Marshmallow Tower

Today, the Tenth Age students participated in their second team building challenge activity of the year.  The goal of this activity was to build the tallest free-standing tower using a specific set of materials (20 pieces of spaghetti, a yard of string, and a yard of masking tape).  Students worked in groups of four or five and had a time limit of 20 minutes.  In addition, they were required to put one whole masrmallow at the top of their tower.  Teamwork, communication, and creative strategies were common thhemse amongs the groups.  Most importnatly, everyone had a great time!

State Report Due Dates

The 10-2 boys have been working very hard on their note packets for their state report projects.  They continue to learn an array of interesting facts about their states.  As a reminder, the note packets are due on Tuesday, February 11.  The due dates for each of the components of the project are included below.

                            Component                                        Due Date
                            Notes Packet                                      February 11

                            Rough Draft                                       March 11

                            Final Draft                                         April 15

                            Presentation/Oral Report                   April 29