Today is September 11th. Fourteen years ago was a day of grief and a day of courage. At our assembly, we learned how ordinary people found the courage to do extraordinary things. Welles Crowther, The Man in the Red Bandanna, was one of many amazing people. Visit the CLE Courage website and listen to our book of the month.

Remember Mrs. King’s warrior words, “I have the power and the courage to be a positive, proactive upstander.” Will you: stand up for yourself, stand up for others, make a new friend, try out for a team, develop a skill, audition for a play, speak in front of an audience, ask for help, treat failures as opportunities to grow, etc.? Post a comment to our class blog on how you will use courage this year.

We had so much fun playing three truths and a lie with the second graders; we played it with the third graders too!

The second graders visited us and played three truths and a lie with us!

We would love to thank everyone who attended the party! The authors were amazing!

This month’s superpower is Patriotism. The Poppy Lady by Barbara Walsh is our book of the month. It is About Moina Belle Michael who helped establish the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance for veterans. The following video is the the famous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae written in May 1915. This video is in remembrance of all those who have lost their lives during war.

A Poppy is to Remember is another tribute to our American service men and women, as well as to those from other nations who have fought side by side with them to restore peace and freedom in troubled regions of the world. Even as they fought and died together, let us also remember them together.

As a tribute from you to all the soldiers who lost their lives fighting for freedom write a cinquain and post your poem to this post.