You may not “carrot” all for me

The way I care for you.

You may “turnip” your nose

When I plead with you

But if your “heart” should “beet” with mine

Forever “lettuce” hope

There is no reason in the world

Why we two “cantaloupe.”

There are many words you can use to express your feelings of love at Valentine’s Day. How many words can you find in the Red Heart above? How about writing a short Valentine rhyme back to us in a comment? We would love to read it.

Snow just doesn’t happen that  often in East Texas, but this past week we found our little town right in the middle of a deep freeze. Every student (and teacher) was hoping for snow. Even a single flake would have thrown the campus into a frenzy, but alas it was not to be.

Let’s not let that stop us!  If the snow will not come to us, then we will  just go to the snow. I would like for you to visit SnowDays and create a snowflake using online scissors. Add ONLY your first name – Remember our internet safety rules!  Be sure to list your city and state.  Next, visit Flurrious and create a different kind of snowflake using geometric lines and shapes.  You may then add a message to your flake and add it to the online blizzard.

What a beautiful sight, and you did not even need to put on a sweater!

This Christmas season our class, C-O Connections, participated in Jen Wagner’s Christmas Card Exchange. The kids absolutely loved it. Not only did they have fun creating all the cards, but we were also able to make it a learning experience. The children learned the correct way to address envelopes. They also became more familiar with our United States. We created a map to track the cards we received. They were excited each time we received mail! We really enjoyed this project. Hopefully, we can do it again next year. Enjoy the pictures!