// Curriculum Update, week of Oct. 9 //

Students have begun dissecting the parts of a mystery novel through the classic fiction work,  The Westing Game. In History, students are coming up with their own interpretations for “mysterious artifacts” by asking the question, How would objects in our everyday life be interpreted by future generations? They have also started a new unit in Science around the River, and have made connections to rivers in literature, including non-fiction writing and poetry. Lastly, students are learning a new process for conflict-resolution as part of our social curriculum, and will try it out with a friend during the week.