Saturday, December 10, 2011

Last Friday in NYC

Happy Friday Everyone! Hope you all have a great week, and are ready for another weekend! I know we all are.
Hard to believe but in just a few short days we will be back in the great state of Minnesota. I know feelings are mixed with all of us about returning home. We are all excited to see our family and friends but we also all aren't ready to leave just yet and say goodbye to our students.
Today was a great day in fourth grade. The students had a Dress Down Day because they participated in a fundraiser for donating food to a local food shelf. So because of that, the students didn't have to wear their uniforms. It was so fun to see them in different clothes, it definitley let you see more of their personality.
One of the girls in my class came to school in suspenders, a plaid shirt and green pants. She looked so cute! And I loved the uniqueness of her outfit. Today in seeing the students in their various outfits, I questioned the pros and cons of uniforms. On one hand they do look nice, and the students look mostly the same. On the other hand it really takes away their individuality in expressing themselves through what they wear. I am very torn on if I like uniforms or not. I also wonder how the students feel about it. My guess would be that the younger students may not care as much but as they get older it may become more of an issue. Hm just something to think about.
Anyway back to the classroom...
This morning the fourth and first graders got together with their reading buddies and made a cute winter craft. They made snow flakes, then wrote a metaphor such as Winter is like....
The students all had a lot of fun making these crafts and it was fun to see them in a more of a leadership role when working with the first graders. I can tell there are some future teachers!
Here are some pictures:









The rest of the day was pretty much a normal Friday. The students did turn in their club houses that they were working on earlier this week. The students all  did such a fantastic job on these and they look so cool! Here are some pictures as promised!



After school, we attended a baby shower for Betsy and we all really enjoyed having some time to hang out with the staff at Dwight. The party was an absolute blast!
After that, Heidi and I headed to MoMa, and Megan went to Barnes and Noble to hang out for a bit. Here are some pictures from MoMa!






Well thats all for now, hope you enjoyed the pictures!

-Sarah


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