IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

As we continue to develop our classroom community, I am finding that it is important for our students to be united in their work. Some of our greatest moments as a class have come in times when every student is working together for a greater cause of helping someone else.

That being said, this Friday, I decided to challenge our class to come up with a way to care for Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Clark wasn’t feeling well on Friday due to a headache. I told our friends about this and asked them if they could come up with something we could create for her that would make her feel better. After moving past the initial ideas of cards, some of our friends thought it would be a good idea to make Mrs. Clark a pillow. They thought that if she could rest her head, it might help her headache go away. I thought this was GREAT idea and quickly sought out the help of our studio teacher, Mrs. Grotjan.

Together the students worked to pick their materials…

A group of students work with Mrs. Grotjan to pick appropriate fabric for our pillow.

make their measurements…

Students decide that they can find the measurements for our new pillow by measuring a pillow already in the room.

cut their fabric…

Leah and Heleria cut the fabric for our pillow.

fill the pillow and test its softness…

After filling the pillow with beans, our friends test it out to see if it's soft enough.

write cards…

Larry and Nailah write cards for Mrs. Clark.

Madison and Martavious write the names of everyone who worked on this project.

and collaborate on a presentation! It was a beautiful sight to see all of our friends working together to help someone they cared about!  I think it lead us one step closer to developing a culture and community of care.

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