Your Day Begins Here
8:10 AM
Before School - Collect Toys for SJ Fire Department Toy Drive
When I get to school, I drop off the toy I brought for the San Jose Fire Department’s Toy Drive. We bring a toy every year around Thanksgiving time to donate. My teacher says that the toys go to kids in need in our area or kids who are in the hospital. The firefighters will come in a couple of days at lunch with their big fire truck to collect the toys. They let us play on the truck and show us all the supplies. It’s really fun. I hope the kids like the Lego set I brought.
8:35 AM
Class Devotions
Our school day starts the same way every day—with a class devotion. My teacher reads us a few verses from the Bible, and we talk about them for a few minutes. Sometimes, we get to draw about it or write in our journals. I really like to draw, so those days are my favorite.
11:00 AM
Agri-Tech (Fourth Grade Only; During AMSE Science Enrichment)
Before lunch, we get to go to our school garden. It doesn’t look like other gardens I have seen because we are learning to grow plants through hydroponics. We are growing lettuce, and everything we grow gets donated to our local shelter. I love to garden, and my teacher is teaching us so much about taking care of plants. My mom and I planted tomatoes in our backyard, and I bring those to donate too.
12:10 PM
Lunch - Agri-Tech Club
At lunchtime, I take my lunch with me to meet with my Agri-Tech club. We are working with the junior high campus to donate our produce to a local shelter for their big Thanksgiving meal. We decide to ask our classes to help by donating canned foods. We make a plan to gather donations next Friday and bag up the food to donate.
1:00 PM
Academics
My favorite class is History. We’ve been learning about California’s history. After vacation, my class is going to visit a mission together. I’m excited about it. My brother went a couple of years ago, and my family and I have visited a few more when traveling. I want to visit all of the missions someday.
3:00 PM
After-School Extended Care
After school, I stay for extended care. I don’t have a club meeting today because we met at lunch, so I eat my snack and do my homework before I go play with my friends. We’ve been playing a pretty good kickball game, which is my favorite. My mom comes to pick me up, and we go to the grocery store to pick up some canned foods I volunteered to give.