November Food Drive

Today we had a representative from the Salvation Army, Captain Charles Adams, come to pick up the food we have collected for our community. Our class set a goal of 81 food items which we met and exceeded with 149 items! We are so happy to help the expected 200 families that will be looking to the Salvation Army for help this holiday.

For more information about the Salvation Army or how you can help, visit http://www.salvationarmy.org/

For all of the pictures from our food drive, click here.

Thank you to everyone who donated food to help the hungry of Bristol. We appreciate your support and we know those 200 families will, too. The students have learned compassion and kindness for others through these experiences.

Fall Exploration

We have been exploring fall recently; leaves, gourds and pumpkins.

We compared gourds color, patterns, weights, sounds and size. We measured them with rulers and balances and observed them with microscopes. We rakes leaves into piles then jumped and slid into them, ran through them and throw them in the air. We made observations about how they float and fly, and twist and turn in the air.

See all of our fall exploration pictures here.

With only TWO full school days to go until we donate our food items, we are proud to say that we are almost at our goal! Our students decided that our goal was 81 food items as a whole class and as of this morning we have 59! We are so close, there's still time so bring in your food items soon! This is a wonderful experience for children to have right before the holiday, to help the hungry people in our community.

Socktober and what's next for 5A?

      We are so happy to share with you the overwhelming success we had for Socktober. THANK YOU to each and every family who donated for those less fortunate than ourselves. I wish I could describe how happy and proud the students were when they delivered the socks, gloves, shirts and personal care items to the Mission Shelter. 

Click here for all of the pictures from today!

     The students were feeling so happy and proud to do something so kind for others. They couldn’t be more excited to help our community again. We live in the world's wealthiest nation. Yet 14.5 percent of U.S. households—nearly 49 million Americans, including 15.9 million children—struggle to put food on the table.

     Throughout the month of November we will be doing a food drive to collect non-perishable food items for the hungry in our community. We will be donating these items to the Bristol Salvation Army Food Bank just in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday. According to Feeding America, the most needed items are Canned Soup, Peanut Butter, Canned Meats, Cereal, Canned Fruit, Dried Fruit, Macaroni & Cheese, and Canned Vegetables. Many items can be purchased at the Dollar Store for just $1.00!

On Wednesday, November 26^th we will be donating our collection to the Bristol Salvation Army Food Bank on 19 Stearns St.

For more information or other ways to help, visit these websites:

Bread For the World – www.bread.com

Feeding America – www.FeedingAmerica.org

Create the Good – www.CreateTheGood.org

Move for Hunger – www.MoveForHunger.org 

The Salvation Army – ctri.salvationarmy.org

Thank you in advance for your help!