President's Day

I asked my students if it would be hard or easy to be the president. Here is what they said:

"It would be easy to decide if the laws are good or bad. It would be hard to fight the French and the Indians. (?) It would be hard to decide how long bad guys should stay in jail." -Ella

"If I were president it would be easy because the war is going to have two years off." -Alex (Would that be the French and Indian war that Ella referred to?)

"It would be hard to be the president because making everybody believe in Jesus would be so hard! And making everyone pray to Jesus!" -Bailey (Hard, and illegal)

"Being president would be hard for me. I would be a little bit shy and I am too young to be president. I would miss my Mom and Dad a lot." -Anna (Good point)

More to come! Next week: Letters to Mr. President

The Star Spangled Banner

This week we have been studying patriotic symbols. In her journal, Emerson wrote the words to the Star Spangled Banner, or the Star Stangle Banner:

"ho say can you see by donserly light
what so proudly we hailed
that our flag was still there
oh say does that stars stangle better get well
for the land of the brave and the home of the brave"

I think she got the general idea.

What is Valentine's Day about?

"Valentine's day is about love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and chocolate hearts." -Ella

Chocolate hearts replace self-control.

Sounds pretty accurate.