And the Winner is...........!

Wednesday was the culmination of our Homer unit for the Odyssey. All four Lit Circle groups developed games to play as a reflection on the piece. All of the games were unique and well done, but the students voted on their top two favorites to be showcased at our Parent University this month that will focus on Core Knowledge.

THE WINNERS ARE: First place went to DEATH OF THE GODS, a card game that allows each player to be a god and to attack others and earn points. Second place went to THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS, a board game with a spinner that had various events from the poem highlighted along the way of Odysseus' long voyage. Congratulations to all the scholars and their efforts!

Today we will be hearing each scholar's 1 - 3 minute speech as to why the 6th grade should choose him or her to be our Republican or Democratic representative for President. We will hear those speeches at 1:00 and parents are invited to join us. After hearing the speeches we will vote for representatives.

The November calendar will be up sometime today. We are going to try and hold to the schedule, but it is quite tentative as I will be away for a couple weeks this month to welcome my new grandson to our family in New York. Mrs. Lori Cardinal will be my sub for those days.

Forensics: Club will meet today and students will be finalizing their pieces for the tournament. If your scholar is working on a duo/ HI/DI or Oratory I would like them to stay after school next Monday for at least an hour to concrete their lines, work with me on choreography, and get memorizing. We only have 14 days till our competition!

Saturday we will be meeting at Ogden High School, out front at 8:00 a.m. Please arrange for your scholar to be dropped off and picked up at noon if they are wanting to see any of the rounds. We will discuss it today at club.

Thank you for working with me to see your scholar's successes be multiplied!

The Path of the Dead

The Adventures of Odysseus

Odyssey: The Game

Death of the Gods