December 1st - Today we used all of our time on our electrical circuits. The word of the day was Sublime- lofty. All of the lights shined for over 10 minutes. We had a mini seminar talking about our circuits and troubleshooting. Ruby was book consultant and presented "A Tale of Magic" by Chris Colfer. -Lewis Stubb and Enjema Tabe
November 24 - Today we dedicated the whole day to our electrical engineering unit, where we planned for our build next week. The task was to plan electric lights for the Amazon Tower (see November 3). There was no word of the day this week. Lewis was the book consultant and presented Goosebumps, Slappyworld #13; My Friend Slappy. -Milo Benedetti/Enjema Tabe
November 17 - Today we mainly focused on our electric engineering, where we experimented with light bulbs and wires. The goal was to light up the light bulb by creating a successful circuit. We also learned about parallel circuits, and tried to build one ourselves. Aiden was the book consultant, he presented the Harry Potter Series. The word of the day was livid, meaning furiously angry. The habit of mind was Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision. -Milo Benedetti
November 10 - Today in QUEST we were learning about electricity in engineering and the power of electricity. The habit of mind was Using Past Knowledge to New Situations. The word of the day was profound, meaning deep. Our book consultant was Timothy and he shared the book War Stories by Gordon Korman. We did a Chalk Talk about How is Innovation in Engineering helps our self, community , and the world. Kaylee Clements
October 27 - Today we started planning for our S.T.E.M project next week. Our made up back round story was that Amazon needed a new headquarters in Albany and since there was not a lot of space it needed to be tall, sturdy, and thin. We used toothpicks and packing peanuts and planned 4 possibilities that we can build with our groups. Also today Enjema presented a book called Bite Me Royce Thailsmin. She said it was a Romance story and rated it 5 stars. Today was a very fun day because of Q.U.E.S.T. - Mia
October 17 - Today in Q.U.E.S.T we did our first Socratic Seminar!!!!!!! The seminar was about The Sense of a Goose. The words of the week were Din, and Visage. Flexible Thinking was the Habit of Mind. The book consultant was Milo and he presented The Unteachables by Gordon Korman. We invited others into the conversation during the seminar and never interrupted others.
No School - Indigenous Peoples Day - October 13
October 6 - The word of the week was allude, meaning indirectly referring to. The habit of mind was listening with understanding and empathy. The book consultant for today was Kaylee and she presented Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume. We read about A Sense of A Goose and used Sentence, Phrase, Word to show our thinking.
September 29 - Welcome to QUEST Cora and Bryce! Today we started the day with looking at the habit of mind. It was striving for accuracy. The book consultant was Evan. He shared Class Dismissed. Then we shared the word of the day, magnanimous, meaning generous spirit. Also we did an activity were we had 50 cards to make a tower and we had to make it as tall as we can. We also had to support a load (AKA an eraser box). Monvitha, Aiden and Fiona's tower was 24 inches tall! It was fun. Finally we had to write and reflect about our index card build. We had a great day!
September 22 - The habit of mind for the day is Questioning and Posing Problems. The word of the day is wistful, meaning having sadness or a pensive mood centered on something good in the past. The book consultant was Mia. She present J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Today we watched a video on Strandbeesten and read a book about Lonnie Johnson and his super soaker!
September 15- Today we drew pictures of engineers at work and explained it. Our vocabulary word today is melancholy. The habit of mind was managing impulsivity. We started last man standing which is when we write stuff about ourselves on a note card and eliminate people in small groups, if they don't have the same traits. We had a fire drill that seemed to last forever.
-Aiden and Fiona
September 8 - Today was the first week of QUEST. We worked together to flip a tarp with all of us standing on it. We had snack, some of us did. We learned about the routines in QUEST. The word of the week is exquisite and the habit of mind was persist. We played four corners to get to know each other. QUEST was fun.