Hi 13's,
We have a full week of learning ahead. Let's get at it!
L.A. - We'll continue to work on our Refugee posters this week. These are (tentatively) due on Friday, so work hard and make good use of your class time, okay? I've noticed that many of you really enjoy these structured projects, especially when they have options and extension opportunities. I'd like to be able to do more of these in terms 2 and 3. Show me this week that this is a good idea, okay?
Social Studies - Let's get to that bit we didn't find time for last week. Our goal is to look at the basic human rights that were denied to the characters in Refugee. Do some thinking in advance: the human right that you highlighted weeks ago with the mini-poster is your area of knowledge. Can you think of a moment or a situation in the novel when this right was taken away?
Math - Our look at division concepts and strategies will ramp up this week. Our go-to strategy for dividing will be the partial quotients strategy that some of you are already familiar with. (Elementary teachers may have called this the "big seven" strategy... not a term I like to use, but there it is...).
Science - We have one more lab to get to this week. And it is about memory. How sharp is yours?
Lots of winter-themed stuff is heading your way over the next three weeks. Candy-can Grams, winter extravaganza posterboard display, and a holiday charity drive. Stay tuned to the announcements!
Enjoy your week, everyone.
