Around 2:00 pm today one of the fifth grader’s said, “Wait. Is today still the first day of school?!” Yup!
And wow, what a day! We journaled
about our hopes for ourselves for the year, played a name-game with new peers
and SGS faculty and staff, selected new reading books, learned our True Colors
personality types and how that fits into working effectively in a team, sketched
native birds and discussed how adaptations help organisms thrive, and thought
of personal adaptations we are going to create to help ourselves thrive this
year in 5th grade. Then we
had lunch. Phew!
Then we smeared our faces with Vaseline and let our
community members place gooey strips of plaster on our faces. Talk about stretching comfort zones, building
trust and working as a team! Every one
stepped up in her own unique way, challenged herself and had fun. Here are some pictures for your viewing
pleasure.
