Great Opportunity

I have a great opportunity coming up in a couple of weeks.  I get to spend a week in China, November 10th through November 17th.  The goal for the trip is to establish relationships between OES/DA and three sister schools.  I plan to take lots of pictures and videos to share with you both during and after the trip.  My goal is to send out daily pictures using an app called Animoto.  I plan to send them out through school messenger and twitter.  I will also send the same link to our teachers, so that they can share them during the school day.

I spoke with all our students today about the upcoming trip.  Students made a Venn diagram about the similarities and differences between themselves and a student in China.  I also asked them to list questions they would like me to ask the students in China.  We also discussed what it means to be a sister school.  I'm looking forward to helping our students find these answers in a couple weeks.  

When I get back, we will hold another assembly to share what I learned.

Because of the 12 hour time difference, I will not be very accessible that week.  Mrs. Niemi will be serving as the acting principal that week.  She will be available before or after school and during the school day if needed.  We will also have Mrs. Gibson-Marshal, Lakeville's principal, available in a true emergency.

Have a wonderful weekend.  I look forward to sharing my journey with you.

Go Tigers!