Weekly Update

It was an exciting day in our class yesterday! We had a lot of fun voting yesterday for the new president. As voting history in classrooms has shown, this year was no different. Only two times have the students not voted for the actual president at election time. Our classes voted and 39 students voted for Obama and 14 voted for Romney. The children were very excited to participate and couldn't wait to hear the real results. Several came in this morning just so excited to share who won the election. Kuddos to you for already talking to your children about the election. I have heard some "rumors" about the candidates from the children. I have talked to them about having integrity when we hear things we don't really know to be true. The words we speak  need to be the truth and not what we have "heard" from other children. Some are saying they heard some things on the bus and at home and at recess. I don't think these things are directly from the news, but are opinions that are twisted a little from children. I just remind them to speak to their parents if they have any questions about the election. Please encourage your children not to spread these rumors unless they have the facts. Thank you for your cooperation.
Olson is participating in Operation Christmas Child again this year. We will be trying to fill a "girl" and a "boy" box in each class. This is our chance to give to children from other countries who may not have a Christmas or who may not be blessed in ways that we are. We invite you to make girl and boy donations of small gifts (great ideas are from the dollar store or from Target Dollar Deals) for the shoebox that we will send to share with children around the world. I love doing this with my children at home. They are allowed to shop with $5 that I give them and they use $5 of their allowance. It teaches a great message about the importance of saving and giving to others. This is a great opportunity for our school, we appreciate your participation but also understand if you are not in a position to participate at this time. Thank you!
We are very busy in our class this week! If you are able to come in and help out we would love it from 8:15-9:30 and 12:15-2. Thank you!
Have a great night!
Mrs. Montes