PINK DAY!

Yesterday marks 6 years since Emily Ransom flew to heaven.  She was a vibrant, blonde headed, pink loving 2 year old who put up an amazing fight against neuroblastoma, the cancer that ultimately took her life, and taught everyone around her what it means to love and what it means to persist.

Here at St. Peter's, we celebrate Emily with Pink Day every year--dressing in our pinks and reds, parading out to Emily's garden carrying signs and posters, and remembering to Pink It Forward.   When someone shows you kindness, keep that kindness going by showing it to someone else.

Throughout the month of February and into March, we will be collecting coins in our classroom to benefit Emily's Power for a Cure, the nonprofit organization Emily's parents, Wendy and Jonathon Ransom, started in her honor.  This small organization has managed to perform huge feats for our community.  Last year, the organization was proud to unveil the southeast's first child-specific CT scanner at our very own T.C. Thompson's Children's Hospital at Erlanger.  In addition, they provide support for local families dealing with neuroblastoma.

Please join the fight and keep the pink power going by Pinking it Forward with your kindness and your coins!

For more information on how you can help, click here.

Student of the Week--Elizabeth VD

Introducing our most eclectic friend, Elizabeth!

Elizabeth is very kind and smart, and she wears a great confidence.  She is not afraid to let her crazy side hang out and she enjoys taking on different roles in plays.  As one friend says, "she enjoys doing...well, just about anything!"  Her interests include acting, reading, drawing, writing, baseball, and long division.  Long division?! Yes, Elizabeth enjoys a challenge.

She really loves tacos and the color red--perhaps she likes red tacos?!

One of the most interesting things about Elizabeth is that she would rather be called "Calvin," so most of her classmates do.  Her favorite cartoon characters are the classic Calvin and Hobbs, and Elizabeth really seems to relate best to Calvin.

Elizabeth "can be super funny" and is "always there for you."

One of the most memorable Elizabeth moments was her performance in last year's school talent show where she got up on stage with a 3 man band and sang a song.  It was beautiful!

We love Elizabeth!

Student of the Week--Nick

Introducing our smart, funny friend, Nick!

One of Nick's classmates describes him best:

"Nick is a very interesting person.  He likes Minecraft and he's normal, which is something I don't have: NORMALNESS. I, apparently, am not normal enough for him, since he thinks I'm a bit weird.  Of course, he is a little weird himself, so I think he isn't best at being normal, he's probably best at Minecraft."  :)

It is true that Nick could probably play Minecraft all day, but there is more to him than that!  Nick adores pizza and his favorite color is black.  He has an older brother and a younger sister.  One of his greatest talents is making his classmates laugh.

Nick enjoys football and is a "great running back," says one of his classmates.  He likes to play soccer, too.

One classmate says, "He can be funny, crazy, and very loud, but he is nice."

While Nick won't tell us what his favorite book is, we are all sure that he has one.  He reads a lot of Harry Potter books, so maybe that is it.

Regardless, we love Nick!

Student of the Week--Sara

Introducing our cheerleading, gymnastically talented friend, Sara!

Sara has been with us at St. Peter's for three years now.  She is always willing to help and make situations better.  Sara is a very good friend.  As one of her classmates puts it, "I should know.  While she was sick, instead of watching TV and feeling bad for herself (like me--I was sick, too), she made me a necklace.  She is always nice and thinking of others."

Sara has a reputation for helping her classmates, especially when they have been hurt.  She doesn't like to see anyone in pain.

Sara loves being a cheerleader for our St. Peter's sports teams, as well as being a talented gymnast.  Both of these activities take great self-discipline and confidence.  Fortunately, Sara considers herself a performer!  On occasion, however, Sara can be very shy, just like anyone else.

One of Sara's classmates says, "Sara is someone I can always rely on and she has a great smile." When you first meet her, she may seem quiet, but she is a sweet, funny girl who loves to have fun.

We love Sara!

Student of the Week--Faith

Introducing our friend who wears many hats, Faith!

Faith is an all-around great girl.  She loves dance, school, sports, art, and probably any option you could give her.

Faith plays basketball for our school and she can play really well.  She is very funny and creative.  She is also very nice and encourages kids to do better when other students do "sort of bad on their work."

After moving to Chattanooga from Florida this year, Faith has jumped right in and made good friends.  She has an uncanny ability to make you laugh when you are sad.

Faith enjoys reading a lot, particularly Little House on the Prairie.  That may be why Faith is very good at "remembering all kinds of things that most of us forget."

Faith dances for the Chattanooga Ballet and we went to see her in this year's production of the Nutcracker.  She also cheers.

We love Faith!

Student of the Week--Eva

Introducing our newest artsy friend, Eva!

Eva came to our class after Christmas looking for something new.  She has added a great deal to our classroom environment.  We love that Eva loves art and wants to incorporate it into everything we do!

Eva also loves to read.  She will sometimes choose to read during recess instead of playing, but when the weather is nice, who can blame her?

Our class thinks Eva "knows what to do" because she is very responsible and takes time to be a good friend.  She is an individual because she is "one of the most creative people" and isn't afraid to put her creativity out there for everyone to see.

Additionally, Eva loves dance and would someday like to be a dance teacher.  She also loves mix-breed puppies! Eva's classmates describe her strengths as: "being nice, being silly, liking cheese, and being a good friend."  She is an individual because she has her own way of doing things.  "She is nice to everyone and never leaves anyone out."  Eva also does a great job of "paying attention in class," which is sometimes hard to do in a class that is as fun as ours!

We love Eva!