A number of activities this week made me think about a European Vacation...
8th Graders were singing about the Bubonic Plague (I didn't say all of the activities made me want to take a European Vacation) while others were watching entertaining video clips of the British Parliament in action.
7th Graders were imagining life under Hammurabi's Laws which took me much further than Europe...but I doubt Clark Griswald would know that.
6th Graders were slapping Spanish vocabulary pictures while others were dancing and acting them out in rapid succession.
...of course, the students felt like it was a vacation with only three days of classes this week.
Additionally, there is a plan brewing among the Student Council that would result in me having increasingly limited access to my office over the next few weeks. That doesn't hurt the notion of European Vacations. The plan as I understand it is to collect enough items for a food drive to fill my entire office and if possible, Mr. McElhinney's, as well. There is a lot more space in my office, as I remind him regularly, so it will take a lot of items! From now until December 16th, the Student Council is organizing a can drive for the Westford Food Pantry. They are looking for donations of food items including instant potatoes, stuffing mixes, soup, spam (not the email variety), cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie filling, and pasta. Toiletries such as toilet paper, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs and deodorant (not sure if that is for the drive or just for me and Mr. Mac) are needed, as well. Any contributions are greatly appreciated!
As we enter the long weekend, I took a moment at the end of the day to share two quotes with the students and remind everyone the importance of not forgetting the reason for tomorrow's Holiday.
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass
Without the struggle and commitment of our veterans, much of our wonderful progress would simply not have been possible. We must remain steadfast in recognizing the sacrifices so many have made to protect our liberties.
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." -John F. Kennedy
No explanation needed.
I hope your Veteran's Day and the weekend are wonderful!
Chris
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