NAES students learn about the world via arts, crafts, letters

Gingerbread Exchange

During the month of December, Balinda Denton and Christy Littlejohn’s classes at New Albany Elementary School participated in The Gingerbread Exchange. First grade students all across the country created gingerbread crafts and exchanged classroom letters. Denton says, “Students were so excited to receive mail and display the craft on the U.S. map.”

Christ;y Littlejohn’s class

Balinda Denton’s class

Letters were received from California, Illinois, Tennessee, Texas, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Oregon, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. This activity helped students learn how to locate states on the map. The classroom letters told information about students’ schools and towns. Littlejohn says, “It is a great experience that my students enjoy participating in each year.”

Garden Club poster contest

New Albany Garden Club sponsored the Smokey Bear & Woodsy Owl poster contest at New Albany Elementary School. Pictured are the winners l-r: Emily Murff (Art Rotation Teacher), Kaden McGee, Maci Carruthers, Alondra Fonseca, Katie Flores, Riley Hill, Emmanuel Simpson, Caleb George, Elana Crayton, Seth Wimberley, Jackie Guerrero, Mehek Parida, Cedric Flemons, and Tanya Coombs (New Albany Garden Club)