Shop Class; Monday, First Period [10/01].

[special_rabbit]

"'Morning, class," Amaya greeted the students with a nod as the period began, "hope you all had a good weekend, nothing too traumatic for any of you with visitors, and I hope you're ready to get back to work. Especially since now we can finally get to using those forges we worked on last week and get a real feel for how forge work really comes together.

"Today, we'll be making metal biscuits, which I don't recommend actually eating, unless hard aluminium is something that's already a part of your normal diet. You can see we've got ourselves a few buckets of old and empty aluminum soda cans here," she gave one such bucket a little kick to make the contents rattle slightly, "which we'll be melting down into our metal. So not only is it pretty neat, but it's also a good way to recycle. Go ahead and grab your foundries and I'll show you how we're doing this, and then you guys can just go at it. And remember, safety first, so please make sure you've got some heat resistant gloves while you're working and some goggles wouldn't be a bad idea, either.

( Mini Metal Muffins! )

"We've got a little more time, so feel free to melt down some more cans and use a variety of the pans to try something else or try melting down what you've made this first time around and do a second pour with a purer metal. Don't forget to save a little time at the end to empty out the ashes in your forge before you leave as well, and let me know if there's any questions, of course."

How to Make Friends & Influence People | 4th Period | Monday

[merciful_parable]

There was only one teacher in the classroom today and, well, Carter honestly wasn't sure where Fjord had gotten off to. Still, that wasn't the sort of thing to share with the class, so he smiled gently at them, tucking his concern away.

"Good morning," he said, "it's just me today, so I thought we would keep it simple. This past weekend some of you had parents and friends from home visit, while some of you didn't. I won't ask which of you were which."

It really wasn't any of his business, unless they wanted to speak to him about it.

"This past weekend was about friends and family coming here, to see how you lived and worked on the island," he continued, still smiling. "So I thought that today, we would turn it about. If you were to bring the class to your world, what would you show them? What would you do for fun?"

Carter folded his hands in front of him. "Let's talk about this today. And should you wish to not share anything about your home, that is quite alright as well--ask your classmates about theirs."

[Please to be waiting for the OCD is up, up and away!]