Last night was Gavin's first HTMNC Exhibition. The students display all that they have been working on in their classes for the last few months. 6th graders have been studying Greek and Egyptian History. Gav's team has been studying Ancient Egypt. They each had to write an original story and come up with their own Egyptian costume. In Humanities, they were put in groups and had to design and build a simple machine. This is Gavin and his group demonstrating how to use the pulley they built.
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For science and math, they had to create a restaurant. They each had to participate as a cook or server in the restaurant. Their groups had to do food projects. They went to grocery stores to view prices and nutrition facts. The groups had to come up with a healthy and affordable dinner and they made posters displaying their results. The class put together a menu for the restaurant "Cairo Cafe". The students had to run it just like a real restaurant. Hostesses took your name and number in your party, there was a clean up crew who cleaned up the tables, and then you were seated. The server greeted us and served us water. After we had a chance to look at the menu, Gavin took our order. He served us when the food was ready, and we paid at the counter when we were finished (w/ fake money that was provided).
Real food! There was mexican, mediterranean, and chinese selections.
This is the Garden of the Dead. (that's what Brody & I named it!)
Each student got to mummify chicken livers. Then they placed them in their own sarcophagus. Brody wasn't too sure about this place!
It was so cool to see all that these students had come up with! They really get to use the information that they are taught. It's so fun to see the students get to think outside the box and enjoy themselves while they are learning! This is Gavin with his Humanities teacher Ms. Nathan. She's the coolest!
All of the other grades had stuff going on too. Each classroom had a different theme. There was a CSI room, where the entire room had been turned into a Crime Lab. Brody didn't want to go in, because they had a (pretend) dead body in there! But there was a cool Toy Room, where 8th Graders designed and built their own toys! It was amazing! I didn't have my camera at that point and so didn't get any pix. But the gum ball dispensing robot was our favorite! This is Cali in the Storybook land room. The Students had to create their own "fairy tale" books and illustrate them. You went from group to group and listened to the stories. Some of the illustrations were so amazing! At this stop, they gave us milk and cookies.
And finally, the Dr. Seuss Room (Brody's favorite). The students wrote their own Seuss-Style books and made fun games or art projects to go with their stories. One kid actually made an animated movie to go with his. It was so cool!
It was such a fun night! There was also an art exhibit in one room, where Gavin had a mask on display. The line was sooooo long, and I had already seen it, but that was Gammy and Papa's favorite part. He got to mold the mask to his own face and paint it. Then, on the inside, he made a collage with pictures that represent the things that he likes. When he brings it home, I'll get a picture on here!
This was our first exhibition night, and I can't wait to see what they all come up with next year! This School Rocks!
