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.

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 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