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International Connection
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Mini Course Update
Race Across America: Teams are earning “miles” through challenging tasks as they race across America. Students are enjoying their virtual road trip, exploring National Parks as they travel. Each team’s historian, geologist, naturalist, and recreational coordinator are working collaboratively to design and share postcards, scrapbooks, and brochures from the parks they visit. Don’t be surprised if your child wants to plan your next Road Trip!
Forensics & Anatomy: Students visited the Houston Museum of Natural History. Forensics students participated in a blood analysis lab and the Anatomy group dissected sheep eyes.
Brain Bootcamp: Students are working out their brains by solving a variety of mind puzzles. Favorites so far include: Jotto (a word game where you try to identify your partner’s word), student created reasoning puzzles, and coin challenges.
Law: Students get to peek into the lives of members of the judicial system by examining roles of criminal courts. They have been learning about the legal process from Mrs. Dawson, and are preparing for their mock trial.
Mars Rover: Teams are writing scripts, planning display boards and building rovers. Don't forget about the extra after school practices when we return in January. The competition will be held at UH on January 30th.
Grizzly Gazette: In an effort to understand the real-life role of reporters, we had the pleasure of hosting two local journalists who spoke to our Newspaper Mini Course. Ms. Stacey Glaesmann of Houston Community Newspapers and Mr. Jim Foreman of The Friendswood Journal. We are now working on producing a newspaper for the enjoyment of Sablatura readers!
Lights, Camera, Action: Memorizing and performing Shakespeare monologues and Marcel Marceau mimes have kept students in this drama mini course entertained. They have learned the importance of volume, speed, voice inflection, posture/presence in dramatic performance.
