I, personally, have missed two days in the last two weeks, and will be missing two more in the NEXT two weeks. The absence from your children doesn't feel good - I love this group of seventh graders!
Before conferences, we studied the brain a bit - what happened to a man named Phineas Gage and how it's related to the adolescent brain. Their frontal lobes are still developing for about 10 more years - hang in there!
This past week, we reviewed the last article of the week, introduced students to a grammar tool called "No Red Ink," and started our historical fiction book clubs!! Ask your child the book they're reading, and in what time period it takes place. Since students are to keep up with their group, this reading will be added to Schoology, so you can always ask your child how they're keeping up. One AWESOME way to keep up is to read it alongside your child. They'd probably love talking about it with you, as well as with their peers! In case you're interested, here are our full plans for the last two weeks. We'll be focusing more on book clubs in the next two weeks.
Before conferences, we studied the brain a bit - what happened to a man named Phineas Gage and how it's related to the adolescent brain. Their frontal lobes are still developing for about 10 more years - hang in there!
This past week, we reviewed the last article of the week, introduced students to a grammar tool called "No Red Ink," and started our historical fiction book clubs!! Ask your child the book they're reading, and in what time period it takes place. Since students are to keep up with their group, this reading will be added to Schoology, so you can always ask your child how they're keeping up. One AWESOME way to keep up is to read it alongside your child. They'd probably love talking about it with you, as well as with their peers! In case you're interested, here are our full plans for the last two weeks. We'll be focusing more on book clubs in the next two weeks.