Hello Quest Families!
ESB
The study of Early Human Survival continued this week with a exploration the advancements in weaponry and fire. Students learned about how the early humans made fire with the little tools they had and then tried this difficult task out for themselves. Students also learned about early weapons, trying their throwing skills with "spears" and atlatls! Students will have an opportunity to make some of these tools on their own with a project that will be coming up in a week and a half.
Service Learning
On Wednesday, students worked with community partners on two different projects. Some of our students met with James Moore, Co-President of SunCommon, to learn about the new solar array at CBMS. These students are in the process of making a brochure that will educate the CBMS community about solar energy in our area. The rest of team Quest met with Alan Quackenbush of the Vermont Land Trust to plant seven maple trees around the school's outdoor classroom. This work will secure the land's riparian zone by providing stability as well as provide shade for our outdoor classroom.
Math
Multiplication and the order of operations were our big focus points this week. Students worked on tasks such as determining how much solar energy can be produced by our new solar array. There is so much multiplication in our every day lives. See if you and your student can find some examples! If you see your student using an area model to solve multiplication problems, this is a fine place for them to be. By the end of this year, we will move away from the model, but it is a great tool to support the decomposition of numbers. Have them explain how it works!
We will be exploring division strategies this upcoming week with an emphasis on the relationship between multiplication and division. Again, have students explain their strategies to you before you jump in. We are building an understanding of division before we learn the traditional long division strategy.
LA
We are beginning our fiction unit! We worked on our first roles that will be a part of book groups starting next week. Students will be writing about a descriptive event for their next POW. This could be Halloween, or any other event that has had an impact. This writing is a part of our fiction writing unit. Students are also writing to their epals. Sometime soon, we may even go old fashion and send postcards!
Book Orders
Book orders are due Monday, November 4th.
Wreath and Poinsettia Sale We passed out information for our new fundraiser today. The fundraiser is a wreath and poinsettia sale. Students have a green paper to bring home today, which has more detailed information. Please help support this fundraiser! It helps with field trips and other opportunities for each of the teams in the school.
Questions:
What is an atlatl?
What is your independent reading book?
What are the two "banned" words in your writing?
How does a bow drill work?
How many solar panels does the school have in their new solar array?
Enjoy your weekend!
Wreath and Poinsettia Sale
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