This week in SBS 2/3 we had some very important conversations. In consideration of our upcoming day off from school, we discussed Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights movement, and the importance of keeping its dreams alive. We read the stories My Dream of Martin Luther King by Faith Ringgold and Rosa by Nikki Giovanni. Naturally, students have lots of questions about this time in our history. This coming Monday there is a wonderful opportunity for education and reflection. At the Providence Children's Museum there will be a storytelling duo acting out some stories from Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and the civil rights movement. I have taken my own children there for several years and each time it has proven to be an informative and inspiring experience. For more information please visit: http://www.childrenmuseum.org/calDetail.asp?date=1/18/2010.
Highlights from our week:
* Allie and Victoria did a fabulous job presenting for Book Buzz at All School Meeting. Bravo girls!!
*We learned about exceptions to the closed syllable type and began learning about open syllables.
*We continued to listen to and read fiction. We read the book Beardream by Will Hobbs and made up our own endings to the story.
*Second graders had a fabulous field trip to Bristol, RI as part of their commercial community study. We will post pictures early next week!
Remember there is No School on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.
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