On Thursday, December 22, 2011, we had the Grand Opening of our class store, Bungles. Students prepared for weeks to have the store ready for this big day and just like a Black Friday event, it was extremely busy.
Posted by MrLynch | Posted in Book Buddies, Featured | Posted on December 31, 2011
Our first grade Book Buddies came over to Thompson Brook for a visit at the end of December. Students took them on private tours of the school in small groups. After the tours, both the first and fifth graders made snowflakes together and we hung all of them on the walls of the classroom.
Posted by MrLynch | Posted in Featured, Social Studies | Posted on December 8, 2011
Below are the Powwow Pictures from December 6 & 7.
Posted by MrLynch | Posted in Charitable Cause, Featured, Field Trips | Posted on November 30, 2011
Our class participated in the Holiday Bear Project, which is a charity that sponsors children who need a little holiday boost. We sponsored a brother and sister from Danbury whose family was having a difficult time and needed some help to provide gifts for their kids for the upcoming holidays.
To earn money for our shopping trip to Walmart, students did jobs around the house. Another thing we did was to use the iPad, laptops, and other computer devices to look up the names and phone numbers of local businesses. Students worked on scripts that we used to call businesses asking for their support for this charitable cause. We raised $530 and on November 30 we took a trip to Walmart in Avon (after school) and 20 students came along. We were able to purchase clothes, shoes, electronics, books, and other gifts for the two kids.
