Dear 5R Families,

Many, many thanks to all of you who joined us last Friday to share in celebrating the publication of our essays. For those who weren’t able to join, this week students will have the option of bringing their work home for a few days to share with family members who weren’t able to attend. Please enjoy sharing with them and return the publication packages promptly by this Thursday.

To see all the photos from the event, click here.

This Friday we would like to invite you for a second sharing session. This time, we’d like to share our Genius Hour inquiries. You’ll have a chance to learn about cooking, volcanos, gravity, ants and so much more! Genius Hour is an amazing opportunity to build skills for learning while harnessing the intrinsic motivation of student interests. For more on the power of intrinsic motivation, I highly recommend Dan Pink’s TED talk, embedded below.

This Friday, please join the fifth grade classes for our GENIUS HOUR FAIR, for the hour before the whole school assembly.

Where? Fifth grade classrooms

What? Genius Hour Fair

When? 1:30-2:30

Don’t miss it!