This week we will finish up our Astronomy block with the constellation poster-reports. They will present them on Tuesday or Monday if they volunteered. During this study, it has been a challenging task to visualize the apparent and true movements of the celestial spheres!
The students particularly impressed me when they were able to take three separate things (Stargirl, The Little Prince, and the change to a heliocentric understanding) and find many themes that wove them together. The themes included; how we learn, imagination, what is reality and more. Their ability to find connections to diverse subjects, shows that they are exercising their brain muscles to think flexibly and creatively. This skill will help them in many aspects of life, including the workplace.
We also continued to clear the space in front of the middle school building. Bill Brookreson brought us some native plants for the project. He told us to come up with a strategic list of native plants that we want to incorporate into the garden and he would help us find them. If you know of a material that we can use to line the garden, please contact me.
I look forward to seeing you at the Michaelmas festival on Saturday. Please help by signing up for a short shift to help with the archery. You don't need any experience and the list is on the class bulletin board. Thank you.
