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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 4 – Traveling Through Time (Rising 2nd)
Jul. 12, 2018—We’re finished with Day 4 already!! What an awesome week we have had so far! Today, we reviewed what we have learned so far using a huge concept map and word wall that Ms. Emily put together. I was really excited with how much our students have retained! They are transforming into skilled archaeologists right...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 4 – Adventures in Algebra (Rising 2nd)
Jul. 12, 2018—Today the mathematicians continued to work with variables in equations by creating their own variable puzzles; they even went a step farther by creating extremely challenging puzzles for their peers to solve. They made sure their puzzles were in equation form, and some of their equations contained two to three unknown variables. This added more...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 4 – Intro to Coding and Robotics (Rising 1st)
Jul. 12, 2018—Dear SAVY Parents, We can’t believe that tomorrow is our last day! What amazing work your child has taken on this week! Consider viewing this image and discussing the following questions with your child: Should we delegate puppy training to machines? Why or why not? Can machines offer love and affection, necessary for puppy development,...
Summer Career Connections at SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 3 – Engineering Design (Rising 7th)
Jul. 11, 2018—This morning we finished our first designs! It was a real challenge learning how to use a CAD program and how to design for laser cutting, but we pulled through and designed some really good gliders. These parts will be laser cut tonight so we can test tomorrow. In preparation for our testing, we learned...
Summer Career Connections at SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 3 – Think Like a Lawyer (Rising 7th)
Jul. 11, 2018—Three down, two to go in Think Like a Lawyer. We did our second round of logic games today, and overall, the class is improving. Today’s problem was about scheduling movies and our class got faster and did a better job today than yesterday applying the rules. I bet that tomorrow, they’ll be even better. Today’s...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 3 – Mysterious World in Writing (Rising 5th/6th)
Jul. 11, 2018—Dear Parents: Happy Wednesday! We’re nearing the middle of our mysterious world in writing, and students are eager to share their stories with you all on Friday. We began the day with Minute Mysteries. Students were assigned new seating groups today, so they have a chance to interact with other peers in the class and...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 3 – Intro to Business (Rising 5th/6th)
Jul. 11, 2018—Our first official business meeting was held today. Students got to ask all of their questions about how the stock market works. There were plenty of terrific questions regarding things including benchmarks, sectors, and initial public offerings. We learned that our class is on the short list to be portfolio managers for part of Vanderbilt’s...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 3 – Fractions at Work (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jul. 11, 2018—What a fun SAVY math day! We have already begun synthesizing our new understanding of fractions! On our walk to The Little Art House, we noticed many examples of fractions, proportions and math in the community. Emma Bradford, one of the founders of The Little House, guided us through creating grids, doubling proportions and noticing...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 3 – The Great Debate, Mrs. Kraft (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jul. 11, 2018—Wow this week is flying by! We had a great Wednesday learning more about debate techniques, ethics and morality, and fallacies. We also picked possible topics for our big debate against Section 2 on Friday – the students are all super pumped to show off what they have learned about debate to the parents. This...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 3 – The Great Debate, Mr. Lee (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jul. 11, 2018—Parents, We are halfway through our week already! Your children are now well-acquainted with their classmates and SAVY’s expectations. Our morning began with a quick review of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence – a model for persuasive speaking that incorporates personal anecdote – and we applied this tool to three different debate topics: year-round schools, cell phone...