Short Day

Today was a great day. A little dreary and wet, but very good. Three kids were gone for various things, so the classroom was quite quiet. My remaining five were productive during their rounds, respectful and courteous during our last Junior Achievement session, and polite to each other during recess (for the most part...I had to give a couple stink-eyes). 

Right after lunch, we took a bus to the MLC play. They did a version of Stone Soup where the families in the town argued over who would get the gigantic carrot they all had a part in growing. They keep fighting until three "surveyors" come to town with a big pot and make soup from a stone. As they make the soup, the townspeople realize that it's better to get along and share with each other. The ending is a bit ambiguous and I don't think the younger audience members realized the moral of the story, but the adults did. As always, a high quality production.