The Grinch and Writing Similes

We had a great time reading and discussing the classic Dr. Seuss story How The Grinch Stole Christmas.  The students brainstormed characteristics and adjectives of the Grinch, and his heart.

After discussing similies, and identifying some that the students had heard before ("As hard as a rock", "As cold as ice", "Easy as pie"), the students wrote some similes about the Grinch and his heart.  This idea came from a teacher blog that I follow, and the students did a great job!  Enjoy reading a few...

Mission Walk...

We had a wonderful walk to the Downtown Mission.  Our final can total for the class was 108 cans - WOW!  Thank you again for helping our community.  The students delivered all our class cans to the front foyer, and then we helped to walk some cans down to the Mission.  There were so many cans, that we actually made two trips!  It was a beautiful day, and we sang as we walked - what wonderful memories were made!

 

Helping the Community

WOW - thank you for your generosity! 

Our class has collected 105 cans for the Downtown Mission. 

Dear Parents:

We will be participating in Dougall’s annual Walk to the Downtown Mission on Wednesday, December 7, 2011.  The entire school will walk to the mission and deliver all the canned goods we’ve collected since Halloween.  Thank you for generously giving to support others in our community.  The walk will begin after morning announcements, and then we will return to the school as soon as we’ve dropped off our cans.  Please check the weather and send your child to school ready for the walk.  We are looking forward to taking part in such a worthwhile community outreach activity. 

Thank you once again for your support!