Gift giving season

Thank you for being an artist to our students at Hudson Prairie by sculpting minds, hearts, and futures.            That's the best gift we can give. 

This quote from Patricia Polacco illustrates the gifts teachers give daily. 

With the gift giving season here,  we have another gift for all elementary students.  All 6 elementary schools wrote a grant for $5000 to have Patricia Polacco visit all of our schools.  The Education Foundation supported it and we will let you know a date when it is confirmed.  We will purchase texts as well to build background knowledge for our students.

We need to teach students to give free gifts of love and kindness daily.  
Ideas include:

1. note
2. hug
3. joke
4. helping someone

We teachers receive gifts daily from our students.  We need to reflect and be grateful to our students for what they give us.   Today I saw a gift of a student hugging a teacher for 30 seconds and it warmed our hearts. He counted out loud. It was amazing.
Please share other gifts we RECEIVE from our students in the comments section.   

Have a nice break!   I hope you enjoy the gift of time with friends and family and share your gifts with others.