Summer SAVY 2022/Session 1 – Matter Mysteries for Rising 1st/2nd Grade
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Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, “Math & Music” (5th-6th)
Jun. 26, 2025—Today in class, we explored the topic of patterns and how they show up all around us. We started by discussing different types of patterns we see in nature, art, and everyday life. It was exciting to realize that patterns aren’t just in math, but are everywhere… in the leaves on trees, the stripes on...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, “Biology of the Body: Exploring Human Body Systems” (5th-6th)
Jun. 26, 2025—Today, during Biology of the Body, the students explored the amazing muscular system and how it works with other parts of the body to keep us moving and feeling great! We started by learning about different muscles, what each one does, and how they work together. From the muscles that help us smile to those...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, “Percy Jackson & Greek Mythology” (3rd-4th)
Jun. 26, 2025—Happy Thursday! We began our day today by learning about Greek pottery. Students learned that painting on pottery was used to tell stories and myths. After learning about it, we got out our own model magic clay and made pots that we will be able to paint tomorrow after they dry overnight. We looked at...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, “Mathematicians in History: Patterns, Order, and Relationships” (3rd-4th)
Jun. 26, 2025—We had another amazing day at SAVY! The mathematicians once again exceeded the expectations and rose to the challenge of our incredibly complex math course. I am grateful for the opportunity to share about our work today! Today, we learned about two more historical mathematicians, one that most SAVY mathematicians had heard of, and...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, “Circuitry, Systems, and Design: Electrical Engineering” (3rd-4th)
Jun. 26, 2025—Dear Students and Parents, Today in Circuitry Systems & Design, our young engineers took on one of their most important challenges yet: designing the electrical layout for the recreational complex. With a solid understanding of circuits, conductors, insulators, and power flow, students were ready to think like real-world city planners. Their task was to figure...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, “Plants & Pollen: Exploring Agricultural Engineering” (1st-2nd)
Jun. 26, 2025—Bees, Bees, Bees! We started the day by focusing on the various types of bees and how incredible they are for our ecosystem. Students were placed with a partner to read provided books and fact booklets to design a poster that included bee facts and drawings. Then, students presented their research to the rest of...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, “Archeology 101: Unearthing Secrets of the Past” (1st-2nd)
Jun. 26, 2025—Happy Thursday! It was a busy day of learning for our young archaeologists! We started the day by discussing all that we had learned from our guest speaker, Ms. Lily, and our walking field trip to visit Professor Young and Mr. Markus. Students reported that they enjoyed seeing the 3,000-year-old artifacts and getting to...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, “Neurobiology of Learning and Memory” (7th-8th)
Jun. 25, 2025—We started the day on a slightly different note from yesterday afternoon when we were discussing the topic of memory. The new topic about the birth of the nervous system gave our brain a break so that we could focus better when coming back to the memory topic (this is supported by scientific evidence). We...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, “Introduction to Python for Beginners” (7th-8th)
Jun. 25, 2025—Hello Parents and Students! We’ve wrapped up Day 3 of our Intro to Python for Beginners course, and today we took a major step forward: learning how to organize and reuse code like real programmers! What We Learned Students were introduced to functions, which allow them to group commands into reusable pieces. We also explored modules, which help store...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, “Finding “Faults” in Media: The Geology of Disaster Movies” (7th-8th)
Jun. 25, 2025—Good afternoon, SAVY Parents! We are more than halfway through our session! Today was focused on Earth’s history and the evolution of life. We went through all 4.5 billion years of Earth’s history together and then played a game using the names of the geologic time periods. We watched clips from two Ice Age movies...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, “Space and Story: Structure of the Universe” (5th-6th)
Jun. 25, 2025—We started the day by going over students’ analysis of short stories by Asimov and Bradbury, focusing on how literary elements interact to promote meaning within the text and evaluating how each author used theme, symbols, and mood to provide insight into the nature of humanity. From lively, deep, and insightful discussions on science fiction,...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, “Math & Music” (5th-6th)
Jun. 25, 2025—The third day of Math & Music was focused on the exploration of shapes and their unique role in music. We kicked off the day by discussing where shapes appear in musical experiences. The students eagerly shared their observations, especially focusing on dance. They recognized that dancers create various shapes and lines with their bodies,...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, “Biology of the Body: Exploring Human Body Systems” (5th-6th)
Jun. 25, 2025—Happy Wednesday! The students dove deep into the fascinating world of the skeletal system through a variety of hands-on activities and exciting learning experiences! To start, students created a colorful booklet all about joints. They identified different types of joints – like hinge, ball-and-socket, and pivot – and learned where these joints are found in the body. This...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, “Percy Jackson & Greek Mythology” (3rd-4th)
Jun. 25, 2025—What a busy day we had today! We started our day with some more Greek Mythology trivia questions to refresh our memory of what we learned over the last few days. After trivia, we applied that knowledge in one of my favorite activities we do the entire week! The students had to pick a God...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, “Mathematicians in History: Patterns, Order, and Relationships” (3rd-4th)
Jun. 25, 2025—Hello SAVY Families, Wednesday brought more deep mathematical thinking, connections, and perseverance to the SAVY mathematician in your family. Each day, the mathematicians continue to raise the standard, and I could not be more proud of their hard work today. We started the day by reviewing the concepts we have learned this week...