Posted by MrLynch | Posted in Weekly Newsletter | Posted on October 20, 2012
Last week we managed a mostly rain-free Sturbridge Village, despite the heavy rains back in Avon. On Tuesday students will have the Unit 2 Math Test. I will be offering an extra study session before school (7:30 AM) on Tuesday morning for anyone interested. Parents, if your child will be attending, please let me know via e-mail.
On Monday I will be introducing the Powwow Project. Students will receive a lot of information about this on Monday. Over the next four weeks our class will be divided into groups and assigned an American Indian tribe to study. This project will help students learn about the other inhabitants of North America just prior to the start of the American Revolution. The groups will learn about different traditions of these tribes such as foods, games, stories, clothing, and shelter. On the final two days of the project, the class will have a Powwow, which is a gathering of different tribes sharing various aspects of their culture. Depending on which “tribal position” each student is assigned, he/she will have an individual task/assignment to be presented at the powwow. Each student will also write a paper on a topic related to the tribe. Finally, each tribe will build and then present a model of the type of shelter the tribe would have lived in during the mid-1700s. Click Powwow Packet to download a PDF of the packet that explains the entire project, including grading.
I will be taking a small group of students to the More Than Money Fifth Grade conference on Friday, run by Junior Achievement. It takes place at Aetna and I have been taking a group of students to this for the past few years. I am taking students from a few other classes as well so I can only take eight students from our class. (A sub will be with the rest of the class in school.) Students start the day by hearing from a guest speaker and then break up into smaller groups where they will learn about saving, spending, and other relevant economics. The way I selected the eight students was by having interested students write me a letter explaining why they deserved to go. Somehow it worked out perfectly with exactly eight students (all girls) writing a letter.
Upcoming Events
More Than Money Conference (8 students) – Friday, October 26, 2012
Parent/Teacher Conferences – Monday, December 10 and Tuesday, December 11
