Our scholars have been hard at work this week designing the
YESS t-shirts for this school year in addition to building a class time
capsule. Our scholars each got a chance to design a t-shirt logo on a sheet of
paper. They were invited to include drawings of the school mascot,
inspirational quotes, unique logo designs, and were required to include both
the YESS and the Shaw Heights Middle School logos. We’ve had some wonderful, innovative designs
and we are looking forward to voting on our favorite design next week.
This week we also filled out questionnaires for our time
capsule regarding our current favorites- such as favorite artists, favorite
foods, favorite class—to gain some perspective come May when we will open the
capsule as a class. Each student also wrote a personal letter to include in the
capsule, which will be so interesting to read at the end of the year. While
some struggled to fill out the work sheet, others really connected with the
assignment. Several scholars wrote personal letters that were more than a page
long!
We wrapped the week with a “Fun Friday,” where the YESS scholars
were able to chat and connect over board games after completing a 20-minute study
hall. They really love being able to play these games to unwind after a busy
week at Shaw Heights Middle School, and it is a really wonderful time to chat
with each scholar about what is going on in his or her life.
We are going to be doing “Speed Matching” next week, which
is when our mentors and mentees will finally begin to pair up! The scholars
could not be more thrilled to get this underway. We also have several student
assistants who will be co-teaching the “Speed Matching” lesson. Stay tuned!
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