Loots was instrumental in introducing the school-wide shared reading event where all students read the book. Loots is holding the book 'Wishtree' by Katherine Applegate. Sara Fitzgerald, principal of Feelhaver Elementary School, left, poses with Rachel Loots, instructional coach on Wednesday. The two hadn’t seen each other in nine months. Sara Fitzergald, principal of Feelhaver Elementary School, is all smiles as she poses with her step son, Jonah Fitzgerald on Wednesday outside of the school. Calhoun said a lot of customers show interest in the product because of concerns about allergies, asthma and the COVID-19 virus. Feelhaver recently completed their school-wide shared reading event centered around the book “Wishtree” by Katherine Applegate.Īaron Calhoun, a salesman for Beyond Aerus, moves one of the air purifiers for sale during The Messenger’s Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show. Scraps of fabric with the wishes of students written on them hang from a tree outside of Feelhaver Elementary School on Wednesday.

Loots is holding the book “Wishtree” by Katherine Applegate. At the end of the book, students wrote their own wishes on scraps of fabric, which were hung on an actual tree outside of the school. Each family received a copy of the same book – Wishtree by Katherine Applegate. Students and staff recently participated in a school-wide shared reading project. From left to right: Tommy Cochrane, 7, a first-grader Paeton Abbiehl, 8, a second-grader and Everett Hill, 7, a second-grader. One of Fitzgerald’s wishes was granted when Jonah Fitzgerald surprised her with a visit.įeelhaver Elementary School students pose next to a Wishtree at the school on Wednesday. Feelhaver had just finished a project centered around the book “Wishtree” by Katherine Applegate. The two had not seen each other in nine months. After graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High in 2020, Jonah Fitzgerald has been receiving his military training in the U.S.

Sara Fitzgerald, principal at Feelhaver Elementary School, embraces her step son, Jonah Fitzgerald, at the school on Wednesday.

The wishtree book