Winter Break

Today I want you to think about your 2 week vacation you will start tomorrow.

What will be the best part of being off school? You may not use I am excited to sleep in. I know everyone is excited not to get up early for school. What part of being with family and friends do you like best when you get to spend time together?

Last Day

Today is our last day before our holiday winter break. Tell me 3 things you are looking most forward too during your 2 weeks off of school, and not just sleeping in. Please be creative and sincere as you think about this valuable time off to be with your family & friends during this time of year.

Believe

Today we will watch part of the movie Miracle on 34th Street. The movie is trying to get people to still believe in the spirit of Christmas. We will begin watching the movie after we do part of our presentations on the pros and cons of spending money.

1. Today write a toy or a symbol of Christmas with each letter of your name. Here is my example:

D decorations E elfs B bows R reindeer A angels

Miracles

Today we are going to begin watching Miracle on 34th Street. A wonderful movie on Believing in the Spirit of Christmas. During the movie I want you to think about the pros and cons if Santa exist.

Today we will also be giving some of our speeches on pros and cons of an Allowance with our Spending Money essay.

1. Write your first name and give me a toy that starts with each letter. For example A is for airplane B is for bicycle.

Holiday symbols

Poinsettia plants are the beautiful red flowers you see at Christmas time. They are a vibrant plant that originated in Mexico. There are many holiday symbols you see that always remind you of Christmas.

Today I want you to think of the symbols of Christmas.

1. What five symbols of Christmas do you see that remind you of the holiday season? You may not use SNOW.

Poinsettas

Poinsettias are the pretty red flowering plant you see this time of year. The plant is originated in Mexico and has become a symbol of Christmas. There is now 100 different varieties of colors of the poinsettia plant. My favorite is red. This year they expect to sell 150 million plants. That is a lot of flowers!

1. What are five other symbols of Christmas besides the beautiful poinsettia plant?

Nobel Peace Prize

Today is the Nobel Peace Prize Day. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. He hated that dynamite became such a big part of our wars and caused injury and death. He then wanted this day to honor those that lead PEACE in our country. Nobel wanted something good to be remembered by him and not the dynamite. Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, and President Obama are a few of the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.

1.Have you ever did something wrong then immediately realized it and tried to do something good? explain

Music & Moods

Music can affect your mood. Sometimes happy loud songs make you hyper. Then other soft songs can make you think or be sad. Songs also make you think or reminds you of something or someone. I hear patriotic songs and I get very proud. Many kids listen to music and the words or just the music sets them in a good mood.

1. What kind of song do you like to listen too because it puts you in a good mood? Why does this kind of music make you be happy? Where do you listen to music the most?

Mood Music

Many people have different reactions to music. Some listen to opera, or even a simple song you can get strong feelings. Happy, sad, excited or calm. Today think about a song or just music that moves you.The music that just moves me is patriotic. The National Anthem even at a hockey games is very moving.For me anytime I hear patriotic songs I am very touched and proud of our country and service men.

What kind of memories does the song bring to your mind? How do you feel when you hear a favorite piece of music?

Do you have a hero?

Heroes and heroines are people we look up to and admire. This person could be a family member,a parent, a neighbor, a teacher, someone from your church. Today think about that person and tell me who they are.

1. Tell me your hero or heroine and why you look up to them. What do they do that makes you feel that they are a person to admire.

Heroes and Heroines

Do you know any HEROES? Write about someone who is a hero or heroine in your opinion. They do not have to be a famous person. What makes you think so highly of this person? What have they done?

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was a woman in 1955 who decided to break the LAW. Rosa had worked a long day and was tired. She boarded the bus and decided she would sit in the front of the bus and not the back as blacks were told to do. Rosa was then driven to the police station and arrested for breaking the law.

1. What if you were Rosa Parks? Pretend today that you are on this bus. Would you be brave and sit where you wanted or go to the back? Describe your feelings at that moment you were arrested.

Rosa Parks

On this day in 1955 Rosa Parks decided after a long day of work to take the bus home. There were no seats in the back of the bus so Rosa sat right down in the front. A white man told her to get up, Rosa said my feet hurt, in a very polite manner. Rosa was then driven to the police station by the bus driver and Rosa Parks arrested.
1. Pretend today that you are Rosa Parks. You worked all day and are tired. What will you do? Would you break the law? How would you describe Rosa Parks?