I think that I got a good sampling of pilgrim ladies, pilgrim dudes, Indian chiefs, and Indian princesses! Kindergarten and first grade students got together today to make their Thanksgiving bracelets and to share a treat with each other. Many volunteer moms, dads, grandmas & grandpas came to help with the activities. If you see a Thanksgiving bracelet, be sure to ask what each color stands for! They can tell you!! Happy Thanksgiving!

Meet Max

Max is a 4th grade student who has finished his Math Facts in a Flash program! Congratulations, Max! We really have lots of star math students at Fred Assam Elementary. Keep up the awesome work!

Future Fred Assam Elementary student

This is my friend, Kennedy! She visits school often with her mom, Jill. Kennedy always wears a beautiful smile and stops to visit me in my office. I like to spoil her with a treat from my candy dish each time she visits. Sometimes she brings one of her older brothers - Chance - with her. Today Kennedy helped with the feast for the pilgrims & Indians. Looks like she got to sample that treat also! Come again, Kennedy!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am so blessed and have many things to be thankful this season.

THANK YOU ~ just two simple words that have the power to transform our health, happiness, athletic performance, and success.

According to Jon Gordon ~ gratitude and appreciation are also essential for a healthy work environment. In fact, the number one reason why people leave their jobs is because they don't feel appreciated. A simple thank-you and a show of appreciation can make all the difference. Gratitude is like a muscle. The more we do it the stronger it gets. In this spirit here are 4 ways to practice Thanksgiving every day of the year.

1. Take a Daily Thank You Walk ~ take a 10-minute walk each day and say out loud what you are thankful for. This will set you up for a positive day.

2. Meal Time Thank You's ~ go around the table and have each person say what they are thankful for.

3. Gratitude Visit ~ write a letter of gratitude to someone. Then visit this person and read them the letter. His research shows that people who do this are measurably happier and less depressed a month later.

4. Say Thank You at Work ~ energize & engage your co-workers and team by letting them know you are grateful for them and their work.

I am thankful that I have two families ~ my own family & my school family!

I am thankful that I have a beautiful new home and enjoy spending time there!

I am thankful that I have a wonderful group of people to work with each day that I come to school because our business is the creation of learning environments that result in success!

I am thankful for the students who attend Fred Assam Elementary School!

And I am thankful for the parents who support their children and the staff at this school!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

PE "shoot the turkey"

Mrs. Gordon invited me in to watch the PE activity called "shoot the turkey". Practicing their overhand throwing skills, students tried to knock the turkey (cone) off the scooter. Sounds easy? No way - the turkeys were moving targets on those scooter boards. Jackson & Kiyara take aim at a turkey. Gobble - gobble!

Reflection Art program

Representing the K - 2 Visual Arts category are Nicholas & Jennica. Their art work will continue on to the State Competition. Congratulations!!

Students from the Auditory/Oral program took a field trip to HyVee Grocery store for their Thanksgiving dinner plans. They have been studying all of the Thanksgiving vocabulary this month and decided they needed a "hands on" experience of food shopping. Many thanks to their teachers ~ Ms. O'Neill, Mrs. Hayes, and Ms. Brown ~ for arranging the trip. Obviously, Destiny isn't quite sold on the veggie department!
Happy Thanksgiving!!