Naturalization Ceremony

Naturalization Picture
On May 2nd, Deborah and Jake’s 4th grade class went to a naturalization ceremony. They took the six train to get there and thought it had a cool green circle. The 4th graders met a guy named Jimmy. Jimmy works for security at the courthouse. He was joking and said, “The judge gives fifty dollars to people when they shake her hand.” DJ4 went into a big room and that was the room where they did the ceremony. It took a lot of time before it started. They had to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Then they said, “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The parents who went on the trip said, the boys liked the trip better than the girls.

The kids on the trip were really good at sitting still and being respectful to the Judge and the people helping her. The kids got booklets in their seats and they read part of them. Also there was an immigrant there who had a tie with the American flag on it. After that the 4th graders went to a park across the street to have lunch and play a little bit. There they saw the 10th graders who went to their school. After a little while they went back to school. Gus Dotson said, “I think both were equally fun.” Jack L.Y. said, “The trip was really interesting, I liked it better than the park.” When they got back to their school they were very tired because they had been walking all day.

BY JOHN GRIFFIN COOK, ELI FREDRICK HARRIS, AND JACK ELLIOT LILLE YERINGTON!!!!!

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About Mark Silberberg

Mark is thrilled to be a member of LREI's vibrant learning community and is inspired each day by students and colleagues alike. Mark began his formal adult life in schools as a teacher of physics, chemistry, English and an experiential business simulation class in the public schools where he also worked as a school administrator and technology coordinator. For the ten years prior to coming to LREI, Mark was a co-founder and co-director of a progressive K-12 public charter school. When not immersed in things LREI, Mark enjoys spending time with his family and completing sundry home repair projects. He is an avid soccer player and skier and wishes he had more time to play the guitar and bass.

3 thoughts on “Naturalization Ceremony

  1. I’m so excited for you to have gone on this trip! I’ve never been to a naturalization ceremony. It sounds like an unforgettable experience.

    I’m just wondering why some of the parents thought that the boys had more fun on the trip than girls.

  2. I think this is a really good blog post because it is explained very, very well. Next time try to be yourself and not someone else.

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