The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!

The First Graders had a super duper day celebrating Read Across America on March 2nd.  The Cat in the Hat returned for a special encore visit.  The boys and girls remembered his mementos stop last year.  Once again, he slowly crept into the classroom.  Of course, the best part was the book he read to the eager and excited Kindergarten and First Graders!  Guess what the title of the book was!  You're right--The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!  Special thanks to Alec Sindelar for his close connection to the Cat in the Hat.  Alec is a senior this year so he will be missed at Winside Elementary next year!  We wish this talented and creative student the best in his college education and career.

In addition to the annual Cat in the Hat appearance,  all elementary students were encouraged to wear their nighttime apparel like pajamas and slippers.  They could also bring along their favorite stuffed animal. "Nighty, Night!"

Here comes the Cat in the Hat!

Isn't he sneaky?

He did bring a book!  It's The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!

 

Mrs. Halpin, our para, reads to the boys and girls.

This is a really good part!

In preparation for making the green eggs and ham, the class read the recipe, learned about the term "a dozen", and gathered all the ingredients.

Looks pretty tasty!  This was placed on the document reader (Elmo) and then displayed on the white board in large screen format so everyone could see.  The Elmo is awesome!

The green eggs and ham are cooking!

Ms. Loetscher also brought 100% whole wheat buns for the boys and girls to enjoy with jelly.  Mrs. Topp (Wayne Co. UNL Extension Educator) emphasized the need for half of all grains in the diet to be whole grains.  All the boys and girls liked the taste and texture of this whole wheat. 

Another endorsement for whole wheat bread!

Eating the green eggs and ham.

Mrs. Frahm made these delicious cookies for the ENTIRE elementary--a total of 12 dozen.  They were DELICIOUS! THANK YOU, MRS. FRAHM!