Being Interviewed by Fifth Grade Authors

Before vacation 5th graders from Jen Seely's class interviewed second graders about their reading habits and interests. They have started their research on Heroes and plan to write their biographies for second grade readers. In a month or so second graders will read the fifth graders' published works.

Caine's Arcade 2: From a Movie to a Movement

Willows also watched this video to see the impact that Caine has had in such a short amount of time.

Enjoy!

Change Makers and Caine's Arcade

Today Willows watched two videos about Caine's Arcade. We discussed whether or not he is a Change Maker. We pulled about examples from the video to show that he has many of the qualities of a Change Maker AND he is only 9 years old!

Qualities of a Change Maker include:
+Demonstrated Bravery
+Viewed Problems as Opportunities
+Showed Compassion and Empathy
+Viewed Problems as Opportunities
+Overcame a Hardship or Challenge
+Learned from Mistakes
+Persevered
+Communicated and Shared
+Took Action
+Had an Impact: How Things are Different Today

Caine has many of these qualities. If you haven't already seen this, please watch it. You will be inspired!!