Family Group Trip to the Polar Rink, and American Museum of Natural History

Family Group Trip Goals: Team-building, enhanced inter-communication, exploration of New York City, academic inquiry.

Activities:
1) Students with varied abilities in ice skating will help each other skate.

2) Students will complete work sheet on one aspect of the Museum of Natural History/ Rose Center for Earth and Space.

Follow-up Activity: Each attending student will contribute their notes to a blog entry about our trip to the Polar Rink and American Museum of Natural History/Rose Center for Earth and Space.

Use this Family Group Trip Worksheet.

Debate Project

Step One: Download this document. Read all the arguments and choose three that you agree with.

Step Two: Fill out thisworksheet. Then post what you've written on your worksheet to this blog. Make sure to put your name on your post.

Your Blog Page

Each Family Group member will have their own page connected to this blog. In order to prepare material for that page, answer the following questions, in paragraph form. (Write at least one paragraph for each question. You may write more, if you like.)

Educational Experiences:
What have you gone through academically to get where you are today?
How are you different today, than you were when you started High School?
How were you different in your other schools?


Academic Goals:
How to you plan to go on in life academically?
What are your favorite subjects in school?
What do you plan on studying after high school?


College Plans:
Where to you want to continue your education?
To what colleges have you chosen to apply?


Future Plans:
If you’re not planning on going to college right away,
what do you plan to do instead?
How are you preparing for that future?



Work Ambitions:
What do you want your career to be?
What steps are you taking to reach your goals?



Skills and Talents:
What skills and talents do you already have?
How do you plan to improve your skills and talents?

Who Are You?

Complete the Family Group Questionnaire.

President-Elect Barack Obama

Today we watched Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Chicago.

Question: How is today different than the day before the election? What feels different? How does it affect how you feel about the future?

Information On The Election

To see some campaign ads, go to The Living Room.

You, too, could be President one day, if you study hard!!!

Welcome

This blog is exclusively for Camilla and Elizabeth's Family Group at West Side High School in New York City. Welcome!

Students: DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!