Today we celebrated GraceLin's summer birthday. Happy Birthday, GraceLin!
Ten years ago this week, a fire damaged St. Linus Church. We talked about it in class today, even though the 1st graders were not yet born when this event occurred. We are grateful that no one was hurt and that our beautiful church has been restored.
We had a class discussion about this Sunday's 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on our country. While a few of the children were only vaguely aware of the event, many have a lot of knowledge about the tragedy and have seen footage of the planes hitting the towers and Pentagon. It is important to share what we know and remember about that day with much sensitivity to what our youngest children are able to cope with. So much of the imagery from that day is graphic and frightening to 6-year-olds. Your children may have many questions and fears if they are overhearing current news stories about possible planned attacks.
If you get an opportunity next week, check out our swinging 1st grade monkeys in the hallway outside our room. We've added a writing/art project to the wall and some of them are pretty hilarious.
NO HOMEWORK. Have a wonderful weekend!