What a week to be in 1st and 2nd grade. The week started with the students gearing up for election day. The students all made posters that said, "Tell Me Why You Vote." We used real campaign signs to learn how to make signs that would catch the reader's attention. The students then used the signs on election day to elicit feedback and opinions from Waitsfield voters. later on in the week, the students used the information to write a persuasive piece on why a person should vote.
Each year children, from around the state, are asked to read a collection of Red Clover books. The Red Clover Award is then voted on by every k-4 student in the state and one book is chosen the winner. This week I read the story Granddaddy's Turn, A Journey to the Ballot Box to the class. This is a very powerful story based on one family's experience with their first time voting.
On Wednesday, the students worked on designing a shoe that would help a traveler move around in the extreme environment that they had studied. The students had to use the Engineering Design Process to develop their shoe. The students will finish their shoe next week.Notes:
*There is no homework for the weekend. Please contribute to the ski and skate sale and enjoy your family.
Peace,
Tommy
