As they progress through the grades, students learn about their community in a gradually widening circle, from their family to local helpers in the community, to their state, and then to their country in 5th grade. Therefore, it is fitting that the 5th-grade class is tasked with keeping the flag of the nation and flying it each day.
The fifth graders watched a video made by flag expert, Drill Master John Marshall, who trains Army Cadet Color Guards, to learn how to correctly fold and unfold a U.S. flag. Students followed along, and then began lowering and folding the school flag into a triangle. The next morning, Sept. 11th, they raised the flag to the top of the pole, and then lowered it halfway to honor the heroes and fallen of 9/11. At the end of the day, they lowered and folded the flag, beginning their year-long responsibility as “Saklan Color Guards.”
Students also wrote job applications for class jobs they are interested in helping with. In fifth grade, students rotate jobs every four weeks, so everyone gets to help the classroom wheels turn smoothly each day. Responsibility and being trusted with a “real” job that genuinely needs to be done allows students to see their value to the community, and gain satisfaction from helping others.
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