Our first week of October was a packed one! On Monday, we celebrated the opening of the middle school quad as well as Gabriel's birthday. Sixth graders ended the day with the culminating activity to our early humans unit: a cave painting simulation! In each of their "bands", sixth graders used charcoal and paint to depict fairly complex prompts about everyday life in the paleolithic era. Using the materials in the darkness was challenging, but an immersive final experience! Students also completed unit tests in both History (Paleolithic Humans) and Math (Chapter 1) this week. In Language Arts, we completed a close reading of a segment of Out of My Mind, and began our design thinking challenge. In groups of three, sixth graders interviewed each other as if they were Melody--the main character in our class novel--and her experience if she attended Laguna Blanca. They identified problems she faced and have begun drafting ideas on how to address these problems in our community. More to come with this project next week! It was wonderful to see everyone who could make it to Parents Night on Tuesday. I hope your experience that evening was informative and rewarding. As always, please let me know if you have any more questions.
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