This week, the 6th graders continued their study of wisdom. They started by reviewing their Table Texting work from last class. The students who started with the same wisdom quotes for that activity discussed their analyses and presented them to the class. This was a great opportunity to practice Deep Learning. We will dive even deeper next week, as students are introduced to the Socratic Seminar method and interpretive questioning.

In the spirit of elevating student voice and making the most of the one semester the 6th graders are together, I lead a discussion with the students to decide what major project they would like to complete this semester, in addition to their Study of the City and student-planned tour of Downtown Boise grand finale field trip extravaganza. It looks like the group is leaning toward an audiovisual project, so I will keep you updated on that as it develops!

After Choice Time, we spent some time preparing for next week's field trip. Please ensure that you have submitted a field trip permission form to me before next Monday. The students are encouraged to bring photos of their family or a phone to show photos to their senior pen pal next week. They are also welcome to bring a game from home, though we will bring some from the classroom as well.

In the afternoon, I was presenting at a professional development training, so the class was with a guest teacher. The students read an article about wisdom and practiced marking up the article as they read. They then compiled the main points and compared their notes to the class's initial thoughts about wisdom from the first week. (Deep Learning) To finish, each student denoted one way that they would like to try to build their wisdom in their day-to-day life. (Transfer Learning) Here is a link to their in progress portfolios.

Next week, we will be visiting our senior pen pals at Arbor Village! There should be a lot of opportunities to practice maturity and wise choices.