The week before Spring Break and the week after... it's a wonder we got any work completed!
The week prior, we celebrated students' hobbies / talents / skills with "Teach Me Your Talent" presentations. It was great to see some students in their element, and others muster up the courage to teach to their peers in small groups! Here's a glimpse into our presentations:
The week prior, we celebrated students' hobbies / talents / skills with "Teach Me Your Talent" presentations. It was great to see some students in their element, and others muster up the courage to teach to their peers in small groups! Here's a glimpse into our presentations:
This past week, we began poetry week, which includes a chance at getting student work shared and literally hung on our very own "poet tree" (which is really a branch Mr. Kirr brought in during parent conferences)! We won't make poetry a huge focus in 7th grade, as 6th and 8th grade take on that role. We will have fun with it, however! One poem we read and analyzed this week was "Oranges" by Gary Soto. We then continued with the Study Sync pilot and read point and counterpoint regarding social media use for preteens. This led to discussion and writing about what constitutes a strong argument, and then we were able to have a fishbowl discussion regarding the arguments and preteen use of social media. Social media and even simple phone usage (setting time limits and putting all phones on the kitchen table at bedtime) would be great discussions to have this weekend with your adolescent. Side note: What shocked me was that many students did not think it was wrong to lie about your age when signing up for something online...
For further reading this week, ask your child to open up his or her ConnectEd / Study Sync account and show you the point/counterpoint article we read this week! I tried to find the original online, but, sadly, could not. If your child isn't home this weekend, try this one on for size: The First Cell Phone: Rules for Responsibility
For further reading this week, ask your child to open up his or her ConnectEd / Study Sync account and show you the point/counterpoint article we read this week! I tried to find the original online, but, sadly, could not. If your child isn't home this weekend, try this one on for size: The First Cell Phone: Rules for Responsibility