This week, LCMA was treated to a Gallery Walk for Summer Reading through the ELA Department and the work of its students! Students in each Language and Literature class were able to visit the other classrooms and see the work of their peers. There were some incredible projects this year, and students were able to attach “sticky notes of specific praise” to three projects of their choice. The students enjoyed the freedom of visiting each classroom and seeing the variety of projects at each grade level.
In addition, all students in the Language and Literature classes participated in a letter-writing activity. The ELA teachers wrote letters to their students, and the students wrote letters to their teachers in response. The purpose of the activity was two-fold; it gave the students and teachers a way of getting to know each other, and it also gave each teacher an idea of each student’s individual writing style. 8th grade American History students have started their study of American History thinking about their own lives by completing “3-2-1 What’s your history?” reflections. Civics students have been learning what it means to be a good citizen! We are going to have an awesome year learning about our government! 6th graders in Language and Literature have completed job applications and will be working in the classroom to build responsibility. They also are writing their first informative practice essay for the school year and having fun talking about our summer reading, Framed. Pre Algebra students are exploring transformations and angle relationships. We will be creating art and a city map by the end of the first nine weeks. Geometry students learned to rate quadrilaterals by their “squareness.” They have been studying midpoint and distance as well. Algebra students are exploring polynomials and already preparing for their first quiz next week. After all the news of lead in the water, even at schools, the Environmental Symposium students were concerned for the quality of water at LCMA. Good news! You can rest easy! They have tested the water in drinking fountains in Building 1 and the Gym, with no trace of lead or other toxins! And much more........ Comments are closed.
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