What is Sailor of the Week?

Post date: Sep 8, 2017 9:33:41 PM

Each student will have an opportunity to be The Sailor of the Week. It should be marked in their planner. When it's his/her turn, they will have many extra responsibilities:

• Plan Morning Meeting
• Pick a Word of the Day
• Clock Partner Number
• Write the date
• Ship’s Log on Clipboard
• Take pictures
• Bring down lunches
• Blog on Friday.

Also, on Fridays, The Sailor of the Week will plan for a STEM Challenge for our Morning Meeting. I can certainly help with the planning, if necessary. When I talked to students today, several already had ideas. The challenge should last between 10 and 30 minutes. I'm completely open to any ideas the students present. Our first STEM Challenge was on the first Friday of school when I was the Sailor of the Week.

The Challenge: make the longest paper chain

The Tools: one piece of 11"x18" paper, scissors, tape or glue, ruler (optional)

The Strategies we learned: paper should be cut into very narrow strips to produce more loops; loops shouldn't overlap when taped.

The Challenge Masters: