How exciting it is to have our first full academic week complete! Hopefully, students have been keeping you in the loop of what they’ve been up to in different classes. They seem comfortable with the rotating schedule and are good at keeping each other accountable for time. This past week in History, we’ve spent some time discussing tools historians use to make sense of the past, such as timelines, artifacts, and primary and secondary sources. We’ve also begun the conversation of how to think critically about sources. Approaching sources critically is crucial for staying responsibly informed, so this year, students are introduced to the concept by evaluating the trustworthiness of historical documents in the time periods we are studying. On Friday, students participated in a ‘Tools of History’ rotation that included examining primary sources from someone’s life (their teacher!), sharing artifacts important to them/ their family, creating a timeline of their life, and practiced what to consider when evaluating sources. In math this week, we've reviewed positive whole numbers, fractions, and decimals on the number line. We've used number lines to practice determining inequalities. In science, students investigated the commonalities of body proportions through measurement activities (an introduction to anthropology in science) as well as introduction to the skeletal system. Students created a sketch of their “spirit name” from camp in art class with Mr. Uyesaka, and reviewed proper nutrition with diverse activities in PE. Spanish, Computers, Language Arts, and PE rounded out our week! Overall, we had a fun and packed first week back!
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