Today was one of my student's last days before she moves to Maryland, and it is so sad! Not only is the classroom going to be so different without her, she is also really scared to start at a new school. She has to meet all new people and learn with a new teacher, and that is so difficult! So today, Mrs. Sutliff gave the class a little Lauren time, so we got to do the things she wanted to do. First, we passed around a wishing rock and each person said a wish for her that would go into the rock so that way she would be successful in school. I got the opportunity to type all of this up so that way she could keep these memories in her new school. We also made her a huge card of notes that she could keep in her room to know how much we love her.
Afterwards, the students started to work on their "recycle city" projects, in which they created a house, city hall or a school to show how they can recycle. I think it would be really cool if the students could create a whole city and use new ideas to be green other than simply recycling, such as reducing the amount of paper and reusing. But, I was very impressed with their work and how much they know about recycling, and I think it's great that they're learning about it now, but I would like to create something more hands on that they could work on at home so that they actually are showing kindness to the Earth.
Afterwards, the students started to work on their "recycle city" projects, in which they created a house, city hall or a school to show how they can recycle. I think it would be really cool if the students could create a whole city and use new ideas to be green other than simply recycling, such as reducing the amount of paper and reusing. But, I was very impressed with their work and how much they know about recycling, and I think it's great that they're learning about it now, but I would like to create something more hands on that they could work on at home so that they actually are showing kindness to the Earth.