12-9-13 6th
Grade Update
-Great to see our first wintery weather!
-We are the first class to have all
our ski forms in!!! Mucho Gracias!!!
-One more skating
day this coming Friday 13.
-Make
sure your student has X-C Ski equipment ready to go!
-Please
send warm cloths for sledding.
On Thursday, December 5, Nelson Mandela died. The following
day the class and I spoke briefly about this. Few of the students had much of
an idea of his life and ideas. This seems an important moment in time to stop
and think about leadership and what Mandela contributed to understanding and
fighting for freedom. Beth, my daughter, will be here over the next two weeks
introducing Mandela and his place in South Africa and world history. Below are
some links for the students to explore. The New York Times film has moments of
violence that some may find hard to view.
Beth and I sent home a Mandela quote for the students to share with their
families and start to think about. They will discuss this with Beth on Thursday.
"For
to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that
respects and enhances the freedom of others." (From Long Walk to
Freedom, 1995)
Discuss
this as a family. In your own words, what does this quote mean? How does it
relate to leadership and citizenship? Write down your thoughts for discussion
in class
