Today was packed full of excitement. We began with taking roll. Many students did not have their binders with them. Also, many did not have a completed story. We will no longer have school time to finish the mysteries. These will need to be finished at home. You may email them to me, bring in a printed copy, or bring me a flash drive which I will open and print from.
After our brain stretching activities we learned a new way to organize our thoughts when trying to make an important decision. It's called a Future's Wheel. I did a demonstration on electric cars and then had the students work in small groups on the topic of school uniforms. They were very excited to complete their wheel activity. The wheels allow the students to organize their thoughts into pros and cons of a topic. Ask your child to explain their wheel. They should be able to draw a Futures Wheel chart. After we made the charts we met as a whole group simply to read over each others ideas. I then asked the student to choose a side and write a letter to Mrs. Blumberg explaining why they are for or against school uniforms. I will review the letters this week and have the students write final drafts next week that I will present to Mrs. Blumberg. She is always interested in student's opinions and the school uniform issue is one that comes up often.
Last, I introduced the game of Equations to the children. I gave them a very simplified version of the game. I think I have found some more players for our teams. Some of the children may not have signed up before but want to now. I am happy to take more players. If you don't have the form any longer, just send in a note with the child's name, parents' names, phone number and email address. If you are willing to coach or help coach please let me know.
Book orders were also passed out, but we ran short. Look down the blog a bit and you will find a link to look at the order forms on line.
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