Gifts....Grand Gifts

My husband is a great outdoorsman.  He really knows that if you teach someone to fish you can keep them fed for their whole life.  Learning is the same way....if you want to encourage reading you give books!  You have done that for us!! 

In chapel today we learned that Jesus is always looking for our actions of helping other people! He is proud of our efforts to give to others!  This might cause you ask "When did we give you books?"  It is such a good question.  You gave the St. John classrooms books when you purchased any item at the Mother's Club bookfair.  The Mother's Club uses portions of their profits to buy books the teachers have requested for their classrooms.  The picture shows the books you gave to the 2nd grade room!   THANK YOU!!!

A Fine Trip

We went to the Grand Theater with our PreK buddies.  The performance of "Harold and the Purple Crayon" was captivating.  It was done with screens, lighting, and theatrical magic.  The buddies sat together on the bus as we traveled to Wausau and back.  They read stories and drew their own pictures. It was a fine trip with an exceptional bunch of students.

The Veteran's Program was attended more than 100 people.  The students sang and gave respect to the veterans!  All of the St. John students were given a pencil for being such wonderful examples to others and showing great care for the veterans.

The Book Fair continues to make our week full of fun and learning.  We will visit the school book fair on Thursday morning.  Today we watched a video to introduce some of the books and authors.  The whole school is also playing Book Fair Bingo with the book titles using a story written by an upper grade student.  The story is read in small parts each day by our librarian, Spring W.!  We can't wait to know which class wins Book Fair Bingo!