February 13th - 17th

What a wonderfully full week! On Monday, the mentors and I prepared for conferences by completing class reflections. Tuesday was spent working on classwork and getting caught up. The highlight of the week was when the student teams created posters that outlined the steps to peaceful conflict resolution. We began this topic last week, but many kids were unable to remember all the steps in order, so we revisited this idea and learned it in a different way. Take a look at the students' work below!

The scholars used magazines to cut out letters and words that explain the process, then glued them to a poster. The goal is to hang these throughout the school to help other students resolve their problems peacefully. The kids really enjoyed this project. There is something relaxing about crafting and I appreciated how much thought they put into their spelling and grammar! The best part is that more than 75% of my students can recite these steps in order. We'll keep reviewing this until each scholar can achieve the task, but I'm proud of those that have mastered the content already!

In other news, conferences were successful. I always enjoy meeting with parents and highlighting their student's growth. Friday was the final day of these teams, so we did one last team building exercise and prepared to have new cooperative learning groups after the long weekend.