Yesterday we had our monthly assembly. Our dress up activity was "look-alike" (Mr. Walton and I looked very sporty in our jeans and white dress shirts) and our community theme was "Responsibility". Most of our students know that "be responsible" is one of our three basic school rules, along with "be safe" and "be respectful". We made up a little responsibility 'ceremony' using an object made out of overlaid sticks. The object, a diamond shape, is held together with tension from the pressure of the overlap (okay, okay, the kinder and 1st grade objects MAY have had a little super-glue help).
Anyway, the object of the ceremony was to show 'responsibility' for the care of the object by safely passing one through the hands of each student by grade level. One by one. Carefully. The kinder and first grades proudly finished first and second respectively. Fortunately I had made back-up objects for when the objects fell apart, but several teams just continued passing the pieces along, carefully handing them on down the line (I liked this a lot - in May we are talking about "perseverance").
Just wanted you to know, in case you hear about the 'special artifact' from 'a faraway forest'. And thank you for all that you do in collaboration with us to teach your children to be responsible, both as individuals and as a group.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Lego Night
Last Thursday a group of Legomaniacs took over the MP room. We played Lego Bingo, Lego car racing, Lego counting, Lego tossing, and of course Lego building. The Lego masterpieces were exhibited in the Lego Museum (the MP stage) of which I had the honor of serving as curator. Students received certificates for their creative efforts.
Also, a phenomenal apple pie (baked by our own Alan Leong) made the rounds at Lego Night, enticing hungry Legomaniacs to make their PIE donations at the event so that they could participate in a PIE pie drawing (I can tell you that the lucky winner was VERY happy). This was so successful that we are coninuing PIE pie drawings through the rest of this week. If you haven't done so so far, you can still make a PIE donation and have your name put into a drawing for a delicious pie. Benefitting PIE.
Pie for now,
Chuck Merritt
Also, a phenomenal apple pie (baked by our own Alan Leong) made the rounds at Lego Night, enticing hungry Legomaniacs to make their PIE donations at the event so that they could participate in a PIE pie drawing (I can tell you that the lucky winner was VERY happy). This was so successful that we are coninuing PIE pie drawings through the rest of this week. If you haven't done so so far, you can still make a PIE donation and have your name put into a drawing for a delicious pie. Benefitting PIE.
Pie for now,
Chuck Merritt
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