This is the other pumpkin we put outside. It is decomposing also!!

Today we visited Ms. Coughlan’s kindergarten class and read our published pieces. We have spent the first two months writing personal narratives and doing our best to ZOOM in on a small moment. We have added thoughts, feelings, action and dialogue to make our stories come to life for the reader. Now we are moving on to nonfiction writing!

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On Halloween we carved the pumpkin that we had been studying for a few days. We learned that our pumpkin was 10 pounds and had a circumference of 75 centimeters. Also, after cleaning out and carving the pumpkin we discovered that there were 243 seeds inside the pumpkin. After we put our jack o’lantern outside our classroom, we voted on a name!!! We will watch ‘DJ Jack’ throughout the Fall and Winter to see how it changes.

In October 2011, creator Brad Montague realized there was a large homeless population in his hometown, and he wanted to do something about it. While researching the needs of the homeless community, he learned that socks are the items least donated to homeless shelters. So Brad took action. He began to film himself wishing people “Happy Socktober!” as he gave out pairs of socks on the streets, and he posted these videos on social media.

Word got around about these videos, and people wanted to know how they could help. So in a stroke of genius, Brad created a Socktober rap that could be purchased for a $5 donation to The Van, a group that drives a van around Arkansas to deliver necessities, including socks, to those in need.

Since then, Socktober has exploded! Kids and adults around the world have started their own sock drives to benefit their local homeless shelters. In 2013, Socktober teamed up with Kid President to spread the word and encourage more people to participate.

Last year, participants on all seven continents donated pairs of socks! This year William O. Schaefer will be collecting socks. PLEASE SEND ALL SOCKS IN By OCTOBER 30, 2018. Thank you.

A special thank you to kindergarten teacher, Ms. Liane Kolesar for continuing to drive this project forward!

We wrote reviews after our trip to see the production of Mary Poppins. Then we shared them with Ms.Rega’s kindergarten class. The reviews fit in perfectly with our opinion writing unit!

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Yesterday we had the chance to read our published pieces to Ms. Widmayer’s kindergarten class. Also, the kindergartners read their published personal narratives!

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