"Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another.”
--Marva Collins

Monday, May 3, 2010

Wow!

We had a great time at Diversity Day today! The students did a fantastic job researching and presenting their findings. It was really neat to hear about all the different things our students learned!! Thank you to all the parents who were able to make it to this event. Of course, I understand if you were unable to make it to the event and I will be posting pictures and videos of our experience online so you can see the wonderful work your child did as well!

Once again, thank you for your continued participation!!

We're Almost There!

We had another great day today! Students worked on pulling everything together today in preparation for our diversity day. We used the Fiesta! book series which helped students explore some of the countries their ancestors were from. Students were also able to explore online as well and research some sites I found previously by going to http://delicious.com/geigerkara .

The students and I are really looking forward to Diversity Day at the end of this week. Remember, students need to finish reading their novel for their literature circle, interview a family member, and create a family tree. Other than that, they are encouraged to be as creative as possible!

If you are able to come and join our class for diversity day, we would love to have you. Please e-mail me and let me know if you will be able to join us for this special day!