Welcome to Div. 2!
Above are two examples of artifacts students have created. As well, a story was written about the artifacts and the person who used them. The purpose of this is for students to then go around to other students set of artifacts and apply their learning of archaeology. They will act as an archaeologist at each group’s station. They will then create a story based on the artifacts they are analyzing and compare it to the one that the group wrote.
Above are two examples of egg drop vehicles Div. 2 is working on. The goal is to ensure that an egg is properly protected from a fall from a given height. This relates to the world in many ways. For example, NASA works regularly on create an apparatus that would allow a rover to land on Mars safely. After we do the egg drop, students will have the chance to make changes to their vehicle. Once we are done all of this we will discuss the science behind what students are doing in class.
If your child would like an individual photo retake, they can get one shortly. Photo retakes will be happening on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
The photos were sent home yesterday. If you would like to place an order the most efficient way is online. The website is on the photo order form. Orders are due Friday, October 25.
The Walk-A-Thon envelops will be due on Thursday, October 17. Please send them in by this time.
Do enjoy your Thanksgiving Day long weekend!
I am developing a passion project for students. It will be a guided research project that is based on their interests and includes a number of steps, such as brainstorming a topic and asking powerful questions. I will finish creating the instructions and description of the project shortly so you can see what it is all about. Students will be working on the project on Fridays and when they are finished their other work. Do let me know if you have any questions about this.
Today, students will get back a French quiz they wrote on Tuesday. They will need to bring it back to school with a parent signature. This will be the protocol I will follow with all tests and quizzes this school year.
Individual student photos will take place next Tuesday, October 1st. This info will also be placed on the classroom Homework Board.
Many of you have asked when the schedule for the conversations that will be held Thursday, Sept. 26 will be coming out. It will come out on Monday. The reason for this is that we need to coordinate schedules for those students with siblings in other classes. This will enable us to schedule these families back-to-back.
In order to organize student work more effectively, I have created a Learning Log system. All marked student work will be placed in a binder. This will allow for easy access to student’s learning and enable you to quickly see what students are working on. These binders will stay at school and play a central role in the Student Led Conferences later on in the school year. In order to start placing student work in the binder, please make sure your child has 12 dividers in by Friday. We will then create the Learning Logs sometime next week. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.