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Bravery In The Neighborhood – Walking Tour 2019
Today is the day! Join us on our walking tour of West Philadelphia as we celebrate Bravery in the Neighborhood! You can enjoy the audio walking tour in person or at home by accessing our interactive map of the neighborhood below. Map not working? Go to: https://twitter.com/hilarywhamilton/status/1202361678937174017 Audio not working? Search “Bravery in the…
What’s New In Pathfinder/Voyager Humanities
Walk into a Voyager or Pathfinder Humanities classroom any of these days and you will see one of four things: 1. Students engaged in small group or independent reading as they enjoy their book group books. All of our books tell stories with a focus on the LGBTQ community, as voted on by our classes….
Museum of Current Events Reflection
Happy New Year! In Voyager and Pathfinder Humanities we’re still beaming over the hard work students put into their “Museum of Current Events.” The day was an outstanding success. 5th and 6th graders helped educate our 90 7th graders and more than 60 family members. The museum opened with a presentation from the Welcoming Committee…
Current Events Museum – Stella
Hello, my name is Stella Viscelli and I go to SLAMS. In my Humanities class we are working on a project about issues and problems many are facing in the world today. The project I am working on is about Gender Inequality. This was just one of the many outstanding topics that our class is…
You’re Invited – Museum Of Current Events
Mark your calendars! On Tuesday, December 18th from 1:15-3:00 SLAMS will be hosting the first ever Museum of Current Events! Students in 5th and 6th grade have been working hard to learn about key issues that affect their communities. They are taking what they’ve learned and are turning into a museum exhibit. Projects include websites,…
Current Events in our Communities – Voyager and Pathfinder Humanities
Voyagers and Pathfinders are deep in their third Humanities unit: Current Events in our Communities. For this project, students started by determining what current events affect them and their communities. They created this list through a series of activities including chalk talks, four corners, partner interviews, and a digital gallery walk of procon.org. Students came…
Projects in Humanities
Congratulations to all Voyagers and Pathfinders for turning in their first Humanities project of the year! On Thursday and Friday this past week, 5th and 6th graders shared their completed projects with their peers. These projects were written pieces that profiled who students are in school and out of school. Students detailed the communities they…
A Peek Inside 7th Grade Humanities
In 7th grade Humanities students are jumping into their year-long theme of Discovery by reading the book The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind which tells the story of a young man in Malawi, Africa who creates something extraordinary from nothing. They will be comparing & contrasting additional texts and creating original statements that represent their…
Pathfinder & Voyager Humanities Updates
Voyagers and Pathfinders (5th and 6th graders!) are off and running in Humanities class! In our first unit, titled “Building a Community of Readers, Writers, and Historians,” students are figuring out how we can come together as a group of learners. We started the year with some team building activities based around the questions: Who…
Learning from Ourselves, Learning with Others
In Humanities, students at SLA-MS have been exploring the questions: How do we learn? How do we learn from ourselves? How do we learn from others? As a whole school, we read “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds and worked on determining theme and understanding why determining theme helps us to be stronger readers. As we read,…