This May is particularly sweet for me as I have the incredible honor of becoming a Golden Apple Fellow. So in addition to all of the end of the year projects we pull together each year, we have some preparation as a class to complete for the Golden Apple Gala. There are class pictures to be taken for the Foundation to share, there were speeches to write, and scripts to craft. Incredibly, a few of my students will be able join me at the gala which will be televised. To prepare, we had to write scripts for students to present. We certainly don't believe in first drafts and done in this classroom, so we had to work through our first round of writing a script. What a fun day helping my amazing students write scripts on what they love about our classroom! Thanks Golden Apple for this super assignment!
May 20 is the gala, May 31st my youngest son will graduate, and June 2nd is our last day celebrating our learning together. So much happy in one month! The time is so short and I will select our learning targets with great care as our moments are fleeting. When we made our brainstorm of favorite moments in May, I was thrilled that my students acknowledged that we save the best novels for the end of the year. My picks are strong ones and I know many of my students will completely fall in love with these outstanding books. Hopefully they will be so engaged that it tips off a summer that becomes rich in reading.
