Friday the fourteenth of October. The early dismissals this week made our time together so brief. The sixth grade team enjoyed speaking with some of your parents today. What a joy to share stories about the children in our care. And we do.

This week's goal was to be able to understand a writer's implicit message in addition to the explicit message. Remember the prefix -ex means "out" so think of explicit as what the author comes out with, straight up, on the page. The implicit meaning, you must dig for and figure out. Know what I mean?

Today, an American poet, Bob Dylan, was awarded a prestigious international award, The Nobel Award for Literature. Here are some of his lines. Can you figure out the rhyme scheme. Write it down, hand it to me, and if you're right, I'll hand you something back in return.

May God keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
ou grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young

          Bob Dylan