Some new thinking...

Dear Mrs. Abalos' Class,

We have been learning a lot about oceans and sea creatures that make the ocean their home. We have a question for you: "How can we use Nobody to make a difference in our environment and in our world?"

D.K.: "I think when we clean the environment by finding garbage and putting it in the bins, we are helping our world."

L.M.: "No smoking because it makes the air bad. We can teach to not smoke.Don't make nets in the water because the animals can't travel anywhere. Animals that get caught in the net get captured."

E.S.: "We can not throw trash in the ocean because that can make ocean animals be killed."

J.S.: "Don't capture orca whales because when you capture the babies then the mommy's cry. They take them to a different pool and that makes the families feel sad."

T.B.: "E.S. and G.B. researched that sharks can eat trash. That's not good because if they eat it they might get sick."

E.S.: "We can take care of animals by feeding them."

R.V.: "We can teach Nobody how to play. It makes you feel happy when you play."

J.Sid.: "Don't feed the animals trash or dirty water. They might be sick and even worser they can get germs in their food. And if you throw trash then the trash and the people catch the animals."

C.S.: "What if you feed the animals trash by accident? I think that they will might be sick and it will make the oceans not a good home."

What do you think Mrs. Abalos' class?

From,
Ms. Schmidt & Ms. Theis' Kindergarten Class


P.S. We read a book that said when sharks sleep they swim still! - T.B.

Questions and Comments to C.S

"I hope that Nobody learned a lot at Sick Kids, from his/her experience." N.A.

"I liked how you taught Nobody to buy books for the sick kids and make them happy." W.F.

"Where did you get the idea to go to Sick Kids and Chapters to donate books?" A.C.

"How many books did you get for the Sick Kids hospital?" L.J.

"One time I had books and I gave it to the poor. It made me feel proud because they can learn more. The children at Sick Kids can learn more too." C.S.

"I had clothes one day and then I was like to my mom, I said to her, "these clothes are too small, can I give them to the Sick Kids hospital? because I go there to help my back feel better." K.K.

We hope you have a good Valentine's Day!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Chocron-Abalos' class

A Letter to E.S.

Dear E.S.,

"I am very proud of you because you teached Nobody how to bowl and to play because you were paying attention to him." A.T.

"I am very happy that you showed a lot of kindness to your mom and Nobody. I hope you do it again." I.D.

"Did you have fun with the Nobody?" A.M.

"Did Nobody like your dinner?" N.A.

"I like to help my mom cook on certain days because I am showing an act of kindness to my mom and she really likes it just like your mom really likes it." L.J

"My sister J.B. let's me sleep in her bed. It makes me feel proud of her because she is showing an act of kindness. Nobody felt proud of E.S because he let him sleep in his bed."J.B

Love,

Mrs. Abalos' class

Making Nobody Comfortable!

Dear Ms. Schmidt and Mrs. Theis,

I made a bed for Nobody. I thought that it would make Nobody comfortable. I used a black and white striped pillow and a yellow and green striped bed. When I made that bed I felt proud and happy of myself because I could make Nobody more comfortable and happy.

Love A. C.

L.M. you are brave for shoveling all that snow!

Dear L.M,

"Thanks for showing kindness with Nobody." L.T
"It is very loving to your mom and your dad for shoveling the driveway?" A.T
"Wasn't is so cold outside? Instead of going outside, why didn't you do something inside like cleaning your bedroom?" L.J
"Last time, I helped my grandma shovel the driveway. I know you felt proud because when I helped my grandma I felt proud too."  K.K

Sincerely,

Mrs. Abalos' class

Hello to our friends

Dear Mrs. Abalos' class,

We decided to talk about this question: Why is it important to show kindness to other people, animals and the environment? Here is our thinking:

E.S.: "Showing kindness to my Mom made her feel happy because I helped her to make dinner."
E.S. (girl): "I think cleaning up the environment will help the world be a better place by making it nice and clean. With me, I feel proud if I help another person because it filling my bucket and there's too."
D.K.: "What if animals are hungry and they can't find any food? We can get them some food."
J.S.: "I learned about kindness by showing Cassie that she had a home."
M.D.: "What if animals don't find their house or their families? We can help them by learning about them."
J.Sid.: "What about jungles animals that don't have food? Some people can get them food and why we need food so we can grow up."
G.V.: "I helped my Mom clean the dishes and it made her feel happy because every family gets help from all their children."

Can you share with us what you think?

From,
Ms. Schmidt & Ms. Theis' Kindergarten Class

Dear Ms. Schmidt and Mrs. Theis' class,

Today we read about how J.S  showed four acts of kindness with Nobody. We can tell that he was very excited to show kindness. It was such a great idea to have a "welcome home" party for Nobody! We are sure that it made him/her feel special and welcomed. We have some questions and comments for you.

"It was so cool that you made a bed for Nobody!" K.K
"What did your great-grampa say when he say Nobody?" S.G
"How did you feel about yourself when you showed kindness?" M.A

Sincerely,

Mrs. Chocron-Abalos' class :)

Dear Ms. Schmidt and Mrs. Theis' class,

Sofar, three students have taken Nobody home, to help turn him/her into a Somebody. A.A was first. He helped his mom by doing the dishes so that she could rest. Next, E.G.B took Nobody home and she showed kindness by making a beautiful painting for Mrs. Abalos. Right now, A.C is spending time with Nobody. We are waiting patiently to hear all about what she and Nobody will do together. We have been wondering if she will help a human, an animal or the environment. It is always so exciting to find out how everyone is doing really nice things to help living things.

Dear Mrs. Abalos' Class...

Dear Mrs. Abalos' Class,

Two friends have taken our Nobody home. We want to share with you how they showed kindness and helped turn our Nobody into a Somebody:

G.B. helped her grandma sweep the floor and water the plants.

E.S. helped Nobody read a book and she donated her clothes so that other kids can wear them. Donated is a fancy word for "giving something away."

We have some questions for you:

1. Who took your Nobody home already in your class?

2. How did you help your Nobody be a Somebody?

Thank you.

From,

Ms. Schmidt & Ms. Theis' Kindergarten Class

A Letter to our Grade 1/2 Friends...

Dear Mrs. Abalos' class,

Thank you for your letter.

We have been learning about the countries we come from and their flags.

Here are some ways we plan to turn Nobody into a Somebody:
G.V.: "We can by helping people."
T.P.: "By helping people solve problems."
J.L.: "By giving him a special name."
E.S.: "By showing Nobody expressions of happiness, making good choices and words we say."

How will you help your Nobody?

From,
Ms. Schmidt & Ms. Theis' Kindergarten Class

A Letter to our Kindergarten friends...

Dear Ms. Schmidt and Mrs. Theis' class,

We are very happy about this surprise! We are also happy that we have a blog together. We are excited that we get to take the doll home! Some of us thought that there was a cat inside because there was a picture of a cat on the box. A lot of people thought it was Tweenie, the dog we sponsored from Thailand at Soi Dog. We talked about the ways we can make Nobody into a Somebody. We can't wait to hear about your experience!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Chocron-Abalos' class

Welcome!

Thank you for visiting our "Who is NOBODY?" collaborative sharing space! We are very excited to embark on this journey together with our students and bring in this project as it connects to our unique inquiries currently going on in our classrooms!

By teaching and learning alongside our students, this blogspace will be used to not only teach digital citizenship, but it will also be a place where the students in our classrooms can connect, ask questions, learn and showcase their discoveries! We also look forward to showcasing the cross-connectedness between the Full Day Early Learning Kindergarten curriculum and that of the Grade 1 and 2 curriculums on this blog as we make visible the learning and meaningful connections that arise from this "Who is NOBODY?" project! 

We invite you to follow along as we use this homepage to showcase our learning and connect our experiences! Similarly, the Full Day Kindergarten page will recount specific learning moments from Ms. Schmidt & Ms. Theis' Kindergarten class and likewise for Ms. Abalos' class on the Grade 1/2 page above. We encourage you to visit our collaborative sharing space often and we also invite you to become an participate in our journey by posing questions, comments and connections that we would be happy to respond too! 

Here's to new learning as we begin to work together on making NOBODY a SOMEBODY as we learn about our school, community, world and most importantly each other!

Sincerely,
Ms. Schmidt, Ms. Theis & Ms. Chocron-Abalos