HomeroomThis week in homeroom we worked on giving and receiving complements. Kat ran an activity called "hot seat". A student volunteered to sit on a stool in front of the class. While they sat the class came out and wrote nice things about them on the white board behind their back. Once everyone had a chance to write something the student would turn around and read all of the nice things about themselves other people wrote. It was a really great moment that created a lot of smiles. We also had a discussion on Thursday about the news about Walter moving. We talked about all the different ways people handle change and transitions. Focusing on all of different emotions someone might feel in this situation. As well as how that might be different based on your age. What's Coming Up in OWLWe just finished our first unit and are about to start the second unit on "Images in Popular Culture". This unit focuses on media literacy and being able to judge whether what you see in media is real or not and how that might impact your body image. Over the weekend please take some time to complete HomeLink #2. MathMonday: Book Work Time Tuesday: Word Problem #10 Wednesday: Number Talk #3 (Note: the second math class didn't do this because we watched a presentation given by the 7th and 8th graders on the Native American history in this area.) Thursday: Progress Check and Conferences Friday: Game Day! Project TimeStudents worked on two activities this week. The first was looking at the history of graffiti. Students used videos and secondary sources to learn about people involved in the early history of graffiti. They used this information to formulate their own opinion around the question "Is graffiti art or vandalism?" They used a Persuasive Writing Organizer to help them formulate their opinion. The second activity they focused on was writing their short speech on a person of their choosing who made an impact on American economy and trade. This activity was a good warm up for our final project. We focused on conducting research and learning how to speak effectively in front of a group of people. Here's the rubric for the mini project. 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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