What's Happening at LTSA?

 We have started a new project in 3-5 HUB, Caring for Our Community. The driving question for our unit is: "How can we design a “home” that meets the needs of our homeless community?" To kick off the project, we have been reading stories and conducting & sharing research to increase our background knowledge on the topic of homelessness. On Tuesday, teams presented their research to the class! 

  IPC is finishing up our unit on waves with an Advanced Topics of the Electromagnetic Spectrum tic-tac-toe choice board assignment. The students had options to choose from for further investigating. Some of the options were to find an example of refraction, an image that shows reflection from a concave surface and an image that shows reflection from a convex surface. Some students drew the anatomy of the eye and discussed how we see. Another choice was to create an artistic representation of the electromagnetic spectrum.  

  The middle school and high school students recently had a fabulous opportunity to visit the Mobile Loaves and Fishes Community First! Village on December 14. The students were given a tour of Phase I of the Village which covers 27 acres and is be home to more than 200 formerly homeless men and women. Features include 100 RV/Park homes, 130 Micro-homes, 5 laundry/restroom/shower facilities, 5 outdoor kitchens, a community Art House, a community Cinema with concessions, Community First! Car Care, a community Market, Genesis Gardens Organic Farm, walking trails and a woodworking shop.  Students also spent time weeding the grounds to aide in the beatification of the community.