Poem in your pocket day tomorrow

Hello,

Your child's homework is to bring in a poem in their pocket, preferably two: one they wrote themselves and another favorite written by someone else.  We heard a great variety of poems today.  Shel Silverstein still rules the day, but we heard quite an eclectic mix.  Only three people in the class haven't yet recited "Poem in Your Pocket" to me.  There will be an open microphone night tomorrow (Friday) at Crooker Theater in BHS from 6:30 to 8:00.  I think some of our kids could do very well in front of an audience.  I think it would be a great experience for them to hear and share their own poetry. 

Mrs. Smith commented on how fantastic our class was today.  She said she can't believe the quantity and quality of the questions.  It is great to hear. 

Mrs. Farrand, school counselor, came in this morning to talk about the code of ethics words.  There are six of them, but I'm not sure I can remember them all.  Compassion, courage, honesty, respect, responsibility and one more.  The kids split into groups and then wrote and performed mini-skits to illustrate some of the different code of ethics words.  They did a very good job, but obviously must have not included one of the words, thus the gap in my knowledge. 

The Lego Club movie team is rushing to the battle scene to "get to the good stuff."  We'll see what we can do, but we only have a few short weeks before this year is really winding down.  There has been a lot of talk about next year.  I'll have to run this by the class, but I'm thinking a building club next year that includes Legos, but also could include erector sets, models, knex, etc.  (any and all building materials)  Why limit ourselves?  We'll see what they have to say about that.

Have a good night.

Mr. Shea