What a fun final week of October! The Halloween Festival was SO well planned and the students LOVED it! THANK YOU PARENTS for all of the setup/cleanup/ booth-operating work you did to make it a special day for your kids! I wanted to take pictures of you all at work but got roped into being a costume contest judge: very fun but I missed getting to thank you all in person. All the costumes were so creative! Halloween wasn't the only great part of the week (although it was of course the most fun)! In Language Arts this week, sixth graders continued reading A Long Walk to Water and participated in several activities intended to build understanding and empathy for the main character, Nya. On Monday, sixth graders were tasked with carrying 3-4 gallons of water up the hill and back behind the classroom. They were also permitted to remove their shoes. This experience was fun for some, frustrating and painful for others, but enlightening for all of them. They then used a water calculator to reflect on their daily water use. Also this week, sixth graders watched and reflected on the virtual reality film The Displaced (move your phone screen or click and drag on the footage on your computer to look around in the film), and discussed the struggle that children their age face as refugees. We also took note of what helps people survive and carry on, in preparation for our Long Walk to Water theme essay. In History, we studied the geography of ancient Egypt and touched on the environmental factors that determine human settlement: topography, vegetation, and water supply. We moved into our "Welcome" of ancient Egypt by beginning our unit with a study of Khufu's pyramid, including the exciting last minute edition of this week's latest news! The timing COULDN'T have been more perfect! Math class this week focused solely on dividing fractions. We used physical models, learned to draw models, then finally learned the algorithm in order for students to grasp the concepts. We'll move into multiplying decimals next week. I realize it's about time I get you weekly updates on what they're doing in specialist classes! Will post some of those updates next week.
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