Morning Smiles

For six weeks, Mandy Hatfield from the OSU Extension service comes to our classroom to teach a Nutrition unit which includes related picture books, food making and sampling by the kids, and fun activities. She comes once a week for six weeks. Her focus for second grade is "breakfast." Last week the kids got to sample mangoes and loved it! On this day the kids made Morning Smiles which includes a whole wheat english muffin, cream cheese, shredded carrots, crasins, and fresh peaches. I couldn't resist a shot of two of my favorite girls!
Then I caught them with their mouths full! Thanks girls for being good sports!!

Happy Birthday!

Friday was Jason's birthday. It had been quite a while since he actually had to "work" on his birthday (under grad. and grad school). He was a little bummed out about that this year. So my mom and I decided to send him some semi-pro golf balls attached to balloons to his classroom. He was really surprised! It was funny because his first graders are so used to their peers getting balloons sent to school on their birthday......they couldn't understand why an adult might receive them. We ended up going to dinner later and Jason got several golfing gift certificates, along with his favorite golf balls. Happy 31st Birthday! I love you!!!