We finished our first Read-Aloud, The Boxcar Children. Its one of my favorites and the kids loved it! To celebrate I used the cookbook to make some Boxcar Brownies. My teacher aid, who is a senior, came over one afternoon to help make them. The kids were so excited!
Tuesday afternoon we had our September birthday celebration.
Happy Birthday to our two September Birthday Boys!
Wednesday was the annual Walkathon to raise money for clean drinking water. The money will be split between a group in Africa and one in Northeast Brasil. The kids did a great job and we all had a lot of fun! Its been cool here lately so it was perfect for running/walking.
Afterward the kids all got giletto...a little frozen Popsicle type treat.
Reading Contest! Friday was the kickoff for our reading contest month. The theme is Read Around the World and the whole day was packed with fun activities for kids and parents.
The day began with an assembly explaining the contest, expectations, and prizes. The 3rd graders put on a very cute skit. Then we went to the library where we heard a couple stories on Egypt (since we have been studying that country). After that Ms. Kim read to us about Korea and taught us how to do a little Taekwondo move.
Mr. Lima had a fun art project for us to do. We made statues like those found on a little island in the Pacific that the kids have been learning about with him.
A local ministry for poor and street children came and performed Capoeira- a kind of war/dance. The students even got to give it a try and they were great!
In the gym there were scooters (my favorite of elementary gym class!), a climbing rope/ladder, and of course futbol (soccer)!!
Next we went to the computer lab where the kids played memory games matching flags to countries.
Later in the day some seniors came in and read to the kids. When they finished one of the first graders read.
What a great start to a fun month!
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