HomeroomThis week was a short one because of the snow day. We also went on two trips. So the regular flow of the week was a little disrupted. We spent most of our time during homeroom getting ready to head out for a trip. We did have one conversation as a group about secrets, rumors and gossip. The focus of the discussion was to talk about how we handle each others privacy and who's job it is to share information about themselves. We also focused on the negative emotional impact sharing something about another person can have on someone. Middle schoolers are at a point where they want to be much more social and having these types of conversations now are super helpful. Please continue this conversation at home. What's Coming Up in OWLWe took a hiatus from OWL this week because of the snow day and trip to the Henry Ford Museum. If you haven't already this weekend is a good time to complete HomeLink #1. If you haven't already. MathLike all of the other subjects this week was cut short because of the snow day and trips. We only had time for math on Monday and used that time to work in our books. Project TimeThis week in project time we shifted our focus to science and innovation. The main activity this week was spending the day at the Henry Ford Museum. While there we worked on this packet. The goal was to learn about as many innovations as possible while learning about the context of the time period and their impact on the present. We also spent some time learning about some specific people. We had a lesson on Wednesday we learned about Raye Montague by using both primary and secondary sources. We also used the kids book The Girl With a Mind for Math. On Friday we learned about Dolores Huerta and her contribution to worker's rights here in the the United States. We used a chapter from the book Kid Activists as our source. This book is great because it tells the story of a person's childhood and what lead them to becoming an activist. Questions to Ask Your ChildIn this section I'll try and give you a few questions to ask your kids to see what they learned this week or some of the ideas they were forming.
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