Happy friday! Here's a glimpse into our week of teaching, having officially taught the English. We both taught Year 7 and 8 (6th and 7th grade classes). They seemed to love the project we had for them. Starting with a PowerPoint about Kentucky artist Leslie Nichols and her work we began working on a value scale using text and then eventually create a self portrait entirely made from their handwritten text. The students could write about anything that was of interest to them, like a song, poem, quote, or even words that describe them. Natalie chose the first page from Pride and Prejudice (duh!) and Katie chose some song lyrics. They won't be finished for a few weeks, but hopefully we can get some final products for you to see.
The students certainly knew how to test us. They came ready and armed for our first lesson and we fought back quite bravely. Some incidents included mimicing our accents (to be expected), and rude gestures. But after a week with us, they've learned that Americans don't put up with much. Certainly not disrespect. Thank you WKU education classes and student teacher mentors for showing us some good classroom management. We would be in the corner of the room crying without you.
The second lesson we taught was about the Elephant parade that traveled to London in 2010. The students were really excited to be having their own parade at Long Eaton. They've created sketches so far and a final draft of their clay elephant design. They'll be starting work with clay next week, so we're both excited about getting our hands dirty.
Today we're headed to London for the weekend. Natalie hasn't seen all the sights, so we'll try and get to most of them tomorrow. We really want a nice afternoon tea so if anyone knows a good spot, hook us up! We've also become obsessed with London designer Cath Kidston and her amazing country floral handbags. Most of the teachers at Long Eaton are sporting one, so we might have to splurge a little.
Pictures of London trip to follow.
Also, it's rained for three days straight. We're getting the full experience of England.
Love,
N&K
