Friday, June 7, 2013

Yippee, it's Friday: 7 June

Today was a real departure from out usual routine.  Since 30% of the class was away at the District Track and Field Meet at Elphinstone, I chose to give the other students a break from the normal rigor as well.  I met with Mr. Pond and we decided to collaborate in a team-building activity that we did back on the first day of school: the spider web challenge.  It demands collaboration, communication, concentration and critical thinking (not to mention teamwork, trust and agility).  In the morning we pitted the two divisions against one another, and then had a whole-group debrief of the experience.  In the afternoon, (after math, lunch and then reading) we had another round of the spider web challenge with three new teams.  In the morning the times were both over 20 minutes; in the afternoon the fastest group completed the challenge in under four minutes.  Now that is learning.

There is no homework.  Please remember your instruments on Monday.

Also, please try to remember to bring $10 for the year-end art supplies. Thanks, and enjoy the weekend.

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