Two Days and No Post!

I am so sorry that two days have passed without a post on my part! Things have been so crazy lately.

It was great to meet with so many of you last night for conferences! It was good to know that we are on the same page and both just want the best for your student and their education.

The past two days we have been learning more about the first Thanksgiving. On Monday we spent time comparing what the Pilgrims ate on the first Thanksgiving dinner with what we eat. That sure made some of us feel thankful we didn't have to eat barley, eel, and shellfish as part of dinner! :) The students were also surprised with how many things were similar to what we eat at Thanksgiving. Corn, wild turkey, and deer were all part of that first dinner! Yum!

Yesterday the students were introduced to a Reader's Theater play that we are starting about how the Pilgrims finding their way to the New World and what they had to do to get along in the New World. I don't think the students realized that there wasn't hotels and people waiting for them with a hot dinner ready!

Today the students were assigned their parts and so we practiced reading the script through a couple of times. Groups also started designing the backdrops for the play. The students are really excited to start with the play and the process of preparing for the play. It is great to see such enthusiasm and excitement to perform from even the more soft spoken students. We are going to perform this play for the rest of the elementary wing on Tuesday, November 24th in the afternoon (the time right now is unclear). Families are more than welcome to attend and I will keep you updated with times as I get more information.

Hope you all have a great evening!