Another Wonderful Grandparents Visit! 

On Friday, we welcomed Bippy and Gigi to our classroom, and what a fun trip back in time they gave us!

Bippy grew up in Tennessee, and she still remembers her second-grade teacher, Mrs. Turner. She remembered that Mrs. Turner was always dressed beautifully in a nice suit. The girls dressed up for school too—they wore dresses every single day! 

Bippy told us about reading Dick and Jane books and even brought a copy of her old report card for us to see. We were surprised to learn that students received grades in penmanship and conduct! She also shared memories of riding the school bus, jumping rope at recess, and playing with a Wooly Willy for entertainment. Our kiddos loved seeing a toy from long ago!

Gigi went to school in Buffalo, South Carolina. She remembered carrying her books in a book satchel and wearing dresses with penny loafers. Of course, you couldn't wear penny loafers without putting a shiny penny in each shoe! 

One of our favorite stories was about Gigi receiving a B in conduct because she was caught tap dancing in the cafeteria!   She also remembered attending a Halloween carnival and being in a school play.

Gigi brought some treasures from the past for us to explore, including a typewriter and a View-Master. The children had so much fun seeing how people typed and looked at pictures before computers, tablets, and cell phones!

And there was one more surprise—Gigi brought everyone a Whee-Lo toy to take home! What a fun way for our kiddos to experience a toy from another generation.

We had such a wonderful time with these two special grandmothers. Every Grandparents Month visit has helped us discover that while school has changed quite a bit over the years, the fun, friendships, special teachers, and wonderful memories never go out of style!

Thank you, Bippy and Gigi, for spending your Friday with us and sharing a little piece of your childhood with Room 102! 

Dolly Day in Room 102! 

We had the sweetest time celebrating Dolly Day on September 25! Our classroom was filled with big hair, sparkles, pink, and lots of Dolly-inspired outfits as we dressed up to celebrate the one and only Dolly Parton!

But Dolly Day was about so much more than dressing up! We celebrated Dolly's incredible love of reading and literacy. Through her generosity, she has helped put books into the hands and homes of so many children and encouraged little readers everywhere to dream big! 

Throughout the day, we read books, listened to Dolly's music, and practiced kindness—something Dolly has always encouraged others to do.

We laughed, we read, we sang, and we spread a little extra kindness wherever we could. It was a wonderful day celebrating a very special lady who has made such a difference in the lives of children.

As Dolly reminds us, dream more, learn more, care more, and be more!

What a fun day to be a part of our Room 102 family!

 

Grandparents, Goodies & Good Old-Fashioned Fun! 

What happens when Grand Pam, Scott, Woo, and Pink come to visit Room 102? We get lots of wonderful stories, sweet treats, special treasures, and plenty of FUN!

Our four special visitors shared stories about what life was like when they were children. Grand Pam grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, Pink was from Union, South Carolina, and Woo lived in Arkansas. Our second graders loved hearing about their childhood adventures and seeing how things have changed over the years!

Grand Pam brought some extra-special treasures from when she was a little girl. She shared a beautiful lunch box that she and her mother decorated together, a crocheted wrap she wore as a child, and lots of family pictures from when she was about seven years old—just about the same age as our students! How fun is that?

And these grandparents certainly knew the way to our hearts...strawberries and Krispy Kreme donut holes!  YUM!

They also brought jump ropes and hula hoops so we could try some good old-fashioned playground fun. There were lots of smiles, laughs, and maybe even a few impressive hula-hooping skills!

To make the visit even more perfect, they brought us a book about Dolly Parton. With our love for Dolly in Room 102, they couldn't have picked a better book! 

Thank you, Grand Pam, Scott, Woo, and Pink, for spending part of your day with us. You brought a little bit of the past into our classroom and gave us some wonderful new memories at the same time.

Grandparents Month just keeps getting sweeter and sweeter! 

                                  

                                                

 

Once Upon a Time… Cee & Pete Came to the Pine Palace! 

Once upon a time—well, actually today—two very special grandmothers arrived at the Pine Palace with stories from their own second-grade days! Their granddaughter calls them Cee and Pete, and we were so excited to welcome them to Room 102!

Pete took us all the way to Rhode Island, where she attended Catholic school. She wore a uniform every single day and carried her lunch to school in a lunch box. And what was sometimes inside? A peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich! 

Pete told us that beautiful penmanship was a BIG deal. If you were really good at handwriting, you earned the special privilege of writing with a fountain pen!    She also remembered sinks that had foot pedals to turn on the water. Second grade sure looked different back then!

 Cee brought us a story that warmed our hearts. She told us about a special friend she met when she was in second grade—and they are STILL friends today! What a wonderful reminder that some of the friendships being made right here in the Pine Palace could last a lifetime!

Cee, who is from Greenwood, South Carolina, also loved to jump rope when she was a little girl. She brought a jump rope for our class so we can have some old-fashioned playground fun of our own! She also brought a paper copy of a Weekly Reader from when she was in second grade. It was so much fun comparing her school days to ours!

 Today’s Pine Palace lesson: School supplies may change, lunches may change, and classrooms may change—but friendship, fun, and wonderful school memories never go out of style!

Thank you, Cee and Pete, for adding another wonderful chapter to our Grandparents Month story! 

And they all learned happily ever after…