Exhibition is here and the students are in the final stages of completing their Central Idea and Lines of Inquiry. Most of them have a complete plan of action and an idea for a presentation. These are the three main components of Exhibition. We will spend the next 5-6 weeks looking at research and how to use original sources, multimedia, personal information and print media to research the topic and create a report. There is a lot going on with this and everyone seems excited.
We are also working on our design unit and bringing it to a close later this week. It is a very short unit to show students the process of design as defined by SFS. They work with each other as clients to direct the design through to prototype only. It has been a fun unit that will lead directly into Exhibition.
Our reading and writing units are also leading to exhibition as students prepare for a mini-debate this week on the use of bottled water and write a letter about sugared drinks (chocolate milk) being served at schools. They will then choose a topic from a list I have to complete the second part of the reading and writing units. I expect these to be completed in the next two weeks.
We had a meeting for Dongdaewong yesterday in which students were introduced to the idea of creating their own businesses. I hope everyone participates in this wonderful fund raising activity. A couple of changes this year are no food or drinks at all and parents will nit be allowed to participate at the school. You can still give your student all the help they need. They do get to keep 50% of the profits they make at their business. The DDW fair is on March 6th.
There is also a Why I Love My School contest on (see attached poster) that I would hope many of the students would enter. We have talked about school culture being all about the students and this is one way to show it. Contest entries close on Feb 28th.
The math assessment for Chapter 8 went home yesterday so please ask your student for it if you have not seen it. Our next unit is on multiplying and dividing decimals. It is a short unit and I expect to be completed by next Friday, February 28th.
We will be taking two trips to the Middle School to look at the various music options for grade 6 next year. These have been set up by our own music department and will help when students have to make a final choice. We are also in process of completing the dates and times for all the other transition to middle school topics over the next several months.
You should have received your packet about returning to SFS next year last Friday. If you did not, please ask your student about this. They all got one. This is important and we begin to plan for the future and next year at SFS.
We continue to monitor and react to the virus situation here in Korea and I happy that we are healthy. I hope we can remain at school so please keep everyone happy and healthy. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
