What a short week! We have spent these past two days reading, continuing work around fractions of a set, talking about events leading up to the American Revolution, and finishing up writing drafts that were inspired by each student's favorite author.
Today during Morning Meeting one of our classmates shared that she has been noticing some people messing around during the Pledge of Allegiance. Other times she has noticed some people just stand but don't say the pledge. This led us to discuss the following questions:
What are our expectations of one another during the pledge?
What is the reason for the pledge? (revisiting an earlier discussion from a few months ago)
Why do we do it every single morning?
Why don't our parents say the pledge at their jobs?
Should everyone have to say it?
I asked the kids to talk with you about these questions to see what you think. We shared a number of different arguments and counterarguments but didn't settle on much other than the fact everyone should be respectful of those around them by remaining both silent and calm.We thought it might be interesting to have Dr. Mueller in to see what she thinks. We also talked about taking these questions to the Student Voice Committee and posing them out to the whole school. We would all love to see our fellow classes spend some time talking about the pledge so that it can be a more meaningful daily activity.
We had a special treat today. Actually, we had two. First, Enock came back to visit us from Georgia. He spent the whole day which felt absolutely wonderful! Everyone was very excited to reconnect with an old friend. Second, two of our parent volunteers brought in muffins and hot chocolate to enjoy during silent reading time.
As always, thank you so much for trusting me with your children. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving.
Chris
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