This week in Language Arts, we continued practicing our Spring Sing songs every morning, some of which involves having to read the lyrics in real time, which assists in developing our fluency. We played our spelling game, to get a little refresh on our spelling words. We moved into full on writing out our scripts as well! We learned the core elements for screenwriting: INT/EXT, ACTION, DIALOGUE. Wtih a handle on these three, any script can be written on a fundamental level. This process has also given us another opportunity to practice writing in a specific format; a necessary skill for the grades and years to come.

One of the powerful things we do here at TCS is introduce meditation and mindfulness to our students on all levels. In addition to the practice of meditation, we're also focused on building community. We  spend time in the morning, after our warm up activity, breathing and meditating to get our bodies aligned and our minds settled into their optimal flow states for the day. We've also incorporated music into this time together. Flow state is essential to life; out of flow state, comes organic evolution.

GRACE.

Feelings are running high at this point of the year. It's quite common. We're a close knit group of people who share the majority of our lives together every single week. We have multiple productions unfolding all at the same time. The juxtaposed premonitions of both our time coming to an end and the freedom of summer are hanging thick in the atmosphere.

People are going to get on our nerves. We're going to take things personally that we normally might not, and so will those around us. What is needed more than ever during this time is grace for mistakes, both accidental and impulsive/thoughtless. We can feel our feelings, but there needs to be an added intention (after all necessary conversations have been had, of course) on not letting it blossom into anger or resentment.

This is what we discussed as a class at the beginning of the week. We unpacked everything we have going on, and acknowledged the work and energy it takes to accomplish these many things. Grace. It does not mean we don't get hurt feelings, or that we don't end up hurting other people's feelings; it means we default to the love at the center of the relationship. I know you care about me, and I care about you, so- how did we get here? Let us speak honestly, hold space generously, and move forward together in realignment.