Sept 19th- Sept 23rd

Another week down and students are connecting with one another in the YESS classroom more and more. This week students discussed Diversity. We discussed how important it is to recognize our differences and how we can learn from those differences. Each student made a puzzle piece and decorated it with their: ethnicity, nationality, cultural upbringing, hobbies and interests, and anything else they wanted to add to it.  As we finished the puzzle pieces students connected them to one another. We will have the diversity puzzle pieces hanging in the classroom all year long so that we can always remember that even though we are different, we can still connect on those differences and learn from one another.  The students enjoyed this because we all shared stories of growing up, foods we ate growing up, and memories we have that are culturally influenced.  To finish the week, students began planning and creating their vision boards. I like to do this at the beginning of the year so that students can remember what their goals are and why it is important to complete all of their school work on time.