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Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, The Science of Senses (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 22, 2024—Hello Parents, We had an exciting first day! Today, we dove into the wonderful world of matter and explored how our five senses help us perceive and interact with it. Here’s a recap of what we did, the key concepts we covered, and how you can support your child’s learning at home. What’s Popping in...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Numbers Big and Small (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 22, 2024—Welcome to Numbers Big & Small! We really enjoyed the enthusiasm of your children today. Their contributions to our math discussions were impressive! We briefly discussed how we know students are coming to math class from different schools, grades, and background knowledge. We are having fun, and playing with, math! This week, in Numbers Big...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Intro to Coding (1st – 2nd)
Jul. 22, 2024—It was a fun first day in Intro to Coding! We started our day learning about the rules and procedures of our classroom. We have motions to go with each rule, so we can learn them more efficiently. Our rules are ‘be respectful,’ ‘be safe,’ ‘be kind,’ and ‘flex your intellect.’ See if your kiddo...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Creative Contraptions (1st – 2nd)
Jul. 22, 2024—What a great day we had at SAVY for Creative Contraptions! The emphasis was on problem-solving and work! How can we make work simpler and more effective? Can problems in my environment be scientifically solved through invention? What problems do I see around me in the physical world? What can I observe and what questions...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 5, The Power of Persuasion (7th-8th)
Jul. 19, 2024—Hello, all you persuasive people! I am feeling such a mix of emotions today as we wrap up our Power of Persuasion course. I am sad to see everyone go, but I am so incredibly proud of each and every one of our students. Persuasion classes can be challenging, especially for a large group,...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 5, Invasive Species (7th-8th)
Jul. 19, 2024—Dear parents of invasive species experts, Today was all about “unintended consequences”. To round out the week, we had the most important lesson and discussion of all… are HUMANS invasive species? Possibly the MOST invasive species? What do we as a population do to unintentionally harm the world around us? We started with a...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 5, Exploring the Human Mind (7th-8th)
Jul. 19, 2024—Dear Exploring the Human Mind parents, It’s hard to believe that today was our last day! But what a great day we had! We spent the morning putting together our final poster presentations. This activity allowed students to combine their research findings with their art skills, and it seemed like everyone had a blast designing...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 5, Wildlife Ecology (5th-6th)
Jul. 19, 2024—On our final day of class, we started by going around the room sharing our favorite part of the week. Several of them said their favorite thing this week was making new friends. We then got to work, and I shared the results of the community survey. You’ll recall that yesterday we talked about surveys...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 5, Intro to Neurobiology (5th-6th)
Jul. 19, 2024—Dear SAVY families, Today we learned about two new topics in the morning. The first is metacognition. Our students came to know that memorizing facts or learning a simple skill is a more primitive (and yet still crucial) type of learning. Such learning can be achieved via conditioning. This ability is shared by humans and...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 5, Transformations in Writing (3rd-4th)
Jul. 19, 2024—Greetings! I am very happy to report that at the beginning of our session, about 1/3 said they didn’t particularly like writing. Today, we had 100% report they like it with a lot of ‘love it!” comments! I love that! The whole point of this week was not only to help them find their...