This morning all 3 of us got up and out of the house bright and early. D was doing a talk in the HS at the charter school I work at, and M was going to "help" me work with my students as she didn't have school today. The dogs were also supposed to join us, but Mother Nature decided to rain on us, so I didn't want them getting all muddy playing outside with the kids, especially since they just got groomed yesterday.
SO - off we went!
D's talk went well with the HS and MS kids - the HS kids have been studying WWII, so D brought his pictures from Auschwitz to share with them as well as some first hand impressions of the concentration camps and such. He created an awesome Power Point presentation and thanks to his company, presented it using a projector on a screen for all the kids. I could hear most of his presentation as it's essentially a one room school house and it sounded awesome! The kids and teachers were very happy to have him and seemed to enjoy his visit and talk and, most importantly, the kids behaved well for him, which for some is quite a feat!
M got to visit and play games with 2 of my elementary students out there - a 3rd grade boy, and a 1st grade boy. She enjoyed herself immensely and has to bone up on her checkers and pick-up-sticks skills for a re-match with the 1st grade boy. Then she sat in on the sharing time in the elementary classroom and made friends with one of the girls in the class. (Isn't it amazing how kids make friends so easily?).
All in all, it was an excellent visit to the school for all. I was a little disappointed that my plans to have the MS girl whom I work with read to M (even though M can read better than her) fell through since she attended D's talk AND was having a tough day in general. BUT, there's always the next time!
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