AIG+Academies

=AIG Enrichment Academies = 

Offered on Fridays....Academies will be starting on Friday, October 5th! Academies are **selected by the students**, and offered to students throughout the year. Academy choices change monthly. The academies allow students the opportunity to explore a topic of interest in more depth.

2. Global Read Aloud - Students were chosen for this academy.
 Reading Schedule

Week 1: pages 1-78, October 1-7 Week 2: pages 79-14, October 8-14 Week 3: pages 147-23, October 15-21 Week 4: pages 237-300, October 22-28

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Global Read Aloud will include students reading the same book that many other students are reading across the country. They will have the opportunity to correspond with other students utilizing the internet (edmodo). ======

Origami
How do I make a Paper Crane?

http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-crane.html

Fossils and Public Speaking
Fossil Websites http://www.sdnhm.org/archive/exhibits/mystery/fg_timeline.html http://www.thegreatstory.org/timeline2.html http://www.buriedtreasurefossils.com/new_miocene_&_eocene_teeth.htm



Miniature Dream Tree House and Creative Writing

 * Supply List for Tree House **
 * Interesting branches (we started out on a walk in the woods) **
 * Popsicle sticks **
 * Random bits of wood (they sell bags of assorted wood pieces at Michael's Crafts) **
 * Tongue depressors **
 * Larger log or scrap wood for a base* **
 * <span style="color: #2a85a2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Drill (I will supply the drill). **
 * <span style="color: #2a85a2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Wood glue **
 * <span style="color: #2a85a2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Hot glue and hot glue guns **
 * <span style="color: #2a85a2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Small toys and figures **