Fall Feast Reflection

The day before Thanksgiving break my students always put on a 'Feast' for parents, friends, and faculty members. This is a 1 1/2 week project. We create the menu, make invites, go shopping, and then 3 days of cooking. Day 1 we make the turkey and pies. Day 2 we peel potatoes. Day three the students are in my room and we decorate the room, cook everything else (buns, sweet potatoes, corn, reheat turkey, potatoes, etc). I am very proud of the work that the students put into this day. They sure take pride in the work that they do and love 'showing' off to everybody. Now that I have done this for 6 years, we pretty much have it down to a science as to what needs to be done and what works. The best part of the day is seeing the kids smile, having fun, and taking ownership in their work.