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Hispanic Heritage Project DUE September 20th

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September Mini-Activity: Hispanic Heritage Project

HR Teachers will assign and collect this activity. It will also be posted on Edmodo.

Directions: Select a famous Hispanic. Research this person’s contribution to society and give us the following information in the form of a newsletter (no larger than a regular sheet of paper).

  1. Biography in the form of a timeline.
  2. An explanation (article style) explaining what this person contributed to society?
  3. Picture(s) of the person with captions.
  4. A paragraph that describes how this famous Hispanic is an example of an “Inquirer (Learner Profile).”
  5. A map/location image showing where this person came from.
  6. 3-5 additional images with captions to help further explain their contribution or reason for fame.

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Approaches to Learning

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ATL Curry

Approaches to learning
How do I learn best?
How do I know?
How do I communicate my understanding?
Through approaches to learning, students are provided with the tools to enable them to take responsibility for their own learning. Central to this is “learning how to learn” and developing in individuals an awareness of how they learn best, of thought processes and of learning strategies.

Approaches to learning also include:
organizational skills and attitudes towards work
collaborative skills
communication
information literacy
reflection
problem-solving and thinking skills
subject-specific and interdisciplinary conceptual understanding.
Recognizing and helping students develop the range of their capacities, positive attitudes and effective habits of mind is the shared responsibility of teachers, and is at the core of all curriculum development and delivery.

Approaches to Learning or the ATL for short, is one of the 5 Areas of Interaction. Students at Curry need to understand what ATL is in order to grasp the essence of IB and how it can be applied to their success as a student. Also, it will help them select it accordingly for their Reflections.
Use the attached image as a guide. Hopefully, it will help you develop a deeper understanding of this important Area of Interaction (AoI).

IB Learner Orientations

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Our in house IB workshops/trainings will be held September 9-11 during homeroom.
Your teacher will take attendance and then you will report to your assigned location.
Get ready to have all your questions answered!
Bring your agendas and take notes!

Locations:
6th Grade ~ iPrep Lab
7th Grade ~ Media Center
8th Grade ~ Auditorium

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The Journey Begins…

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Students,
I hope you had an amazing first day! May it be the start to an incredible school year!!! I will be popping into your homerooms later this week to officially say “hello.” Good luck and remember to represent our program in the best way possible.

Preparing for another wonderful school year…

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Your teachers and administration are working hard to prepare for the 2013-2014 school year! Remember to be on time. You will see all your teachers on Monday—it will be a full schedule…Homeroom, then, periods 1-6. They will give you several lists and important documents.

Check the portal on Sunday night to see which homeroom you should report to. If it does not show one, find your location by searching on the posted HR Schedules on main lobby walls. There will also be several teachers walking around to help.

Good Luck Curry Cubs! We wish you all a successful academic year!!!

IB 6th Grade Orientation

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Join us on August 13th for a brief meeting immediately after the general orientation. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the school and learn about Curry’s IB program. We can’t wait to welcome you and your family to our school. There will be two sessions available. Morning IB orientation- 11:15am
Afternoon IB orientation-2:15pm.

Adopt-a-Tree

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Miami-Dade County’s Regulatory and Economic Resources Department will be giving FREE trees to the community through its popular Adopt-a-Tree program. Come to the Saturday event on July 27, 2013 from 9:00 am – 12 pm, at the Harrison Field Pavilion, 1034 NE 8 St., Homestead. Residents eligible to adopt trees will be able to choose from Mango (only 1 per household), Sugar Apple, Paradise Tree, Mulberry, and Inkwood. However, tree quantities are limited and available on a first come, first served basis. For information on rules, eligibility, community service hours, and tree info check the Adopt-a-Tree webpage.

Also at this event, the Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer Department and Office of Sustainability will be exchanging up to 3 regular light bulbs for compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) as well as high efficiency showerheads to those residents who bring their old showerheads and/or their most heavily used regular light bulbs to the event (while supplies last). For more info call 311.

Can You Believe It?

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I wish you an amazing summer! Thank you all for being such an incredible group of students! 6th and 7th graders, remember to check in periodically for any IB updates. 8th graders, you will be missed–go out there and represent Curry…home of simply the best!!!

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