Oh the Adventures of the Team Bond Crayfish!

We had quite a week last week with many adventures!  I had each group create entries for their crayfish to add to our diary.  One of our crayfish perished over the weekend, due to an inferred attack by Michael Jackson Jr.  The children do believe that the homicide may have been in self-defense, as Michael Jackson Jr. now only has 1 claw.  Here is a photo from the funeral that took place this morning.

Paige and the rest of the Rose Group was in charge of creating the funeral ceremony.  Some of the children even dressed up for the occasion. In a moving ceremony, Paige even created an original song in honor of Snapple, the departed crayfish.  I am hoping that I can transfer it from my phone to add to this blog...as it is precious!  It was also nice to see that the children had respect for the funeral, and even shared some powerful statements about their faith and Snapple!  I love to see what chidlren are capable of when they have the opportunities to express themselves and have ownership over their adventures in learning!

Sunflower Group

June 5, 2012:

Dear Diary,

In the last week in Team Bond a crayfish died. Her name was Snapple. Michael Jackson Jr. killed her. I stayed out of he fight. We also have one of our friends out of town for a few days.  Lil' Buddy went to a first grade classroom in Brighton at Hornung Elementary.  Mrs. Bond's son, Carson, wanted to show his class the crayfish.  It fits with their learning, as they have been studying frogs...well tadpoles, from what I hear!  It was a long week I should go to sleep. Love, Wills 

Lilac Group

Hey!  My friend died this week.  Her name was Snapple. Michael Jackson Jr. is now a murderer for killing Snapple.  We think they were fighting and Snapple managed to to take his claw off. But he shoved his other  claw into Snapple.We found that out  because Snapple was laying dead.

On the positive side, many of us have molted!  I am one of them.  Did you know that we like to eat our old shells?  It helps us get more calcium to grow our new shell harder. Well, I have to go to Snapple's funeral.

Love, Speedy