Student Treasures Books Arrived!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!  Student Treasures, where have you been all my life? Student Treasures is a free book making company. Students complete writing and illustrations, which gets turned into an awesome, hard-bound book. For primary, the class writes one class book and teachers get a copy for free and kids have the opportunity to purchase copies.  In upper grades this is usually done as an individual project - 20 distinct books, and each student gets a bound copy of their original documents and the opportunity to buy a copy of the book.  For primary - and for my first time - we chose to do a collaborative ABC book about our favorite classmate - our class pet, Willie! Have to say - it was a struggle at times because it was a collaborative endeavor. We all depended on each other to do our personal best - to be present at school - to FINISH illustrations and writing! We completed this task like 20 little BOSSES! Here's just a taste of our book...

 If you're around at Open House you can check it out and even pick up an order form to get your own copy! I will definitely treasure this Treasures book for years and years to come!

Pets In The Classroom

PetsInTheClassroom.Org is an excellent resource for teachers who are willing and able to incorporate a pet into their classroom. The organization provides a grant to acquire a pet or a grant to help support the care of an existing Pets In the Classroom pet. 
Actually, Willie is the result of a grant from PetsInTheClassroom.Org and he has been such a special member of the class! He is beyond loved! 
Students have asked about him this summer, so I thought I'd post a few pictures showing how Willie has spent his summer, so far. Yep - he loves the water!
Oh - and Click here for more information about PetsInTheClassroom.Org.

Drum Roll Please...

And he shall be named Willie 

for we read a book about a dog named Willie 

the day we voted on a name.