HomeroomNot a lot of news out of homeroom this week. We've mostly been using that time to chill out and catch up with what's going on in each other's lives. This time of year is busy and taking some time to slow down can be important. What's Coming Up in OWLWe just finished our Unit on Images in Popular Culture and will be moving on to talking about Body Image. We had a lot of conversations during this last unit on what we see in the media and is it representative of all the wonderful ways we can be humans. Moving on to the next unit means it's time for the next HomeLink activity. Here's the link to HomeLink #3. MathMonday: Book Work Time Tuesday: Word Problem #11 Wednesday: Number Talk #4 Thursday: Progress Check and Conferences Friday: Game Day! Project TimeWe wrapped up the Spotlight lessons for this unit this week. Focusing on protests and movements. We used the history of the Black Panther party as a model to talk about this topic. Students learned about what the political and social environment was like in the 1960s. Why the group was formed, how they were perceived, and what their plan was to enact change. We also talked a lot about racism. Those types of conversations are usually pretty hard for students, but our group handled them really well. They asked a lot of questions and shared a lot about what they think about our society. Some of the conversation was about what they see and what they might not see but still happens. We'll continue this conversation during our trip to the Charles H. Wright Museum on Tuesday next week. After finishing the Spotlight lesson we moved on to starting the final project for this unit. Students will be selecting another person to study and will produce a short talk with a visual aide of their choosing to show how the person they selected changed the United States. Along with researching students are also creating their own due dates and making a plan for finishing the 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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