Monday, September 3, 2012

First Week of School

Greetings Everyone!  We have had a great start to the year, and I am confident that we will keep this positive momentum going throughout the year.  After going through the ins and outs of what I expect out of each student we had some wonderful activities this past week.  To name a few, we did a really cool art project to decorate lockers, have done several CREW activities, and had a successful hike to the summit of Moscow Mountain!  I must say, I am impressed with this group's CREW character traits.  Without any prompt from me, I have seen many instances of students acting with courage, responsibility, empathy, and welcoming.

Emma (right) and Ivy standing atop Moscow Mountain.  After a long hike up, the view was amazing!





Our Expedition Kickoff was fantastic!  As many probably know by now, our fall expedition will be on Lewis and Clark.  Adventure will be at the core of this expedition, so expect many field work days!  In addition, we will be using the actual journals of Lewis and Clark, as well as Jefferson's journals, and orders to learn about this exciting period of history.  We will learn about, analyze, and create maps, and later in the year we will dive into the world of GIS and GPS to create a high quality product.  More on all this later!  For now, lets all do our best to take the positive energy from last week, and get this fantastic year rolling!

-Mr. MP






























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