What an awesome experience we had at Urban Challenge!!! The students did a great job of staying together and being safe. Some groups really ran with the Amazing Race theme and worked hard to gather 4000 or more points. Today, as we de-briefed and processed the whole experience, it was interesting to hear what students learned about themselves, their peers and Madison. You should ask your student what he/she took away from the day. The final part of our day today will be spent sharing presentations that the groups had created and it was a lot of fun to see those. We may post a few on our blog so be sure to check back periodically. All year long, we will use the skills and assets that we started to build these last few days. We always have room for growth but this experience was a great place to start. Your students got lots of compliments from business owners and community members as they made their way through the city; we really have a FIN-tastic group of students.
Upcoming Deadlines and Projects:
October 12th - 5 Themes of Geography Project due (Howe)
October 16th - Vocab Summative List due (Westrich EE)
October 16th - Youth Frontier Courage retreat all day
October 19th - 5 Themes of Geography Project due (Stoller)
October 22nd - Ms. Stoller’s birthday
October 25th - Challenge project due (Westrich EE)
October 29th and 30th - No school - Teacher PD days
Geography - Stoller:
5 Themes projects will be due October 19. We will have at least one day in class to work next week. Then we will begin our 'Mapping' unit. Ask your student about the funky/cool kinds of maps (s)he will see in class. Thursday, we will have a cartographer (map maker) visit us and explain what he does in his job. He's a great presenter and the students always enjoy the day.
English - Ripp:
- Students will reflect on their reading habits this coming week - please ask them what they have discovered
- Ask your child how far they are in the 25 book challenge
- We are gearing up for final summative of the quarter based on the the signposts
- Next up is "Words of the Wiser" in the signposts
Math - Gratzl:
Math test corrections are due October 20th for our Shapes and Designs Unit Test.
Techtools - Shumaker:
In Tech Tools class students made a voki introducing their Tech Tools section on their eportfolios. Have your student show you! Next week students will be reading articles on Digital Netiquette, taking notes on diigo, and creating another bibliography which will include both digital images and websites. The skills they learn will help them get ready for a research project that will be coming up in English class!
Westrich:
English: Challenge Text Project ongoing - final project due October 25th-Vocab Summative List 14 - Friday, October 16th (be studying new and old stems for 5 to 10 minutes most nights)
German: What are you learning about the life of a refugee from the book, Fish?
Science - Spaeth:
Just beginning a new unit, Cells. Right now we are learning how to use the microscopes and very soon we will be using them to identify weather something is living, once was living, or never alive.
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