The weekend is here!

Another week has passed, and as I sit in the quiet, empty classroom this afternoon, I find it difficult to believe that 5G has only been together for just over three weeks. We are already a close group and I am confident that our year is going to be an incredible journey of growth and learning.

This weekend, I've asked that the kids read Chapters 5 and 6 in Underground to Canada. We'll turn the heat up next week in terms of actual chapters read - we have spent alot of time discussing character development, and how Smucker as written her characters in such a descriptive way (and then we practiced that skill!) and the concepts of slavery being so wrong. We explored the cost of slavery this week, and expanded our voabulary to include liberty, emmancipation, freedom and equality.

Reminder! 5G's coffee morning will be on Monday, September 29th, and it would so great if you could make it to discuss the fun events of the year, and to share your own ideas of how to make our community even better! Please don't hesitate to share your skills with us - we are so grateful for the support from 5G families!

Enjoy your weekend!