Mr. Sherman writes:
- There are some new art displays near Mr. Marini’s room. A particularly tasty one explores popcorn. Students examined everyday popcorn in a series of sketches. On another board, Mr. Marini learned about differences in brain functionality by participating in an assignment in which students had to draw the same face using only their right or left hands.
Ms. Oh writes:
- Ms. Park, our high school guidance counselor, has been working diligently behind the scenes with many of our students on a variety of issues. She counsels students individually and in groups. One of the skills that Ms. Park counsels students on is organization. During one of these sessions, she has the student create a monthly calendar, in which the student must reflect and write down different assignments and upcoming exams. In addition, she teaches the student what to do if s/he is absent from school and needs to make up work.Here is a quick activity, inspired by Ms. Park. Give index cards to your class and then ask them to write down the names and obtain phone numbers of three classmates. This way, students always have someone to call in case they are sick and need to get information on assignments.