🏀 Mrs. Carney's Sweet 16 🏀

While there's no question we work hard at Horace Mann, I hope it is also clear from this blog that we think having fun at school is important, too.  We believe that if school is a place kids enjoy, they'll feel comfortable and confident to be the best they can be!

One recent fun event was Mrs. Carney's Sweet 16.  Room 203 is blessed to have just 16 students this year, so it was a natural for Mrs. Carney to make the connection to the recent college basketball tournament.  Just like so many workplaces around the U.S., Mrs. Carney's students picked teams with a prize at the end.

Grey S. was the big winner with Virginia, and he chose from a few options for a class reward.  The class enjoyed their lunches in the classroom with Mrs. Carney and watched part of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as their "winnings."

Talking with Mrs. Carney and co-teacher Mrs. Frank, they were interested to gain insight into their students pop culture knowledge while talking about the NCAA tournament.  Some kids knew all about brackets, while others weren't clear on how they were advancing when they weren't playing basketball themselves.  It is good to be reminded of the different backgrounds of our students, as that aspect surely plays into their everyday learning and doing.

Thank you, Mrs. Carney, for bringing real life to the classroom as a way to bond together 🏀