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May 10, 2006
The A Team
“I love it when a plan comes together.” I am guessing most of the parents remember this quote even if the kids only know it from the 80’s TV channel. Our social studies talks have drifted from the trade deficit in Asia to the benefits and dangers of credit cards and for the last two days Channel One has been highlighting credit card dangers on the morning news show also. It is almost like we planned it.
We are in our Greek Mythology unit and it really is great reading. These Greek myths compliment the Asian and African folk tales we read and draw natural comparisons with the gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt we studied in social studies. Don’t get me wrong, the material and the concepts are difficult but we discuss them and break them down as we go along so that no one gets confused in the material. We began Monday with Phaethon: Son of Apollo. This story has a strong message warning students to not be overly confident and take unnecessary risks. The students had an easy task of drawing modern day comparisons and seemed to internalize the lesson. We read Demeter and Persephone this morning and learned how the Greeks explained the drab and boring winter season. I believe the kids enjoyed this story and the transformation of Pluto from the dark and dreadful god of the Underworld into a love struck school boy.
CBA’s Jazz Band is performing for us this afternoon. These kids are truly amazing. Being a person with no musical talent what so ever (the water stops running if I sing in the shower) I appreciate people who have such skills. Ask the kids what they thought and hopefully some of them will plan to be involved in programs like the Jazz Band in high school.
Posted by hlperson at May 10, 2006 08:44 AM
Comments
I loved the story that we just read I can't think of the name of them but one of them was about Phaethon and the other story was about Demeter.
Posted by: erica at May 10, 2006 08:12 PM
That girl was so crazy to be in $5,500 in credit card debt. That's why I'm not getting any credit cards.
Posted by: Lashada W. at May 10, 2006 09:45 PM
Now that we have read that story I've learned a lesson myself - to not hang with peole who think so high and mighty about themselves and do not care about other people.
Posted by: Lashada W. at May 10, 2006 09:50 PM
That band was great especially that boy who sang "Georgia On My Mind".
Posted by: Lashada W. at May 10, 2006 09:52 PM
Just wanted to let you know that I am a big fan of Greek mythology. I really enjoy reading the stories that they made up to explain the things in nature.
Posted by: Brianna E. at May 11, 2006 12:25 PM
Hey! These stories are cool. They teach great lessons. We should read more of them.
Posted by: Courtney D. at May 11, 2006 01:51 PM
I loved the story phaethon son of apollo we should not take too much all the time, we should also listen to our parents.
Posted by: Bobby Cox at May 18, 2006 10:36 AM
I really loved the story about demeter and persephone I loved how plutos heart changed because he saw persephone at first nobody would pay no attention to him but one day he was riding through the sky and he glanced down to look on the field to see if there was someone pretty and he saw persephone and at that moment he swooped down and picked her up and took her to the river and they both went into the grond and she stayed there for four months and she ate four sseds out of the pomegranate then he let her go home for eight months and evewryone welcomed her home and after her eight months were up she would srend the next for months with pluto then the same thing happened over and over and over again
Posted by: Bobby Cox at May 18, 2006 10:50 AM