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Tutorials
Tutorials
Every Thursday is Tutorial Day! Tutorials are student lead sessions where students bring questions that they have from their classes to discuss with their classmates. The participants ask questions to guide the presenter's thinking so that they can solve their own problem. It is wonderful to see the students work collaboratively and learn together!
College Hearts
College Hearts
After our successful Focused Note Taking Activity on how to cut out a paper snowflake, we hung our products around the classroom. Students enjoyed the look of the snowflakes and the feeling in the classroom so much that one spoke up and asked if we could replace them with hearts. We then decided to decorate the hearts with colleges of our choice! On each heart is information about the school along with the school's name and logo. It's great to have so many colleges represented in our classroom!
Surprises for our Elementary Friends
Surprises for our Elementary Friends
Each Friday our AVID 8 students read to Mrs. Hughes' Kindergarten students and Mrs. Anderson's 3rd grade class. The students enjoy sharing the stories and wanted to send a Valentine's Day surprise to our little friends! They were very surprise when Mrs. Deal and Mrs. Cagle showed up in their classroom and brought the boxes of treats!
Student Led Conferences #2
Student Led Conferences #2
Parents, Guardians, and Teachers were invited to meet with our AVID Scholars as the students led conferences to discuss their progress so far this year, their current grades, goals they set for quarter 3, and how they will accomplish them. Thank you to those who attended and we look forward to seeing you all again during our next Student Led Conferences at the end of quarter 3.
HBCU Door Decorating Contest
HBCU Door Decorating Contest
Our AVID Scholars hosted a HBCU Door Decorating Contest to celebrate HBCUs from across the country. Each class selected a door and created a display that would teach the students more about the school. Our AVID Scholars divided some of the remaining schools and created mini-doors. It was great to learn about these wonderful institutions!
Pringles Challenge!
Pringles Challenge!
On Fridays, our AVID Scholars work on collaborative tasks. These task promote inquiry and teamwork. This particular Friday, students competed in the Pringles challenge. In groups of three, students worked together to build a freestanding vertical ring using just a can of Pringles.
Square Challenge
Square Challenge
Students competed in the square challenge. This challenge required them to move from square to square while working collaboratively and staying within the rules. Three of the 5 groups were able to accomplish the challenge! The other two had great progress but ran out of time. Our 8th grade group increased the challenge by adding blindfolds to half the group members.
The rules:
• You can only move forward. • Only one person can be in a square at a time. • You cannot pass anyone on your own team or more than one person at a time. • You can move into an empty space right in front of you or around a person facing you into an empty space (i.e., a person on Team “1” can “leapfrog” one person on Team “2”). • There is no talking for the first 10 minutes. • In order to prove your mastery of the Blue Square Challenge, you have to complete the puzzle three times. • Once you have mastered the challenge, you should observe other teams. You can only help if asked and you can only respond by asking questions.
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