JUNE 11

  Alice Through the Looking Glass - Avon - 10:40

  No class on Tuesday or Thursday

 

JUNE 3 - 5

- Team Challenge - 'Walkers'

- Dream Maker Presentations with costume

- Screaming Avocado - last time for the year

- Solar Energy Workshop - 1:45 pm

 

 

May 27 - 29

- S.O.D.A. activities

- independent work to add finishing touches to project boards

- Dream Maker Presentations

- presenters bring your costume, cue cards and project board - relax.... this is a practice!

 

May 21 - 23: JUMP CAMP

- no regular SOAR classes this week

 

 

May 13 - 15

- all Choice Challenges need to be completed by the end of class

- Press Conference - Are you ready to be on the "Hot Seat?" 

    - re read your research notes and cue cards and be prepared to answer questions 

- mounting work on your board

 

 

 

May 6 - 8

- "Let's Walk in Their Shoes" - Drama Workshop with Gail Fricker

-  Venn Diagram comparing yourself to your Dream Maker  - Read Write Think Website 

-  Completion of independent work

-  Mounting of work on your board

 

April 29 - May 1

    - S.O.D.A. 

   -  Quotation Quizzler # 4 

   - "Fametoons" - a creative  title

   -  Choice Challenge independent work - bring materials 

   -  display boards 

 

APRIL 22 -25

- S.O.D.A.

- Quotation Quizzler

- Watermark Quote

- Overview of the Evening with Eagles Process

- What do I need to do and get?

- Working independently on choice challenges

 

 

APRIL 8 - 10

-  S.O.D.A.

- Quotation Quizzler

- What's My Character? 

- Dream Maker Project Work 

   - Monologue writing  - due by the end of class

   - Poetry - It is Poetry Month!

   - Choice Challenge - bring materials to work on a project

 

 

MARCH 25 - 27

- S.O.D.A. ACTIVITY

- Research Using Artifacts

- Begin writing a spectacular Biographical Monologue

- Choice Challenge Planning - please share with a parent

- SCREAMING AVOCADO LUNCH

- MARCH WIKI CHALLENGES will be discussed the first week in April due to the short month.

 

  Dear SOAR Students,

       I will be away this coming week. Please welcome Mr. Dyke to SOAR. Show him what independent workers you are! 

       Thank you,

         Mrs. C. 

 

 

 

March 19-20

- Think Green: Nutrients for Life activity

- Math Lab/ Assignment of the Year

- Dream Maker Research - collecting jot notes

- Choice Challenge - what products will you choose?

 

Don't forget to check out the March activities on the Wiki! I hope the luck of the Irish is with you!

 

March 18

- SCRATCH- PART 2

- Think Green - Nutrients for Life

- Math Lab

- Dream Maker Research: exploration of information and completion of jot notes

- Dream Maker Choice Challenge

 

March 5/6 

-  Independent research - all jot notes need to be completed by March 19/20

-  Mystery Person activity

-  Math Lab/ Assignment of the Year

- Brainworx graduate students will be visiting us

 

  Tuesday, March 4 - 

- SCRATCH Computer Programming Workshop

- Independent Research - all questions need to be created and answered by March 18

- Brainworx graduate students will be visiting

- Math Lab and Assignment of the Year Challenge

 

 

  Feb. 25 - 27th - " To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle,

                                requires creative imagination".... Einstein

-  Red Herring - 20 questions

-  Mystery Guest ?????

-  Research Skills - continue writing HOT questions that seek creative, one-of-a-kind answers

                            - begin information exploration

-  Wiki Challenges/ Math Lab

   SCREAMING AVOCADO LUNCH

 

 

  Feb. 18 - 21st   - " Never stop questioning."  ~ Albert Einstein

- What's your burning question ????

- review Bloom's Taxonomy

- Shake the Dice and practice writing HOT questions

-  write 4 - 5 HOT questions about your Dream Maker

-  Three Questions

 

    FEB. 11 - 13th - A HEARTY DAY

-  H.E.A.R.T.  CHALLENGE - Will you give a wholehearted effort today?  

-  SCREAMING AVOCADO LUNCH and TREATS

-  DREAM MAKERS - discuss rationale for Mrs. C.'s approval

-  Create W5 questions and begin jot notes

 

- *** Wed. Class bring IPads, IPods for VInes Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

REMEMBER.......HOMEFUN    

 1.  Metacognition: Record what you are thinking, learning, feeling or wondering about after your day at SOAR in your

      INKING ABOUT THINKING Journal. Please share your thoughts with a parent and have them sign your entry each week.

 

 2.  Feed your brain and earn BRAINY BUCKS by completing at least one "BRAIN FREEZE" or AHA! puzzle

      each week.  Activities will be individually checked each week and discussed with the class the last week of the month.

      

 

ASSIGNMENTS:

 

 

     DREAM MAKER PROJECT:  

           - complete 3 short Biographies grids about 3 Dream Makers

           - make a decision on who you will research

           - write a detailed rationale providing three reasons why you have chosen this person

           - get the project signed by a parent

           - write at least 10 W 5 ( who, what, where, when, why and how) that will help you

             gain knowledge and understanding about your Dream Maker's childhood, education,

             mentors, obstacles and accomplishments

           - write 3- 5 HOT questions in order to dig deeper to discover what makes

             your eminent person tick

           - bring resources to begin the searching for information to answer your questions

 

        

  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

           

  

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

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