Good
Afternoon,
Things are
great in room 203. So much going on, so much learning to be had.
Mobile Devices
Thanks to
everyone for working with me to help our students learn how to best use mobile
devices as tools. It seems as though the
friendly reminder from me with support from home has done a world of difference
in the class this past week. Tools not toys, right?
Potato Project
Let’s let
this picture speak for itself. This is
the same plant that I took a picture of and sent you a couple weeks ago. Amazing.
Students
have been taking great care of their plants(along with doing a weekly science
report on the plant’s growth progress).
We are all excited to see what’s under the earth. Remember, students are trying to produce enough
potatoes to supply the daily caloric intake for the group for one day. I figure, just before Christmas we will
harvest and have an “Iron Chef” type competition…a potato feast!
Closing Chapters
We finished
reading The Martian. I’m really proud of
this group. This book is not a typical
grade 7/8 novel. It’s a more mature reading level and yet through classroom
discussion, I figure this group got more out of this text than most reading
clubs would. We often found ourselves
exploring beyond the pages and learning about Mars exploration via NASA website
or news articles. Very cool.
Deadlines
With the
end comes a few assignments…
Due
Monday, November 23 (Language)
“What is
the setting of the story?” – 5 paragraph essay
Due
Monday, November 23 (Geography/Language)
“What is
the best possible location on Mars for human Settlement?”
See: Terrain
tab of
Due
Monday, November 30 (Language)
Elements of
a Story Storyboard
The
following pictures show an example storyboard done for the novel “The Princess
Bride”. Students will be using a
storyboard to report on “The Martian”
Front
Back
Cheers,
Mr. Bowlby
