We have made it through a week of many many lessons, topics and activities...along with quite a few sicknesses! If your child was out this week, please support them in getting caught up. I prefer that they work on what's due now and try to catch up bit by bit on the absent work. That way they can fully participate in lessons of the day!
I apologize for not updating the blog this week - I have been busy! There is a lot going on at school right now and I'll do my best to get you up to speed.
Class work/projects:
1. Writing - Metamorphosis working draft - preferably typed, double space, 12pt font. - should have character development edits worked in. (due mon)
2. Reading - Personal Choice Novel #3 (read up to 3rd section, 35 word synopsis and 1 journal question entry - 1 full page total) (due mon)
3. Core
- Animal Adaptations - Synthesis questions & graph (mon)
- 3D Project - Project & write up -(due Thurs) = please support your child in going deeper, find out more about their topic, make project interactive, write meaningful information etc. It is VERY important that they are complete on Thursday. They will be on display and graded on Friday at Forest Festival.
SERVICE PROJECTS
6th - Home service project (done in friendship) - (due Mon)
7th - By winter break should have solid idea of what their project is (check in with me and Karen)
8th - Working in Cohorts developing projects weekly....check in with your child, they are all in different stages.
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Forest Festival - Please join us on Fri Dec 7th 5-8.
This is a culmination of all our hard work! Students will be hosting in classrooms, serving delicious lasagna dinner, telling stories at the "fire side", running craft rooms such as animal face painting, mask making and more! Please encourage your child to participate and you too!
Ways to serve:
1. Make a lasagna for the dinner - please email amy/rebecca to let them know you are making one and what kind (students earn hours for making it!)
2. Earn all 3 hours - sign up for shifts next week!
- hosting in our classroom (showing 3D projects, playing or performing yours, keeping
things tidy, telling people about things we've done this fall etc.)
- serve/bus in cafeteria
- work in one of the classrooms
- tell your metamorphosis or other stories written by you at the "campfire" (really cool
fake one at the end of the hall)
- help out in the craft rooms
- present forest poems at the sing along
Wow, I hope this is enough for you for this weekend! I will do my best to keep homework down next week so students may fully engage in their 3D project and complete their really cool metamorphosis stories!
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