We are officially past mid term of the first quarter. I can’t believe how fast time has gone by. Progress reports were sent home last week. We will be working hard the next few weeks trying to get everything finished for 1st quarter. Click the link below to access this week’s newsletter. Also, help me welcome Mrs. Emily to our classroom. She is a pre-service teacher observing in my classroom on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday for the next few weeks.
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This week’s quote was not the one I had originally found for this week. I decided last minute to save that quote because I’m pretty sure that I can fit it in a lesson that I will teach later in the semester. Before having early morning duty this morning, I sat down to find a quote. I came across this quote not only in my quote coloring books, but another book I have of quotes, and then a third time on a google search. I thought it was a sign that I should pick this proverb. I hope at some point this week this proverb will stick with someone and help them through something.
The proverb this week comes from Uganda.
“Even the mightiest eagle comes down to the treetops to rest.”
This proverb reminds us that every living being needs time to rest and recharge, even if they are one of the most important people in the world. Being in a position of power doesn’t mean that people are above the ordinary needs of humanity. The words also tell us that no situation is permanent. Some people think that they are more important or more special, soaring high above the others like an eagle. However, the truth is that we were all born equal. We all have the same needs and the same human weaknesses.
The proverbs and quotes we discuss at school open the channels for communication within the classroom. I chose to emphasize one part of the quote this week. Of course there are many lessons in this proverb, so it is hard to focus on just one. No situation is permanent! We are going to work this week on finding one thing in our life that we can change and journal about this.
I love that the kids related the proverb to taking a needed rest after working hard. They immediately asked if we could take a break and have some free time. It would have been easy to say no that we needed to squeeze in some more work with simple subjects. I didn’t, and let them have 15 minutes of free time, and guess what? After the fifteen minutes they came back together and we finished our lesson on simple subjects.
In closing, here is a comment from a student in the bus rider dismissal line.
“Thanks for the break today it was nice to sweep down from the tree and take a rest.”
These kids make me smile every single day.
Until next week,
Mr. B
https://www.smore.com/604fh
This week’s quote was not the one I had originally found for this week. I decided last minute to save that quote because I’m pretty sure that I can fit it in a lesson that I will teach later in the semester. Before having early morning duty this morning, I sat down to find a quote. I came across this quote not only in my quote coloring books, but another book I have of quotes, and then a third time on a google search. I thought it was a sign that I should pick this proverb. I hope at some point this week this proverb will stick with someone and help them through something.
The proverb this week comes from Uganda.
“Even the mightiest eagle comes down to the treetops to rest.”
This proverb reminds us that every living being needs time to rest and recharge, even if they are one of the most important people in the world. Being in a position of power doesn’t mean that people are above the ordinary needs of humanity. The words also tell us that no situation is permanent. Some people think that they are more important or more special, soaring high above the others like an eagle. However, the truth is that we were all born equal. We all have the same needs and the same human weaknesses.
The proverbs and quotes we discuss at school open the channels for communication within the classroom. I chose to emphasize one part of the quote this week. Of course there are many lessons in this proverb, so it is hard to focus on just one. No situation is permanent! We are going to work this week on finding one thing in our life that we can change and journal about this.
I love that the kids related the proverb to taking a needed rest after working hard. They immediately asked if we could take a break and have some free time. It would have been easy to say no that we needed to squeeze in some more work with simple subjects. I didn’t, and let them have 15 minutes of free time, and guess what? After the fifteen minutes they came back together and we finished our lesson on simple subjects.
In closing, here is a comment from a student in the bus rider dismissal line.
“Thanks for the break today it was nice to sweep down from the tree and take a rest.”
These kids make me smile every single day.
Until next week,
Mr. B
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