Welcome back for our last week! I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! For our last assignment, instead of Thinkersize, I'd appreciate your response to these 4 questions. Please send me your answers in an email.
Thank you! Students: What was your favorite activity in NELP this year (Grinch on Mock Trial, The Great Chocolate Caper, Building a Rube Goldberg design, Debate/argumentitive writing, puzzles/ games-be specific, Thinkersize)? What was your least favorite activity in NELP this year? What would you like to see more of in NELP next year? Or, if you are in 6th grade, What could I do differently next year to make NELP fun and educational for next years 6th graders? Tell me one thing you want me to know or wish I knew about you in NELP. Parents: How often do you want communication from me? How do you prefer communication: email, phone call, text, etc. What is your favorite thing about NELP? What are your frustrations or least favorite thing about NELP? On a scale of 1-10, how was the level of curriculum rigor geared toward the gifted learner? (1 being it had nothing to do with gifted learners and 10 being it was excellent at focusing on gifted students) Thank you! HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!!!!!!
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Have you ever seen a baby turtle? I once got to swim with sea turtles in Hawaii. I'll never forget it... and I'll never forget the day my Jr. High teacher, Mr. Child, showed us a video of hatchlings (baby turtles) making their way to the ocean. I researched baby turtles that entire year!
Life is all about continuing to learn new things. Still, I was amazed to find out just this year, that a turtles' gender is dictated by the temperature! Did you know that? Females are created in warmer temps, boys in cooler temps. With global warming on the rise, you can imagine that there will be an increase in females and fewer males. Eventually, if this trend continues, there will be no more male turtles... which means no more turtles. What do you think are the implications of this? Can you imagine a world without turtles? I can't. If sea turtles interest you, you may enjoy our optional activity on sea turtles or this weeks challenge on sea turtle conservation. You can find the sea turtle assignment on Canvas. Or, you can continue with Thinkersize#18. Either way, I hope you have a wonderful week and enjoy creative learning! Joke for the week: How does a turtle communicate? Answer: A shellphone! Assignment for the week: Puzzle 18 OR using canvas, complete the turtle data assignment. An interesting fact about sea turtles... not only do they use a natural phenomenon to hatch at about the exact same time, but they can also live for 100 years and lay 100 eggs at a time! Sea turtles are amazing! Bennion:
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This weeks challenge, if you choose to do it to be entered into the drawing, is to create a list of 10 ways you can help sea turtles and enact one of those ways into action this week. Email me your list and what one thing you are doing to save the sea turtles. For example, my goal is to never use or buy any plastic. Over the past 3 months I have tried to use only recyclable grocery bags, carry a metal reusable straw in my purse, and buy in bulk, brining my own glass or fabric bottles to reuse at the store to hold food. I've also had to re-think where I shop as most stores do not have this option. There are a million things you can do to help sea turtles. What will you do? Answers to last Week's puzzle #17 PP: They drove 215 miles all together LL: 142356 356421 625143 413562 234615 561234 BB: 3 pets AA: eat, hour, cookbook PP: 9 lives DD: Sam-raft; Beth- googgles; Jodie-beach ball; jake-diving sticks QQ: P (16) Starting at b, letters translated to number double each section clockwise CC: U.S. Presidents I cherish you and miss you, dear ones! Mrs. C Joke for the week:
How do you make a tissue dance? Answer: You put a little boogie in it. Assignment for the week: Puzzle 17 OR to celebrate migratory bird day, you can choose any bird you are interrested in and research "10 amazing facts about...". Email me your facts. OR create a dance that mimicks the personality traits/behaviors of the bird you choose to research and send me a short (1-2 minute) video of that dance. OR research what a limerick is and how to write one. Write a limerick on any topic and email it to me. OR research what "Fair Trade" is and email me 3 various viewpoints from different stakeholders. OR create a piece of art that displays what your family means to you, how do you or others show/display that love and appreciation for them, and what makes your family unique. Email me a picture of your art piece and a sentence or two to explain how your art depicts these things. OR to celebrate Armed Forces Day, write a 3 paragraph essay with 3 reasons (and examples of each reason) on why you appreciate the armed forces (Navy, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard) or someone in the armed forces and email a copy of the essay to them & me. OR clean your room. I need before and after pictures emailed to me as well as at least one way you have organized it so that your life and room are less chaotic/ more functional. There are lots of design ideas out there that can help you do this. You may need to do some research on feng shui or organizational tips to help you get started! Holidays this week: Saturday- world migratory bird day Sunday- Mother's Day (Also National Clean Your Room day!) Monday- eat what you want day Tuesday- Limerick day Wednesday- Fair Trade Day, apple pie, and international hummus day! Thursday- Buttermilk biscuit day Friday- Chocolate chip and International family day Saturday- Armed Forces Day! (If you want a complete list of National days, go to nationaltoday.com) Challenge for the week: This weeks challenge, if you choose to do it to be entered into the drawing, is to create a healthy popsicle and email me the recipe. Answers to last weeks Thinkersize #16: PP: In 5 years Paige will be 18, Trent will be 9. LL: 234615 615342 541236 326154 463521 152463 BB: 5 oranges AA: string (chord), juice, wrist PP: Upside down DD: Jackson-50 feet, Trae, 102 years; Madison-45 feet, Tara, 112 years; Jefferson-15 feet, Tony, 65 years; Washington-65 feet, TIna, 66 years. QQ: and X in the square or an upside down triangle inside a big triangle. CC: Occur every 4 years I cherish you and miss you, dear ones! Mrs. C
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