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Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 5, The One to Beat (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 28, 2024—Hello SAVY parents, Today, students learned about several types of graphs that can be used to record data. New vocabulary terms to study include linear relationships, average, slope, intersecting line, horizontal line, vertical line, scatterplot, and slope. I am incredibly pleased with how the students have been using the mathematical terms learned during whole group...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 5, Dabbling with DNA (Schott) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 28, 2024—Our last day together! We started with a pop quiz to see what we remembered from the week. The quiz included serious and silly questions. There was a brief moment of panic when I announced the quiz, but they were reminded that they were not being graded. Their angst subsided, and they had fun. We...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 5, Dabbling with DNA (Jenkins) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 28, 2024—WOW!! What a wonderful week that we had in Dabbling in DNA! What amazing kiddos! We ended the week with a FUN FRIDAY!! We started the morning reviewing our vocabulary words by completing a word search and labeling the structure of the double helix. The geneticists then watched clips of a documentary, “Through a Dog’s...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 5, Circuitry, Systems, and Design (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 28, 2024—What a de-LIGHT-ful week! Students began the day by independently completing an experimental design assessment where they designed an experiment to answer the question “Does a potato conduct electricity?” This is a question that came up on Monday, and one we have come back to throughout the week, so students were excited to get to...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 5, Forensic Science (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 28, 2024—What an amazing week! The knowledge they gained all week provided for a very fun day of solving mysteries. Someone had stolen cookies from the cookie jar! (The ultimate offense!) Students walked into a classroom that had been transformed into a crime scene. We had to wait to start the investigation to review the topic...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 5, Animal Adaptations (Marshall) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 28, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, Happy Friday! I am so sad that today is our last day of SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations, but I am so grateful that I spent the time learning with and from your scientists this week. These scientists worked hard and showed me their best behavior all week. I could not have...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 5, Animal Adaptations (Gruchot) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 28, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, Happy Friday! I am so sad that today is our last day of SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations, but I am so grateful that I spent the time learning with and from your scientists this week. These scientists worked hard and showed me their best behavior all week. I could not have...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Math and Music (5th – 6th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Today’s goal was to help our young learners understand the intricate relationship between math and music through PATTERNS! By exploring many kinds of patterns in math and music and engaging in exciting activities like creating tessellations and line dancing, we aimed to provide a hands-on experience that would deepen their understanding and appreciation of both...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, The Road to the White House (5th – 6th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Dear SAVY Parents, We began by reviewing the learning from yesterday and earlier in the week. Then, we finished writing our campaign speeches and questions for our simulation. The students had mock conventions today. I have to say that each group was unique and chose different elements on the issue of “Education” to highlight,...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, The One to Beat (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Hello SAVY parents! Students were able to create a foldable that would allow them to remember the various types of graphs we have been using to record data. Today, we added new vocabulary terms to our word wall: slope, positive slope, and negative slope. The emphasis today was on analyzing change. We were able to...