Ms. Nakada Virtual Classroom: Day 44
Agenda:
Q - Q - Song
LAST DAY!!!
HW: Letters to yourself, me, and a future eighth grader.
This is it! Our last Zoom.
Folks, it has been quite a week.
How are you feeling about this weekend's civil unrest? Here is an image with lots of options for responding:
OK, so our quote of the week is one I've been thinking about quite a bit it over the past few days:
“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. ”
― Paulo Freire
Our question of the week: On a weekend like we just had, what does it mean to do the right thing?
"Fight the Power" by Public Enemy.
Last few announcements: I will see you all on Thursday or Friday for textbook return form 8 - 12.
Then, I will see you all next Wednesday, June 10th at 1:30 for culmination.
Please, make an event of it. Dress up. Gather your family around. It is not a traditional ceremony. It is new. It is different, but it is what we decide to make of it.
It has been quite a year. We had a pretty ordinary start. We then inked our way through October and wrote novels in November. We wrapped up the semester with crowns and certificates and a nice long holiday break. When we came back, we tackled literature circles: tough books about race in America and police brutality. You did some challenging work, and I hope you felt better prepared to take in the complexity of events that unfolded this weekend.
I will have copies of my letter to all of you when you drop off your books. Please read it again. Read it often and don't forget that I want only the best for all of you.
You matter. Your lives matter. I see you.
And even, or especially when the world seems heartless and cold, I want nothing but the best for all of you.
Please keep in touch. Let me know if there is anything you need even if it's just someone to listen to how hard or challenging, frustrating or annoying something is. Stay in touch.
Now, you can sign yearbooks... oh, never mind.
You are an incredible group, Class of 2020. Be well.
Last few announcements: I will see you all on Thursday or Friday for textbook return form 8 - 12.
Then, I will see you all next Wednesday, June 10th at 1:30 for culmination.
Please, make an event of it. Dress up. Gather your family around. It is not a traditional ceremony. It is new. It is different, but it is what we decide to make of it.
It has been quite a year. We had a pretty ordinary start. We then inked our way through October and wrote novels in November. We wrapped up the semester with crowns and certificates and a nice long holiday break. When we came back, we tackled literature circles: tough books about race in America and police brutality. You did some challenging work, and I hope you felt better prepared to take in the complexity of events that unfolded this weekend. I will have copies of my letter to all of you when you drop off your books. Please read it again. Read it often and don't forget that I want only the best for all of you.
You matter. Your lives matter. I see you.
And even, or especially when the world seems heartless and cold, I want nothing but the best for all of you.
Please keep in touch. Let me know if there is anything you need even if it's just someone to listen to how hard or challenging, frustrating or annoying something is. Stay in touch.
Now, you can sign yearbooks... oh, never mind.
You are an incredible group, Class of 2020. Be well.
Loren checking in. That was beautiful
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