{"id":308,"date":"2020-05-20T11:33:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T18:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/clinton-library\/?p=308"},"modified":"2020-05-20T11:33:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T18:33:48","slug":"because-by-mo-willems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/clinton-library\/2020\/05\/20\/because-by-mo-willems\/","title":{"rendered":"Because Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning!<\/p>\n<p>This morning, I met with Div. 2 and we read\u00a0<strong>Because<\/strong> by Mo Willems. You all know Mo for the pigeon or Piggie and Gerald, but Mo has shared a deeper part of himself with this book. It is a story of inspiration and connection that run through us all. It might start you thinking about your own &#8220;because moment&#8221;. It&#8217;s incredible to step back and see how one act of kindness here, a risk taken there,\u00a0 a serendipitous minor illness here&#8230;lead one to where they are.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To get yourself in the right frame of mind, listen to\u00a0 Symphony No. 8 in B-Minor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TgZj4Vd3HHk\">here<\/a>. This is the piece of music that inspires at the very beginning of the book&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rL2-dnnHdOc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wondering about the &#8220;because moment&#8221; of <strong>Because<\/strong>? Click below to hear from Mo\u00a0 Willems and Amber Ren about <strong>Because<\/strong>. The music accompanying the video is &#8220;The Cold&#8221; by Hilary Purrington from the book.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lh7S5r78tS0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Can you figure out your &#8220;because moment&#8221;? Or do some research about someone you admire or something you use or enjoy and realize what the &#8220;because moment&#8221; was? Feel free to join Div. 2 by using Story Studio to create and share. Or just sit in the moment and think about what your &#8220;because moment&#8221; might be.\u00a0 As always, I&#8217;m available if you want to share&#8230; pam.hossack@burnabyschools.ca<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll leave you with Jessie&#8217;s reflection on Music at Clinton and the connection of all our students as they are &#8220;watered&#8221; by Mrs. Jefferson and students who come before. Which one of you will have Music at Clinton as part of your &#8220;because moment&#8221;? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-311\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/clinton-library\/files\/2020\/05\/Jessie-Music-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Music Art by Jessie\" width=\"507\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/clinton-library\/files\/2020\/05\/Jessie-Music-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/clinton-library\/files\/2020\/05\/Jessie-Music-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/clinton-library\/files\/2020\/05\/Jessie-Music-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/clinton-library\/files\/2020\/05\/Jessie-Music-676x507.jpg 676w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/clinton-library\/files\/2020\/05\/Jessie-Music.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning! This morning, I met with Div. 2 and we read\u00a0Because by Mo Willems. 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