Hello Parents,
We have just finished our second day of our Colonial Week. This is a "hands-on" week with activities allowing students feel what it might be like in colonial America. The first two days were set up with quilting. The idea was to get students to understand how time consuming it was for families to make their own clothes and then using scraps or worn out clothing to make quilts. The quilts were not just to cover beds but were also used to cover windows and doors in drafty houses. Most students just made quilt squares. Some are helping to make a quilt which can be used as a fundraiser for our 8th grade Boston trip. Many thanks to Andrea German and Stephanie Eddy for volunteering their time in the classroom over the past two days. I would love to find a volunteer to help finish the quilt (this is where my knowledge ends). Let me know if you can help.
Tomorrow, Bob Ware is coming in to help with colonial woodworking. We have an assortment of tools dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries which students will get to try out. The focus again will be on how much time it took to accomplish certain tasks. We will also talk about post and beam construction and some of the tools used to do this type of construction. Our last day will focus on colonial games that kids played. I will have 4-5 games set up that the students can play in a stations approach. So far students seem to be enjoying themselves.
There is no homework this week. I will try to have PowerSchool up to date by the end of the week. I am still working on grading tests from last week.
Have a great week.
Mr. Burton
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