The Weekly Ranum: Edition #14

Hello and welcome back!

Students and teachers are currently on Thanksgiving break. A great time to catch up and be with family and friends but also it can be a difficult time for some. We discussed what Thanksgiving looks like for each student and how we can use this holiday as a chance to be aware of other people's emotions and challenges that they may be going through and to show compassion.

Veteran's Day was last Sunday so on Monday we recognized those who served by watching a short documentary on why we celebrate Veteran's Day and then we wrote some letters/cards thanking Veteran's for everything they've done.

We ended the week by creating a turkey that was all about giving thanks. On the feathers we wrote all the things we're thankful for. It came out looking great!

Thanks for reading and see you in 2 weeks! Have a great Thanksgiving!

The Weekly Ranum: Edition #13

Hello!

This past week we learned a lot about the brain. Students started off by learning some vocabulary about different parts of the brain. Words such as amygdala, hippocampus, limbic system, prefrontal cortex were all discussed.

Students had some time to do individual research where they looked up what makes the teenage brain different than an adult brain and why teenagers react to things the way they do sometimes. They then had the option to further elaborate on what they learned and surprisingly most students chose the paragraph option.

It was a lot of information in a short period of time but the students persevered and have a little better understanding of how their brain works, why it responds the way it does sometimes and where different parts of the brain are located.

Have a great week!

The Weekly Ranum: Edition #12

Hello!

This past week was a shorter week for students because they did not have school on Friday, but teachers did.

On Mentor Monday we are wrapping up our projects on a leader in history.

Tutoring Tuesday we caught up on some missing work from other classes.

And on Wednesday and Thursday we finished up our Trust Bridges.

It was a relaxing week and hopefully we're all ready for this final 2 week stretch until Turkey day break!