We began the trial of David today in Room 125 of Superior Court. David was charged with 6 counts of being naughty, a bad listener, disgraceful, disrespectful, unsafe, and rude. After David entered his “not guilty” plea, the prosecution presented its case against him. All the attorneys involved in the case participated and providing damaging evidence against the defendant before resting their case. Will David be able to provide a solid defense against such evidence as “running down the street naked,” “skateboarding in the house,” “chewing with his mouth open,” and “starting a food fight in school”? We will have to find out when David takes the stand tomorrow in his own defense.
Meanwhile, as we proceed with the trial, the students are learning a little bit about the judicial process in the United States as well as reinforcing what we have been learning in language arts about character traits and supporting our opinions and ideas with evidence.
As if our trial weren't fun enough, we also began our leprechaun traps in class today. The children are using what they learned about constructing with solids in science to build creative, clever, inventive traps in the hopes we might snag some gold come St. Patrick’s Day. We will be working on the traps for the next few days, so if your child would like to bring in more embellishments, please feel free to do so.
Tomorrow: The Defendant Speaks!
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