Last week, 8th grade students worked in groups to create a bridge with given materials during their lunch meeting. While this may sound easy, there was a catch. Every bridge had to look the same and groups weren't allowed to see each other. In addition, there was a new language for students to use. Ask your 8th grade student about what materials they could use and how the bridges turned out! 7th graders will be participating in a similar activity at our next meeting as well.
7th and 8th grade students will be helping with the book fair this week. Students have been assigned a one class time period to work. Teachers have been notified and I have asked students to let the teacher of the class they will be missing know ahead of time. They are responsible for any missed work during this time.
The Gifted/Enrichment page on Moodle has just been updated with several new opportunities for students. One fun one that I'd like to mention is the Doodle 4 Google contest. Students in grades K-12 are asked to redesign the Google logo. This year's theme is "what I'd like to do someday." More info can be found at http://www.google.com/doodle4google/.
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