During the CAS class on June 5th, story mom brought the fourth graders a sweet story: Uncle Jed’s Barber Shop.

Sarah Jean's Uncle Jed was the only black barber in the county, and he had a dream. Living in the segregated South of the 1920's, where most people were sharecroppers, Uncle Jed had to travel all over the county to cut his customers' hair. He lived for the day when he could open his very own barbershop. But it was a long time and many setbacks—from five-year-old Sarah Jean's emergency operation to the bank failures of the Great Depression—before the joyful day when Uncle Jed opened his shiny new shop. This is a stirring story of dreams long deferred and finally realized.

This was the last time the fourth graders would listen to a story from a story mom. They cherished a lot of beautiful moments with the story moms. We believe the morals in the stories and the theme of love will accompany our kids for their whole lives!

（Written by Liu Lei        Pictures by Grade 4 Teachers）