Wednesday 5 December 2012

What Gift Do You Give?

In keeping with the school's spirit of giving our class read two books about people giving gifts that don't cost them anything but time!  The first book we read was called Jeremiah Learns to Read, by Jo Ellen Bogart .   In this story, Jeremiah is an old man who has children and grandchildren, a loving wife and a farm that is very prosperous.  He can do many things but he can't read.  He wants to learn and so goes to school.  He teaches the children how to do many things and in turn they teach him how to read and write.  It is a heartwarming story about love and learning.  The second book we read was called One Smile.  It is written by Cindy McKinley and  illustrated by Mary Gregg Byrne.  "One Smile beautifully illustrates the impact of a simple act of kindness."  It teaches children how powerful their kindness is and how it can change the world. 






After reading both books we talked about the "gifts" we give people everyday.  Some of the ideas we came up with were:

  • Kindness                      
  • Laughter    
  • Friendship   
  • Caring about others
Next we made a Christmas decoration to Deck Our Halls.  Our decorations with our gift tags explaining what gifts we give are displayed in the front foyer.   We are very proud of our gifts.  Please take time to look at the display in the front hallway.  You might even want to add your own gift!




Thank you parents for the gifts you give to our school every day!

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