Mackarado Holiday Party

4th Grade Reading Buddies Holiday Celebration

We had a holiday celebration with our 4th grade reading buddies to show them how much we appreciate them and how much we enjoy our time with them. The Mackarados made cards and snowmen bookmarks for their buddies and our buddies made us special bookmarks with their pictures on them!
We celebrated with holiday books, hot cocoa and cookies! All the students had a great time together.
We are so lucky to have buddies to share our learning with and to teach us new things. We love seeing them every Friday! :) Happy Holidays Buddies!!

Thanksgiving Picnic

This year, to celebrate Thanksgiving, we decided to collect food items for those in need in our area. As a class, we collected over 100+ canned foods and many other food products! The students were so proud of themselves and Mrs. Alvarado was able to deliver it to a very appreciative family right before the holiday weekend.
With that in mind, we decided to forgo a traditional "feast" of Thanksgiving foods and focus on what is most important to us and our students.... our families. We had a Thanksgiving picnic outside on Tuesday. We brought our lunches and blankets outside to share a special lunch with the families who were able to make it. We had a great turn out and all the students were able to share that time with their family or the family of their friends. It was a beautiful day and we topped it off by sitting in a circle and letting everyone share what they are most thankful for this year. :)
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us and we hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend. We are so thankful for loving students and wonderful parents like you!