We played a game and had a gift exchange as part of our giving party today. Students shared greatness qualities of their secret PAL and then presented a hand-made gift. Many important lessons are involved in the art of giving and receiving.
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We sent most students home with a five paragraph reflection letter about the bazaar. A copy of the student's product should accompany the letter as it is mailed or delivered to the person your child chose. Students followed several steps in the writing process -- prewrite (brainstorm, outline), draft, and edit -- to complete this assignment.
We sent home some pretty exhausted kids today...teachers, too! We didn't have time for agenda books, so again, it's true, no homework.
We sent a copy of the following invitation with students. It's posted below just in case....
You are invited to shop at the Stoner Prairie Economics Bazaar! When: 8:00-9:10 and 9:20-10:10 All stores are closed 9:10-9:20 Where: PALs Rooms 221 and 222 Fifth Grade rooms 408 and 414 Small bills are appreciated! Please remember that the main shoppers are first through fourth graders. If you purchase something with the intention of giving it to your child, please wait to make that exchange until you get home. Thank you to those who supported our Donors Choose grant. We will receive iPad Minis that will be used to support our work with the History Museum.
When I first posted this (an hour ago) we had $293.00 to raise in 11 days. The grant is now fully funded! We'll get another grant posted ASAP. Thank you! Link to Donors Choose A reset is a thing to make you calm down and be able to join back into the group. You can count to ten in the middle of your reset. You can also take deep breaths, or think about what you can do better next time. In my opinion, reset does not mean you're in trouble. It just means you can stop what you're doing and calm down.
We are focusing social studies lessons about the Civil Rights Movement. We are currently listening to an audio recording and reading a book called Leon's Story, an autobiography of a black man born in North Carolina in 1936. The story chronicles Leon's life and the ways in which Leon's family responded to changing times and interactions between races before, during and after the Civil Rights Movement. Class discussion has been rich with an emphasis on understanding imbalances of power and control. Also emphasized is that autobiography offers us a close look at one person's experience. Each person has unique perspectives from which we can learn and raise questions to better understand historical events.
We are in full swing with bazaar preparations. Finishing products, making paper and computer advertisements and calculating cost per product are three major tasks this week. Students are also expected to calculate their math as well as enter it into a spreadsheet. We love this engaging work and the many skills it promotes!! All products should be at school on Friday. |
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