Why is it that we lose an hour in the evening rather than during the day? This year I think I am going to change all of my clocks during the day and lose an hour of yard work rather than sleep.
The weather mid-week reminded me of the positive aspects of Bradbury's Summer in Day. The good parts when the kids living on a different planet get outside to experience sunshine for the first time and enjoy the warmth of the sun even if for only one day. Many of our teachers were able to capitalize on the extraordinarily nice weather and get their students outside to do things like design and construct costumes in anticipation of the 8thgrade Element Fashion Show and conduct mini-lessons in Physics while studying the trajectory of specific projectiles being thrown back and forth in the sunshine or simply doing walk and talks around the outside of building with partners debating a variety of different topics. The good news for us is that we know it is not just one day and soon we will be back to enjoying the benefits of our beautiful campus more regularly.
Inside, during the rain this week, students were exploring on a virtual level using our Chromebooks, MacBooks, and iPads in many of the classes that I visited. 6th and 7th graders were taking practice exams online that provided immediate feedback to their work in preparation for an upcoming math assessment. 7th graders were researching ancient China and India for upcoming research papers as well as using Gizmo in Science to conduct virtual experiments regarding stages of cell development and division. 8th grade Theater students were conducting research in self-selected areas of interest for upcoming presentations.
Hopefully, this shorter weekend is still full of things that bring rest and relaxation and you can enjoy every minute of it!
Chris
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