Awesome Sign!

Mayor Hart visited Room 2 on Tuesday to share our special surprise. She brought a sign that had our letter printed on it!! There are 25 of these signs that will be placed around the community. How great is that?! Mayor Hart wrote us a letter on the back of our sign which makes it even more special. We hope you see these posted on your walks and that dog owners show responsibility by picking up after their pets.

This experience has been an amazing process. I hope it reminds us all that we are part of a community and how important it is to be responsible, respectful citizens. We have a voice and it can be used in a very positive way to create change, which is what we were trying to do. We wrote to Mayor Hart to tell her that she is a good mayor because she helps our community and listens
to our ideas.

Thanks to all the people who have shared their support and kind words with us. We really have made a lasting difference in our community. 

-Mrs. T :)

A Surprise Visitor

On April 19th, we went down the path on Raleigh Street for Walking Wednesday. We were picking up garbage as part of our Earth Day activities for the week. It shocked us to find so many dog poop bags along the path. When we came back to school we thought we should do something about what we saw. Ms. Scalisi suggested we write a letter. Together we wrote a letter to the municipality. Ms. Wasney mentioned that we should send it to Mayor Hart. So we did . . . and guess what? Mayor Hart replied to our letter and said that she wanted to come to visit our class!! Today she stopped by to meet us. She asked us about what we saw on our walk and the suggestions we had to help solve the problem. Mayor Hart was proud of us for taking action. She is going to use our suggestions and she said that our letter is going to be put up in the community to remind others to pick up after their dogs. How cool is that?!

Here are our thoughts:

I learned that Mayor Hart takes care of our community. -Ava
I like that the mayor came here. -Dominic
The mayor came to the school because she wanted to meet us. -Blake
Mayor Hart told us she is going to do the things that we wrote on our letter. -Jack
She told us that a lady walked down the path and she picked up the dog poop and put them into bags. -Ben
Mayor Hart came to our classroom. I was excited to meet her. -Brody
The mayor came to our classroom because we sent a letter to her. -Andrew
She takes care of East St. Paul. -Lily

I was excited that she came to Room 2. -Marshall
I learned to take care of our East St. Paul. Pick up dog poop. -Chase
I enjoyed talking about the problem with Mayor Hart. Now when we go on Walking Wednesdays we hope to not see any poop bags. -Adria
It was cool that Mayor Hart came today. It was my first time meeting her. -Tyson
I was excited that Mayor Hart came because she was going to tell us about what she will do to fix the problem. -Brooke
I am excited because the mayor is going to put our letter on a sign. -Charlotte
Mayor Hart said that she will use both our ideas to problem solve the poop bags. -Bianca

What a thrill it was to have the Mayor take time from her busy schedule to come to meet us. It was very exciting to hear her news. We can't wait to see garbage cans and signs out on the path. We hope you enjoy walking along a cleaner path, we sure will.
-Mrs. T :)

Friendship Soup

Our theme with Miss Katie this week was friendship. We talked about how to be a good friend and the qualities to look for in a friend. We made friendship soup. The ingredients included kindness, fairness, goofiness, fun, honesty, safety and respect.

Here are our thoughts:
A friend should be kind because it will make the other friend smile. -Josh
I'm going to put in fun because then you will have lots of fun with your new friend. -Anna
A friend should be fair so they are not a cheater. -Russell A.
Honesty is important because you tell the truth. -Cady
My friend should be kind. -Ethan
I like to play with my friends. -Cody
I think a friend should have honesty because telling the truth is a good thing to do. -Sierra
A friend should be nice because if you are not nice you won't be a friend. -Callum
A friend should be respectful because it's nice to help someone have a good time. -Levi
Sometimes a friend can help other friends and the other friend can be happy and they like to play together. -Zachary
Friends should play nicely with each other because someone might get left out. -Brady
I want my friends to be happy because then I could be happy too. -Eliza
My friends need to be safe so I can play with them too. -Bapreet
I want my friends to be kind because if my friends aren't kind I won't play with them. -Jake
Friends should always be kind to their other friends because if other people see them being nice they could ask to be their friend. -Naomi
A friend is respectful to other friends. -Gavin
A friend makes up fun games. -Landyn
Friends should keep their hands to self. -Jay Dee
A friend is kind. -Russell L.

What ingredients would you put in your friendship soup?
-Mrs. T :)

It Only Takes One

We watch this video often. It reminds us how even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference to someone's day. We hope you enjoy the message.

Here are our thoughts:
I say hello to many people. -Ethan
I helped people carry in their stuff at school. -Jake
I made a friend feel happy because I wrote something nice to her. -Sierra
I made cards for my friends. -Bapreet
I play with friends. -Jay Dee
I asked asked my brother if he wanted to play a game with me. -Levi
I open  the door for my dad when he comes home from work. -Landyn
I helped my sister reach her bathing suit. -Anna
When my mom has a lot of groceries I take some and put them in the house for her. -Brady
I help my parents when their backs are sore. I help around the house. -Josh
I play with my brothers. -Callum
I help my dad hook up trailers. -Cody
I write nice letters to people. -Cady
I help out around the school. I make deliveries. -Russell. L.
When someone is lonely I ask if they want to play with me. -Zachary
I say I love you to my mom and dad. -Gavin
I play with my friends and I always say nice things to them. -Naomi

How can you make a difference?
-Mrs. T:)