Emrie Grace Jimenez First Grade at Stream Charter School. Based in the STEM curriculum but STREAM…with emphasis on Reading and the Arts. Stem….Science technology engineering and mathematics. Free K-8 charter school. It's been created in a small shopping mall, and just that is interesting, the various shops are the classrooms and more, that i don't yet know. All students gather in a very large playground as they are dropped off. MANY MANY. all ages, gathered in groups of their own creation. At an appointed hour, their principal, who has been standing on the rise up in front of the Cafeteria Assembly Space blows a whistle 3 times and in a booming voice, says FREEZE!. Everyone does, teachers playground staff kids….they freeze in place. He booms GOOD MORNING STREAM STUDENTS! they respond in unison GOOD MORNING Mr. So and So. He then gives a synopsis of the day if different than usual (today) after which the Music Teacher played his guitar and sang with the kids and after which the whistle blew again and ordinarily they all seperate to class groups. There is
order
not the joyful and sometimes not joyful chaos of Emrie's kindergarden school. And being someone who enjoys the aesthetics of homosapiens, i love that the Principal is a large black man. I love that Ms. Coleman, Emrie's teacher is tall with mid back length RED loose hair. I love that Mr. So and So the music teacher who "everyone loves" is a VERY LARGE man and that the play ground staff often are grandparent aged.
this morning a student/family Assembly. Student of the Month. Alyssia had gotten an email. she knew and kept it a secret from Emrie. Kindergarden was first. then…First Grade and the 2 first grade teachers called students to the front.
Emrie Jimenez
she at first did not respond….her teacher repeated… and she went. Stood like a deer in headlights. Her awared of Student of the Month from Ms. Coleman was for Kindness and Responsibility. ….a little speach giving examples. She returned to her seat and then, the Student of the Month of ALL the First Grade…over 60 students…the STREAM Student of the Month Award. Emrie Jimenez. TWO!!!!!!!
tonight she is still absorbing what it was. All she can say is….I really really try.
it was a hard transition, this new school, their Ways, which she didn't know anything about and she likes Knowing, but the only way to do that was just go back everyday and find out
i could not possibly love a human being more.
the Landscaping….everywhere….LARGE River Rock, smallest, size of footballs Beauty FULL, solid, Grounded. This is where she'll be till High School.
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