We are thankful!

Posted by: Ms. Brezek

Thanksgiving is near and it's a great time to think about all the things we are thankful for! Last week, I asked the students in the Tiger Blogging Club to share about a few things they are thankful for. So, please click through the blogs below and see what they have to say! I know I, for one, am so thankful for all the hard work they are putting into their blogs!

An InLinkz Link-up

So Proud of Tiger Bloggers!

Posted by: Ms. Brezek

Good Morning! I hope you are enjoying your long weekend as much as I am! I just have to brag a little bit about our student bloggers - I met with them for 30 minutes on Friday and showed them how to write a post. Over the weekend, not only have they written posts, but they've been commenting on one another's blogs, they have changed the themes of their blogs, and some have even figured out how to make an avatar!

I am so excited for what is to come! Currently I'm looking for other fourth and fifth grade bloggers so they can start to build their network by reading and commenting on one another's blogs!

Parents, teachers, community members - please check out their posts off to the left hand side of this blog (Meet the Tiger Bloggers!) and leave them a comment. Nothing like a comment for a brand new blogger!

Tiger Blogging Club

posted by Ms. Brezek

We have just begun our Tiger Blogging Club here at Emerson! Today 13 students came to our meeting and are underway writing their first blog. You can find all of our blogs listed along the left hand side of the Emerson Community Collaborative Blog! As soon as the kiddos publish their first post, I know they would love feedback from our community - leave them some love in the form of a comment!

Have a great weekend!
Ms. Brezek

International Literacy Day

On Monday, September 8th, children and adults from around the world celebrated International Literacy Day. This was our first time celebrating here at Emerson and it was a blast! For our celebration, Fancy Nancy (aka Mrs. Jantz), Amos (aka Ms. Brezek), and the Three Little Pigs (aka the PTA) hosted a character tea party. Children at Emerson were invited to donate $1.00 to dress and take on the persona of their favorite character. At the tea party, they got to enjoy pink tea, crumpets (crackers, popcorn, and granola bars), conversation with other characters, and a read aloud by Ms. Brezek and Mrs. Jantz. A check for $50.00 was donated to the World Literacy Foundation to support literacy education for disadvantaged children.  Here are a few pictures from the event, but make sure to follow the Emerson PTA on Facebook for more pictures!

Fancy Nancy and Amos from Amos and Boris

Hermione took a break from Hogwarts to enjoy some tea and crumpets. 

Can you name the characters in this picture?

The Three Little Pigs.  I mean, our fabulous PTA! :)

Pinkies up!

Literacy plays a critical role in our day to day lives, so pick up a good book, read it, and have a conversation with someone about it! We can't wait for next year's event and hope to get even more participation from the students and teachers at Emerson!

Take a sneak peek into Emerson before the first day of school on Monday!

The month of August has been a busy one for the staff at Emerson! They have been working diligently to create warm and inviting spaces for the students to learn. Take a peek and see if you can guess which classroom might be yours when you get to school on Monday!

We cannot wait to open our doors on Monday and welcome all of you back for a year full of new learning experiences in an environment that is safe, welcoming, and fun!

Tree-top Reading from Mrs. Anderson!

Submitted by Mrs. Anderson, featuring her daughter, Sofia!

So we are here in South Haven, MI visiting our cousin's junque shop, Sunset Junque. We were not here very long when I looked up in the tree and found Sofia perched up in the tree reading a book. I ran in the house and got my camera...it was the perfect blog moment. I even collected some junk letters and set the stage.

It's always an adventure to visit our cousins in South Haven, MI and although there is a lot of Junque at this Junque shop to sift through, there is always time to read a book. What a better way than to climb your way up into a 300 year old tree and immerse yourself in a book adventure. That's exactly what Sofia did! Enjoy the rest of your summer and make sure to keep reading. :)

Never too early....

Submitted by: Ms. Feltz

Meet Elliott, Ms. Feltz' 11-month-old nephew! He loves reading books with his family, and as Ms. Feltz reminds us - It's never too early to be a reader. Elliott loves turning the pages all by himself!


We'd love to share the literacy practices of your family....please email your stories and pictures to:

in July - Ms. Brezek - mbrezek@bsd100.org

in August - Mrs. Jantz - cjantz@bsd100.org