Giving Back to the Community!

Once a month our class goes on a CBI (community-based instruction) trip to Merryvelle Assisted Living. The purpose of this monthly trip is to teach the kids that they, too, can give back to the community and help others.

Each month we make a craft for every resident at Merryvelle (approximately 50 of them). We pass out our crafts to the residents and often sing a song for them. It is amazing to see the smiles on the faces of the residents and the feeling of pride in our students because they have made a difference in someone else's life.

Ms. Malcom's grandfather is a resident at Merryvelle Assisted Living. He, along with the other residents, looks forward to our monthly visits and he even sheds a tear or two when we get ready to leave. It is a touching experience for all involved.

While we were there, Granddaddy (as all of the kids call him) shared a couple of stories about his favorite Fall experiences, from when Ms. Malcom and her sister were young. The kids really enjoyed hearing about Ms. Malcom as a child! It seems that they didn't think that Ms. Malcom was ever a child! :-)

Our New Student: Izaiah

We have a new friend in our class. His name is Izaiah and he is in the 4th grade.

Izaiah is adjusting very quickly to our class and has already made a lot of friends. His best friend is Tradarius. Izaiah loves music, especially John Legend. We are so happy to have him in our class and look forward to sharing the rest of the school year with him! Welcome Izaiah!

Teacher of the Week!

Willie was last Friday's Teacher of the Day! He did a wonderful job leading the class for the day and led calendar time like a pro!

He was very proud of himself and we were proud of him too!

Great Job Willie!

5th Grade DARE Poster Winner

In our class is a winner. Eric won 4th place in the DARE poster contest! He competed against an entire class of 5th graders. We are so proud of him!! Way to go Eric!!!

Updated Class Picture!

Below is an updated class picture!!

Sure, they look sweet...

But, Trust Me, they have a WILD side!!! :-)

5th Grade DARE Poster Contest

Our four WONDERFUL 5th grade DARE students were required to create a poster to enter into the DARE Poster contest. They were required to find a positive word that describes themselves, beginning with each letter in their alphabet. They worked very hard and it definately wasn't hard for Ms. Malcom to come up with positive words to describe each of them!! We are so proud of these four students for all of their hardwork in the DARE program!

Teacher For the Day!!

For the week of September 17th - September 21st, Tyrisha was chosen as Teacher's Helper. She has the very important role of assisting Ms. Malcom for the week and, on Friday, she will be Teacher for the Day! As you can see in the picture below, even though it is only Monday, Tyrisha has already been taking her job very seriously. She even took over Ms. Malcom's desk!

Even more amazing, Tyrisha has already began "yelling with her eyes" (as Tradarius says) just like Ms. Malcom. Ha! Ha!

9/11 Ceremony

On Tuesday (September 11th) our class and Ms. Henderson's class, in addition to the ROTC from Newton High School, participated in the 9/11 Ceremony at our school.

I was so proud of all of our students. They stood in front of the entire school and led them in the Pledge of Allegiance! This was a wonderful way to remember this very important day in the history of the United States!

Relax and Enjoy a Great Book!

I just could not resist posting this picture for everyone to enjoy!! It is too cute!!

Tyrisha definately knows how to pass the time at reading center!

Happy Birthday Eric!!!

Oh my goodness!! It is hard to believe that Eric is a teenager!! Last week, Eric turned 13 years old!

Ms. Summers, Eric's mom, was so sweet and brought our class cupcakes and ice cream to enjoy in celebration of Eric's birthday. We had a great party and enjoyed Ms. Summer's company that afternoon!

Eric also recieved a visit and many cards from his friends in Ms. Henderson's class!

Our TEENAGER was definately the KING for the day!!! Happy Birthday Eric!!! We love you!

Skating Tournament

Last Tuesday was our final week of skating and also the skating tournament!

Since Willie has moved back, he and Tradarius have become the best of friends! Below they share a smile at the hotdog party following the skating tournament!

Tyrisha was a wonderful friend to Lucy during our skating events. Lucy was very appreciative of Tyrisha's friendship and guidance. Tyrisha has a blue ribbon, representing that she won first place in her group of girls!

All of our students did a wonderful job at the skating tournament!! We were very proud of them!!

Welcome Back Willie!

It has been a great week in our class because our friend, Willie, has moved back! We greatly missed Willie last year after he moved away and were so excited to have him back in our class!

I think Willie is also very happy to be back and is already very comfortable with our class (as you can tell from the picture below)!!

Welcome Back Willie!!!

Special Olympics Skating Events

For the past couple of weeks we have been going to the skating rink in Conyers to participate in Special Olympics Skating Events.

Our girls (Tyrisha, Lexi, and Lucy) have become the best of friends!!

Lucy is following in the footsteps of her older friends and is now skating in "big girl" skates!

Ms. Stowe and Tyrisha pose for a picture. Tyrisha has been working very hard and is able to skate without assistance!! Yay!

Last week, Lexi let go of her teacher's hands and wanted to skate with her friend, Tradarius! Tradarius was so sweet and helped Lexi skate many laps around the skating rink!
Last week was also a huge step for Eric. He was scared at first but he, too, let go of his teacher's hands and skated ALL by himself!!! Great Job Eric and wonderful news for the backs of his teachers! Ha! Ha!
Tradarius has proven that he is a GREAT skater. He learned to do the "Snoopy" where he has to sqwat down and put one foot in front of him while skating very fast! He also learned to skate backwards!! Wow!!! Ms. Malcom was jealous because she doesn't know how to skate! :-)

I am so proud of all of my students and their hard work at the skating events! It takes a lot of courage to let go of your teacher's hands and skate without assistance but my students did this with determination and dedication!

Learning about Emotions!!

This week we have been learning about Emotions. We have talked about the different emotions that people have and how their faces change to reflect how they feel. We read a book titled "How Do You Feel?". However, that wasn't good enough. We decided to make our own version of the book. Below is our version of the book! Enjoy!

"How Do You Feel?" by: Ms. Malcom's Class

Sometimes I feel happy.

Sometimes I feel sad.

Sometimes I feel tired.

Sometimes I feel mad.

Sometimes I feel glad.

How do you feel?

We Love Fridays!!!

Teachers Being Silly!! We all posed for these pictures one afternoon when we were acting silly! We wanted to title these pictures "This is what your teachers do at 2:30PM on Friday!!"... Ha! Ha! Ha!