Friday September 28

Hello all!

You're student may have told you I was out sick Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Luckily with the flipped classroom they don't miss any content when this happens, but it is still disappointing to not see the students each day! I am back today though and we had some great Critical Reading discussions!

This week: They listened to three lecture videos on Early Man and we learned about some early developments (such as the ability to make fire). We read an article about a new fossil find that is changing the whole way scientists think about Early Man. We also watched the News and saw a NOVA program about famous fossil finds. Students should have submitted, or will submit their first Mastery Test to me this weekend.

Next week: We will continue to study Early Man. We will be comparing the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras (The Old vs. New Stone Age). We will watch an episode of the Flintstones and categorize things in the episode by which Stone Age they really would have belonged in (or if they wouldn't have been there at all). We are also going to try our hand at "Cave Painting" and look at some famous examples. Finally we are going to study a very "foreign" culture and learn to be culturally aware. At the end of the week they will get their first project assignment, and we will begin our in-class projects when we come back from Columbus Day weekend.

Students should complete their second Mastery Test before next Friday so please encourage them to begin working on things this weekend.

As always feel free to contact me if you have any questions! Stay out of the rain!

-Ms. Miller