HelloSalmon BayFamilies:

Don’t forget: EARLY RELEASE DAY (2 HOURS EARLY AT 12:45).  While your students leave early, our teachers will assemble for their collaborative work in project based learning.  Each study group will be presenting to the whole group to fill us in on their work in the area of project based learning, and the entire group will reflect on our next steps towards deepening this kind of learning at Salmon Bay.

I know I speak for the entire staff when I give you a big THANK YOU for all your notes of appreciation, and all the wonderful food and goodies, you provided for our teachers last week.  Teachers do work long hours, long beyond their contract, and would do it no matter what, but it always feels good when someone notices. 

This is a wonderful time of year—very rich and full—with classes heading off to camp, students doing culminating projects, special events for the whole school—it’s all amazing—and there are some good examples both last week and this.  I hope you had the opportunity to see school play, The Matchmaker, wasn’t it fun?  This week, there is a great example of project based learning: 6th grade Biography Night.  Don’t miss it!  Students have all researched a person of their choice, and will “perform” as in a living museum, spread out among many classrooms and library, all on the second floor.  You can wander among the locations, go up to a student and “push” their button to begin,  and they will spring into life and educate you about their person—oh, and the best part—they will be in costume to assume the persona of their research subject. Dave and Bill’s classes are off to camp Thursday and Friday—could the weather be any better? 

Have a great week!

Jodee