Vacation time!!

Happy holidays to all.  I hope you enjoy a peaceful vacation.  I came across this on Facebook today and it made me smile.

If you need a good book for your daughter, check out Dear Girl, by  Amy Krouse Rosenthal.  I've had it sitting on my shelf for a month or so, but I finally picked it up and read it and it made my heart melt.  I just ordered a copy for my 11yr old.  Even big kids like picture books!  

Testing out Santa's Sphero sleighs

In library class 5th grade has been working on building Santa Sleighs out of recycled materials. Today they got to test them out with Spheros for reindeer! We learned that running on the carpet causes friction which slows things down, that it's good to have your reindeer closer to the sleigh, that a smaller sleigh is easier to pull but carries less presents, and that it's hard for ONE Santa to drive many sleighs!

Sphero Sleighs

This month 5th grade has been working on a STEM project, building a sleigh for Santa out of recycled materials.  It has to carry Santa and some presents, and it will be pulled by a Sphero reindeer!  The kids are having a great time! You have to consider the strength of your Sphero, the size of your sleigh, and the friction of the carpet. 

Happy Valentine's Day

We love to read, the students and teachers alike.

Happy New Year

Dothan Brook students have big wishes for 2017!

My Wish For 2017 Is...

I put up this bulletin board last month with the hopes that students would write their (kind and considerate) wishes upon the stars.  I hung a small bucket of markers off to the side and walked away.  

To have my cats back, no school, more social studies, live with freedom and pride, do a back handspring, and have an awesome year. 

I was surprised and oh-so-pleased when the stars filled up fast and students started drawing their own stars with wishes on them.  I quickly hung up more stars and the students just as quickly filled them.

To say hi to everyone, to be a better person, to have more books, and, of course, a little puppy dog!

The kids were so excited about the board and I was excited to see so many positive messages.  One child wished her sister could do better in math, another wished for a baby sibling, another wished for her parents to still love her even though they are divorcing.  Lots of kids wished for more school or no school, more math or no math, books, puppies, and iPhones. 

I hope their wishes come true and that all of your wishes for 2017 come true as well!

Holiday Carolers

We had a surprise visit from Hartford High Schoolers today.  They came from the band and chorus and performed several carols for the 4th grade library class.  What a festive surprise!

A little holiday sweetness

How cute is this little guy with Rudolph on his shoulder?!