Currently, we are exploring the geography of Greece, and today we read about the Thera (now Santorini) volcano that erupted over 3, 000 years ago. The eruption had a huge impact on Greece and all parts of the Mediterranean, including Egypt - even reaching China. It also had a tremendous influence on Greek mythology and literature.
The Thera event is terrific material for an epic action-adventure, historical-fiction disaster movie and today the students in Room 503 began working on a "pitch" for a new film based on the eruption. For some the ideas began to flow easily...for others a little igneous rock-writer's block set in. And so it goes...We will be working on this throughtout our class time before the semester's final exams begin.
The students are concurrently working on another geography project - personifying something found in the physical terrain (or surrounding areas) of Greece. We began this project on Monday night and are cross-connecting it with our drama work.
And now turning to a completely different topic: The Dress Code. This afternoon a reminder was read in class about the Winter Dress Code. All of the students signed a form that said that they read/heard and will abide by the Code. Please note your TPA handbook to help ensure that your student is dressed appropriately for school (thanks).
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
