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“Be kind to unkind people; they need it the most.”

Why do you think some sixth graders are being unkind even as we read Wonder?

Please reflect on our “book chat” with Dr. Gulley. What did you learn today? Do you have other questions you want to ask?

Communication began to fly after Jack punched Julian! What was the author trying to talk to us about in this chapter? Was there a message here? Who do you feel sorry for and why?

Reading now from Via’s point of view, what have you learned? Describe what connections you have made with her as a character. What words could we use to describe Via other than “Auggie’s sister”?

This quote from Steve Jobs inspires us to accept challenges and generate ideas for our future. What have you learned from our sessions and cycles through design thinking? How did the habitudes of curiosity and self-awareness help you? What was difficult as we moved through the cycles of Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test?

Auggie shared with us what this precept meant to him. Share your ideas here.

I bet you know why I added this image after our reading today! What did you think about the Grand Tour with Jack Will, Julian, and Charlotte?

What did you learn today? What do you want to share?

On the original back cover of the novel, the line “Don’t judge a boy by his face” was a quote from our main character, Auggie. What do you think the line tells you about the novel? How would it affect how much you wanted to read the book? What could you learn about Auggie from this statement?

What did YOU learn today?

During Genius Hour this week the students began to ask and share what we needed to know to truly cast a genius ballot at the polls. Whether they are old enough to vote or not, they felt they could have a voice in this election process by connecting with parents, teachers, neighbors, and friends. They started with the questions you see in the picture above. One question we really loved is shared below.

We know there is more to being a genius than to know many facts, so just what makes a genius choice for our ballot?

SO many us did not realize all the responsibilities of the president! Discovery time!!!! What did we learn? How will this knowledge help us cast that genius ballot?

Mrs. Paget of the Swan Boats in Boston shared treasures of information with our class by Skype yesterday. All of have our favorite pieces of information, and we want to thanks her for her time.