Tovar&Co.: Veteran's Day!

November already? Where has time gone! I can't believe we've already completed our first quarter and worked half way through second quarter.

In honor of having off tomorrow for Veteran's Day. Today we learned what makes it so special. We read about different veterans and their contributions to our country. Students then were able to write to a veteran! They were able to write to a veteran they know in their family or that their family knows. If they did not know any veterans, I told them all about my uncle who served in Vietnam and how every year we have dinner on Veteran's day in honor of the years he served. I told them if they would like, they could write a letter to him, and I would deliver it to him tomorrow! He LOVES receiving these hand made cards, and he LOVES to know that our students are still learning of all service men who have served.

Here are our students hard at work:

Here are some of their letters/cards:

What else have we been up to?

Halloween

Well of course there was Halloween! The kids had SO much fun dressing up in their costumes, passing out goodies, and enjoying the half day with their friends. We got together with our fifth grade buddies, read all about Spookly the Pumpkin, and then read poems with each other before our classroom parties. Here are some pictures of the fun that day:

How-To's:

Students worked hard on writing how-to's! We spent about 5 weeks learning everything there is to know about how-to's, and then students were able to write their own. Keep on the lookout because students will be bringing home their graded how-to's in the next week or so.