A Huge Thank You to ALL our Veterans!

Thank you goes out to all who have or are still serving our country in the military.
We had a busy week talking about what the day means and what the veterans do and have done for all of us and our freedom.
Today, was extra special though. We started out the day by reading a book titled: "America's White Table". What a powerful book about how families wait for their loved ones return. We set up the white table with the items just like in the book to show them and what they represent to all of us and their families. Ask your child to tell you about all of them and write "America" in the planner if they can tell you a lot about the book. I encourage you to go buy it and maybe even think of doing this at one of the holidays.
Then we had 2 very special Marines come. They were 1st Lieutenant Miller and Captain Nicholson. They talked to the kids about their military services and what it is like to represent & fight for our country. We had the white table set up for them and they were very honored as that is something they do with their families. We also had the yellow stars up in the background that the Bitterroot kids made in honor of their family/friend loved ones.
Then my reading kids got to see the video of the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier". The requirements, dedication, and honor it takes to guard this tomb is amazing. The kids were in awe. As you can see, we spent a lot of time showing our patriotism and honoring those who have gone before us and those that are and/or will be fighting for us.
We took a moment of silence today at 11:11 to honor them also. Thank you veterans.
We also did buddies today and played a math game where they had to find facts that equal up to 11. We always love to get together with and help out our buddies.