TLC Book Groups Begin!

Today we kicked off our first TLC book groups of 2012!

These two students are in a book group with students from Monhegan, Frenchboro and Cliff!

These students are in a book group with students from Isle Au Haut and Frenchboro!

These students are in a book group with students from Matinicus and Frenchboro!

This student is in a book group with students from Cliff, Matinicus and Isle Au Haut!

 Today we spent time troubleshooting the technology, and then each group spent time learning about their book choices.  Tomorrow the groups will choose the books they will read, and next week we will be off to reading, discussing and writing!  Yay TLC book groups!

Learning Civics, Part II

The students finished their plan for their society, they began to build and they named their society Mucho Fabuloso.  Now it is time to begin the fun stuff. 

They started by developing values for their society. 

Working in small groups...

...they discussed values for their society. 

In the end the students agreed on 11 values:

• Friendship
• Cleanliness
• Fun and Humor
• Respect
• Cooperation
• Autonomy
• Peace
• Learning
• Creativity
• Leadership
• Happiness 

Next they used the values they agreed on to develop rights and responsibilities for the citizens of Mucho Fabuloso.

 Now they are beginning to create the first official documents of Mucho Fabuloso. 

This group is working on developing laws for the people of Mucho Fabuloso based on the citizens' rights and responsibilities. 

This group is working on creating a mural depicting the values of Mucho Fabuloso, and another group is beginning to write a Bill of Rights for the citizens of Mucho Fabuloso based on the United States Bill of Rights.  Exciting stuff!