Friday is everyone's favorite day of the week. (Fact or opinion?) Not only do we get to go to school, learn, and see our friends, but we also get to stay up late watching movies and sleep-in late the next morning.

I especially love Friday's because of "Lunch with Leifer," which is a special reward that my students earn by exhibiting positive behavior and by making responsible choices throughout the week. Instead of lunch in the Cafè, students return to the classroom with their lunch trays and enjoy lunch with Mrs. Leifer.

On this particular Friday, we had a special guest. The students invited Mr. Leifer to join us for lunch to thank him for sending them a postcard from his trip to Sweden. During his visit, the students asked him several questions about himself and about Sweden. It was wonderful having him dine with us for lunch and we would love for him to join us again in the future. 

We received something special at school... While on his business trip overseas, Mr. Leifer sent us a postcard from Gothenburg, Sweden.

Students used the clues from the postcard photo to make predictions about what it was, where it was from, and who had sent it to us. When it arrived, the students were only told that we had received  something in the mail. On the first day they saw the postcard, they were only allowed to see the front side to make their predictions. Based on what they already know, some students guessed that it was Baltimore's inner harbor. Others noticed the Swedish flag (and remembered me mentioning Mr. Leifer's trip the previous week...) and guessed that it was from Sweden and from Mr. Leifer.

It was a really special way to learn a little bit about a different country. Thank you for thinking of us Mr. Leifer!

He also brought the students candy and coins to have from Sweden!