Monday started out with a bang! I raised a situation in the classroom that has been somewhat problematic and asked the children what we should do. The situation is that we seem to have difficulty lining up to go anywhere. Line up is code word for social hour and if I didn't intervene several minutes would pass before anyone noticed that we hadn't moved an inch. You would have thought I asked them to solve world peace. We spent at least an hour over the course of the day discussing the issue and brainstorming a solution. The day ended with a landslide vote and we now have a "caboose" who is in charge of the line, there are many complicated stipulations to the new job. Chase was our first caboose and he did his job so well that we didn't have a single problem! Later this afternoon we voted either YES or NO to a variety of issues ranging from I like broccoli to All whale killing should be stopped. The children then discussed which vote gave them power and why. Without hesitation they all said that the issues that were important gave them power. I can't wait for tomorrows activity based on the book Would You Rather by John Burningham. The activity that follows the book ends with a discussion on whether or not it's okay to disagree, the changes voters can bring about, and our right to vote vs others without that right. Make sure to ask your child about each days lesson.
I have posted a sign up for fall conferences. Hopefully you received an email notification. The link above is a shortcut. Those of you with multiple children in Vista may prefer to have us assign you a day and time so that the conferences are back to back. If neither of the dates set aside by the school calendar work for you please give me a call and we'll work something out. Thanks!
