The Buckeye Bulletin
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To honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we learned a bit about his life and his accomplishments. The students became actresses and actors as they recreated Rosa Parks making her stand on a bus in Montgomery Alabama. The students enjoyed playing the part of the bus driver, Rosa Parks, “the mean guy”, a police officer, Martin Luther King Jr., and passengers on the bus. We discussed our differences such as skin color, eye color, hair color, and gender. Then we discussed how we are similar. We talked about discrimination and segregation. We talked about if someone with red hair wouldn’t be allowed to do art “just because” they have red hair or if anyone who had blue eyes would have to go to a different classroom with less materials, broken crayons, or no books “just because” they have blue eyes. I had only boys fetch the chairs for the skit and brought that to the attention of the class. We had some very sad girls…. I did let the girls take the chairs back after the skit.
Below is a picture after the skit where everyone can sit where they want. The thumbs up means the students approve.
Did You Know?:
There is a cheese that has live wiggling maggots in it and it is called Casu Martzu. Casu Martzu is created by leaving whole pecorino cheeses outside with part of the rind removed to allow the eggs of the cheese fly to be laid in the cheese. A female can lay more than 500 eggs at one time. The eggs hatch and the larvae begin to eat through the cheese. The acid from the maggots’ digestive system breaks down the cheese’s fats, making the texture of the cheese very soft; by the time it is ready for consumption, a typical Casu Martzu will contain thousands of these maggots. Due to health concerns this cheese has been banned in the European Union.
A Message From Mr. John (Great week to start 2024):
Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 16 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog, Hebrew, Hungarian).
Know Your Languages (Hungarian):
Specials Space (Science):
A Lesson on Ancient Egypt:
January Half Birthdays:
Peek In The Classroom:
Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Skeletal System
Letter Of The Week- Q q
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bub
Next Language is Korean
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
Weekly Themes:
Geography.. Landforms (Archipelago/Chain Of Lakes)
Math.. Review Fractions
Language.. Adverbs
Geometry.. Geometric Shapes II, Geo Cards
Next Week:
Weekly Themes:
Geography.. No School
Math.. Fraction Review
Language.. Review Adverbs and other grammar
Geometry.. Geometric Shapes II, More Geo Cards
Synonym Of The Week: SICK, weak, unhealthy, ailing, infected, frail
Sight Words Of The Week: now made
Future Happenings:
-NO SCHOOL Monday January 14 for MLK Day. Don’t be that family that shows up.
–Bring Your Parent To School: Mondays and Wednesdays starting November 20, 2023… follow the link to sign up, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45382628-buckeye#/
-Grandparents’ Day: Thursday January 25, 2024
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
Your Children Say The Darndest Things (I Love My Family):