August 25 - 29

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston has been working a lot on his math.  His goal is to finish two levels of math this year.  He also attended kickoff for Polar Star.  He had such a positive experience.  He loved the book they read "Do Hard Things" and he participated in the book discussion.  He also enjoyed bike riding, 9 square, watching the movie "Raising the Bar" and other activities he did throughout the day.  

MARISSA

Marissa attended two separate kickoffs this past week.  One was for her Quest class.  They went repelling and discussed the reading and writing requirements for the class.  It is quite a big load, but she is so excited.  Repelling was difficult for her, but she faced her fears and did it.  

The second kickoff was for Polar Star.  She got to introduce some of the new scholars as a secretary on the student council.  She also participated in a book discussion for the book "Do Hard Things".  It quickly became one of her favorite books.  She also watched the movie "Raising the Bar" and loved that as well.  It was such a fun, packed day getting to know her mentors and peers for this upcoming school year.  

CALEB

Caleb has been working so hard on his language arts this past week.  He realized he had misunderstood a couple of the sections and had to go back and fix a few things.  It took him quite a while and he was pretty discouraged.  But he did it and I am so proud of him for working so hard!