Greetings!
The first Take Home Project went home on Thursday. The assignment is to research a North American Native American tribe and learn about the following: food, water sources, the biome they lived in, the clothes they wore, religion or religious practices, shelters, tools, travel (and if they were nomadic or stationary), language, social information (games, social structure, etc.) types of art, weapons, etc. I expect the tribe to be fully researched. Student’s research can be presented however they choose: poster, traditional report, 3D model, diorama, etc. Students will present their project to the class and will explain the different aspects of the tribe they chose. I am in the process of developing a rubric and will post it on the blog when it is created. due October 3.
Thank you to all those who came to Back to School night, it was great to catch up with you. If you were not able to make it, but would like the packet of information that I provided that night, please shoot me an email and I will send one home with your student.
Our first field trip is this Friday. We are still in need of drivers. Please contact my room mom at eventhair@yahoo.com if you are able to drive and let her know how many students you can take. Alisha will then assign students to cars. NO STUDENTS WILL BE LEFT BEHIND. WE WILL ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE RIDES. Alisha and I are working to make the process of assigning rides for field trips less complicated in the future. We will leave North Shore parking lot at 8:15 and will be back by 3:00.
This year we are no longer using IXL for our at home math practice. We are using Imagine Learning instead. Please visit: math.imaginelearning.com to start using the practice. Username and Password is your student’s ID.
Please be aware that I will be out of the classroom on Tuesday due to a doctor’s appointment: Mr. C will be taking my place for the day.
Any questions or concerns please contact me at lhughes@mariamontessoriacademy.org. As a reminder, please don’t reply to the blog as it is connected to an email address that rarely gets checked. Thanks!