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From the "Guys" point of view by Student #38:
Yesterday (2-18-09) the always excited zoo of frenzied animals fighting for food in the Fifth Grade room fell silent as Mr.Honda started a lecture with the boys. He took all of them outside like captured prisoners. He led them in his tough majestic walk to the office where they were to be talked to by the principal. Then the most relieving thing like a first breath of air after being under water for five minutes finally took place.
The teacher with an ever frighting look of grimness turned his face into a smile so big it stretched across the whole school! Mr.Honda strode to his giant silver truck and pulled out a beautiful bouquet of pink perfectly gardened roses that could make the grinch smile forever and it's smell could make someones nose just as pink as the flowers itself. Mr.Honda explained to the boys that they would be taught to be gentlemen in handsome black tuxedos who would be put in the hot seat of an erupting volcano.
The "to be" gentlemen would have to walk in a tough but ever so gentle strode and make eye contact with their choice of a beautiful girl and give them a delicate flower of love and say the very meaningful words: "Happy Belated-Valentines Day". At the end of that forever lasting sentence many of the boys were stuffed like a turkey on Thanksgiving with feelings of anxiety, nervousness, weirdness and many different assorted feelings that made the men blush and hide behind each others shivering bodies of trembles.
Then the moment of fear finally came. The Gentlemen each were led into the room of giggling, cute and beautiful ladies. They each had their individual turns to walk towards the girls of their choice with a pink carnations to give. The gentlemen had to give eye contact and say "Happy Valentines Day" while giving the carnations to the girls. The girls responded with a "thank you".
As they walked up to us they shivered with nervousness. They scratched their heads and slowly walked to the fifth grade girls. As they handed us the delicate pink flowers, they said the most sweetest thing. "Happy Belated Valentines Day." We politely said "Thank you" and walked away. After that, all the girls and boys blushed and felt uncomfortable.
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Please comment on your experience and on how your felt during the activity. Remember to write in a letter format this includes introduction, body, and conclusion.
12 comments:
Dear 5th grade teachers,
I felt very uncomporable when the boys came in with there flowers. Mostly all of the girls ran to the back. But I was surprised that I got my flower from this person it was creepy.To conclude, I think that day felt different and funny at the same time.
Your students#30;:)
Dear 5th grade teachers,
I felt a very scared when I saw the boys come in with flowers. I was scared becuse I knew that the boys had to give one of us girls a flower. In the end I thought is was a scary expirence.
From,
Student #7
Dear 5th Grade Teachers,
When the boys came in with the flowers I wanted to run to the back but I knew I would have to face it sometime. The person who gave me the flower probablly wasn't nervous. I wasn't surprised,
but it felt kind of weird and funny to be getting a flower from that kind of person. Lastly, that is how I felt that day.
From,Student#50
Dear Fith Grade Teachers,
When I walked up to the girl I would give my flower to I actually felt O.K. I was not nervous like other people. I actually felt fine doing that. It to me was actually fun and I enjoyed the experience.
From,
Student #38 =D :) ;)
Dear 5th grade teachers,
I felt weird because some of us girls play with these boys regularly and we usually play rough but, now all of a sudden they have to give you flowers.
-Student#6 :)
Dear 5th grade teachers,
I felt funny and weird getting a flower from someone. I didn't expect this person to give give me one but when he gave it to me I was surprised. I felt nervous recieving a flower from this person and I think he felt the same. Anyway that was a great experience and was a great laugh too.
From, student 20
Dear fifth grade teachers,
When the boys came in with flowers and one of them gave it to me I felt akward.At the end I realized that it was actally a great experence.
peace and love,
student #26
Dear fifth grade teachers,
I felt very uncomfortable because the guys that I see every day I think of them as my friends. When I play with them I never thought of them being my boyfriend. So this was very akward. I was so shoked that I got it from this boy because I hardly go and see him. Also it made me think about my future and whats ahead of me. But this was a great experience and was enjoyable. I like to thank Mr.H for putting this together.
From student#1 :):b
Dear 5th grade teachers,
When I saw the boys come in with flowers I was thinking why do they have flowers. Later I caught on and I felt weird and nervous because I felt weird that they were giving us flowers and I felt nervous about who was going to give me mine. Last that is what I felt like when they walked in.
from, student #54
Dear 5th Grade Teachers,
I felt very weird when the boys came in with flowers and they were going to give it to us. I felt weird because this event never happened to most of us before, so everyone just rushed to the back of the room. To conclude that was a very weird experience for me. That was how I felt when the boys came in with flowers to give to us.
From student #44
Dear fifth grade teachers,
This was a weird experience. Although I think it was a wonderful oppurtuinity to see the boys act like gentlement. Also for the girls to act like gentle young ladies.
From, student #47
Dear 5th grade teachers,
I felt very weird doing this experience.But I think that this is a wonderful oppurtuinity to see the boys act older and girls too.
Student #57
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