T-Shirt Making

As we focus on our standards for Indiana State History, we describe Indiana's development as a state and explain its role in the growth of the United States. Since we make learning fun, we had a screen-print artist, Red (yes, that's his name), come into Union to help us design and print our very own t-shirts for students to keep! Each child was given the parameters for creating a design relating to Indiana. They included pictures of our state bird, state flower, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, and other meaningful representations of Indiana. They also had to include the abbreviation for our state and a star to locate the current state capital. They turned out great! The kiddos will each wear their beautifully designed t-shirt on Indiana's birthday, December 11th!

Post Jog-A-Thon Celebration!

After a successful Jog-A-Thon, raising money for our school, we had a celebration for breaking our goal! The money raised goes toward NetBooks, Math Pentathlon, 3rd grade Shark Dissection, Young Authors Night, Union Express Mail, Field Trip Transportation, just to name a few! The kiddos had a blast as they heard from an animal expert who brought in a baby alligator & a nice big pig for Mrs. Coffman to KISS! Here are a few pictures from the exciting convocation. 

Fall Party Fun & Halloween!

Before we take our much desired and deserved fall break, our classroom celebrated with a fun, fall party! A huge thank you to my room mom, Michele Durda, and the other parent volunteers who helped make the event go as smoothly as possible! We had some delicious halloween brownies, pumpkin shaped Cheetos & apples and caramel sauce for a snack, pumpkin bowling & a minute-to-win-it game using chopsticks and candy corn for our activity, and a decorative Fall banner as a creative craft!

When Halloween came around I was showered with some thoughtful gifts from my students. They know my obsession with candy! Love them!