We're almost there... but not quite. The need for Spring Break is real but we have three little days until that time comes around. These "little" days are actually big days, chock full of learning experiences, so please encourage your child to stay positive and focused.
This week we'll be learning about fossil fuels and renewable energy - important stuff - and we'll be reading about the hows and whys of American expansion into the Pacific Islands. This evening I posted two longish assignments. 1. The students will write their own short story. 2. They are reading either Fahrenheit 451 or Lord of the Flies and preparing for two Socratic discussions. These assignments are on Google Classroom in the ELA thread.
I'm looking forward to the goal conferences this week. It's been an honor to mentor your children and I'm anxious to share my thoughts with you as well as listen to yours.
The students embraced our latest project. They each chose an inventor from the Industrial Revolution Era to research. Some wrote three paragraphs about their inventor while others wrote a five paragraph essay. Along with the writings, they collected items about their person and displayed these in a shoebox. Here are their final products.
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| Cyrus McCormick |
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| Elias Howe/Isaac Singer |
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| Alexander Graham Bell |
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| Thomas Edison |
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| Nikola Tesla |
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| Charles Goodyear |
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| Richard Gatling |
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| George Eastman |
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| Eli Whitney |
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| George Westinghouse |
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