Happy New Year! For Up and Coming January events and beyond, please click here for our 5S Calendar!
We will continue to think about how to be kind to ourselves through exercise, sleep, healthy foods, water, meditation, being outdoors and time to play. And, we will continue thinking about how to be kind to others: noticing how others are doing, getting into the shoes of others, listening, asking questions, etc. We will also continue to have thought provoking conversations and how to take care of one's circles of obligations. And, because of the up and coming federal Martin Luther King Day Holiday, we will also think about what can be learned from people who fought for justice through non-violent methods.
Speaking of change, 5S has launched our focus on energy. Energy is defined as the ability to do work – That sounds an awful lot like 5S. We definitely have the ability to do work and play! We are learning about different types of energy and how it is never created or destroyed but transfers from one type to another. Stay tuned... (sound energy). 5S will also continue our yearlong focus on birds. Due to the fact that we are still watching the Nature movie, Murder of Crows, the crow will continue to be our bird of the month but will look at the whole corvid family. February's bird of the month will be the incredible eagle! Four years ago, 5S found out about a live cam of an eagles' nest in Washington D.C. This year the mother and father are back (their names are Mr. President and First Lady) and soon, the live camera will be up and running. We will be watching and taking notes about their behavior during class. It's exciting when they come crashing back into the nest with new sticks to spruce up their 5 foot nest or fish and other objects to keep them healthy. We are also doing a great job of keeping the birds in our bird sanctuary healthy. I hope this has eased up some of the hunger and thirst for our neighborhood birds and squirrels. Now that the grass is growing on the river table, 5S will be thinking about the designs and structures they will build on our colonial village on the river table. The river table will be the same scale as Legos 1-48 ---- 1 inch =48 inches (4ft) 1.5 inches = (6 ft) 2 inches = (8 ft ) etc. Soon we will be gathering items to build on the river table. If you have any extra hot glue guns for kids, glue sticks for glue guns, clay, wooden coffee stirrers, popsicle sticks, acrylic paints, please send them in. Also, Charlie the Couch is falling apart. If you happen to have a small couch you are ready to remove, 5S would love to have it. Last, but not least, thank you again for your generous gifts to Ms. Messiqua and me. I used some of the money for our new whiteboard. Although the U.S. and the world have many challenges to grapple with, we can all breathe easier knowing the depth of kindness and care that exists in our wonderful community. Sincerely, Francesca Stark
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