Homework 2/13/18

We will be posting electronic copies of homework assignments on the blog in case your child has any outstanding essays. Here is the assignment for this week:

Upper Elementary Homework

Due 2/13/18 - Community Appreciation

While many people celebrate Valentine’s Day this week, in Upper Elementary, we’re celebrating the strong community we’ve built.  Instead of buying premade cards for others, each person will make a gift for the community to share.  You will make a card, poem, piece of visual art, textile art, or other beautiful object to share and present it to your community.  Feel free to use some of the techniques we have learned from our poetry study to help you out!

Questions to Consider: (Feel free to discuss these with a friend or adult)

1. What do you appreciate about Great River School as a whole school?  Think about annual events, key experiences, end of the year activities, and opportunities for freedom and responsibility for students here.
2. What is important to you about being in Upper Elementary?  This might be freedoms you experience, our key experience, our time at the park, our animals, lessons or projects you enjoy, or committees you in which you have participated. 
3. What is special about your Shingobee classroom community?  What unique traditions and experiences do you appreciate?  What do your guides and classmates do to support you, challenge you, or fill you with wonder?
4. What do you offer to your community?  How do you work to support others? What work do you have to offer others?  What work helps you feel part of our community?

Requirements:

1. Your community appreciation must be a physical thing, something that can be displayed in your classroom.
2. You must have a short explanation that accompanies your work - you must explain what you made, why you chose to make it, and how it represents the things you appreciate about Great River School, Upper El, and your classroom community.
3. Your work must be, to the best of your ability, beautiful.