![The Totem Poles of Our Lives]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1606148417/woodsacademyorg/pdjnbda7by0zh3dorm8q/Grade3Nov.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1606148417/woodsacademyorg/pdjnbda7by0zh3dorm8q/Grade3Nov.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1606148417/woodsacademyorg/pdjnbda7by0zh3dorm8q/Grade3Nov.jpg","width":800}])
During this first trimester, the 3rd graders have been studying and learning all about the lives of American Indians and their history.
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![Think Outside the Box Thursday]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1606146743/woodsacademyorg/wv980o1wdsmprlnhwscc/4thGradeNov20203.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1606146743/woodsacademyorg/wv980o1wdsmprlnhwscc/4thGradeNov20203.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1606146743/woodsacademyorg/wv980o1wdsmprlnhwscc/4thGradeNov20203.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1606146743/woodsacademyorg/wv980o1wdsmprlnhwscc/4thGradeNov20203.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1606146743/woodsacademyorg/wv980o1wdsmprlnhwscc/4thGradeNov20203.jpg","width":1344}])
In fourth grade, we have managed to create a morning routine so that students know exactly what to expect during the first period.
![Hybrid In-Person PE]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1606149053/woodsacademyorg/ahizgtkte4t3ofh0iplu/PENov20207.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1606149053/woodsacademyorg/ahizgtkte4t3ofh0iplu/PENov20207.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1606149053/woodsacademyorg/ahizgtkte4t3ofh0iplu/PENov20207.jpg","width":640}])
PE looks different during our hybrid model in school but we are making the best of it!
![Getting to Know Me]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605541483/woodsacademyorg/taeserxohrxlli6yrnvi/MsButler.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605541483/woodsacademyorg/taeserxohrxlli6yrnvi/MsButler.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605541483/woodsacademyorg/taeserxohrxlli6yrnvi/MsButler.jpg","width":800}])
During my parent-teacher conferences last week, it occurred to me that while I have had the opportunity to get to know my students these past two months, many parents have not had the opportunity to get to know me.
![You Can Master Anything]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605540806/woodsacademyorg/xyq5q5ccsxwm0touwe80/Grade1GirlsRecess.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605540806/woodsacademyorg/xyq5q5ccsxwm0touwe80/Grade1GirlsRecess.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605540806/woodsacademyorg/xyq5q5ccsxwm0touwe80/Grade1GirlsRecess.jpg","width":800}])
The goal of Lower School Guidance classes is to help develop children who can be sensitive to other people’s feelings and emotions as well as to take on a leadership role.
![My Mustache]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605207910/woodsacademyorg/zp0wn0huxjspfwjsxkov/Andyawfulmustache.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605207910/woodsacademyorg/zp0wn0huxjspfwjsxkov/Andyawfulmustache.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605207910/woodsacademyorg/zp0wn0huxjspfwjsxkov/Andyawfulmustache.jpg","width":800}])
You may have noticed that I am taking part in this year’s Movember movement, which involves growing a rather terrible looking mustache.
![Design a "Green" Island: Project Based Learning in 6th Grade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605203962/woodsacademyorg/pzendpni3ply7c7czcca/PBL7.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605203962/woodsacademyorg/pzendpni3ply7c7czcca/PBL7.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605203962/woodsacademyorg/pzendpni3ply7c7czcca/PBL7.jpg","width":800}])
The 6th graders were given the challenge of designing a “green” island with the smallest carbon footprint.
![Community Garden]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1604950574/woodsacademyorg/peddxb7nnbaiegefsepd/Seedfolks1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1604950574/woodsacademyorg/peddxb7nnbaiegefsepd/Seedfolks1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1604950574/woodsacademyorg/peddxb7nnbaiegefsepd/Seedfolks1.jpg","width":800}])
Students in 6th Grade Language Arts have just completed their novel study of Seedfolks by Paul Fleishman.
![Exploring Literature Genres]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1604955260/woodsacademyorg/etcorio5afqorsp0cxjo/IMG_1488.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1604955260/woodsacademyorg/etcorio5afqorsp0cxjo/IMG_1488.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1604955260/woodsacademyorg/etcorio5afqorsp0cxjo/IMG_1488.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1604955260/woodsacademyorg/etcorio5afqorsp0cxjo/IMG_1488.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1604955260/woodsacademyorg/etcorio5afqorsp0cxjo/IMG_1488.jpg","width":1508}])
In the month of November, Second Grade is studying types of literature.
