Hudson Scholars Newsletter, 6th Grade Editon, July 9th – 13th 2018

6 Gr t h Ed a d e it i on

H U D SO N SCH O LA RS N EW SLET T ER Published by the Mentors

W ELCOM E 6TH GRADERS Congratulations to the newest Scholars on the Hilltop!

We are so excited to welcome the 6th grade class of Hudson Scholars to the program. We have over 50 mentors assisting throughout the four weeks, giving the scholars the opportunity to interact with a variety of interesting, inspiring students. In addition, the Scholars will have a special excursion every week, which will be announced through the newsletter. We started the week off with plenty of games and activities to get to know one another, including identity discussions, "Fox and Hen" , and "Pop!".

July 9t h-July 13t h , 2018

On Monday, the scholars received Hackley water bottles along with "Hudson Scholars" stickers and a bracelet. They should plan on bringing this water bottle everyday. It's going to be a hot July.

The Scholars will also be provided with a small breakfast every morning, which they will enjoy in the cafeteria with their mentors and teachers. We hope this will provide the Scholars with a great opportunity to connect with each other and the mentors, and plenty of healthy fuel for the day.

We can't wait to get to know each and every student, and we're looking forward to seeing how they grow and improve during our time together!

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In the first couple days, the Scholars have been learning about forces. So far, they have learned about, and experimented with, pushing and pulling forces, along with three different types of friction.

Additionally, they are learning about the famous physicist, Isaac Newton. The class has already introduced and learned about his first law of motion, and will continue to work with the second and third in the next few days. One Scholar experienced the real-life affects of these laws in P.E., when she herself was acted upon by an outside force (the soccer ball)!

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DRAM A This week, the Scholars were introduced to the first few rules of improvisation. Each class began with some warm up games, followed by activities that focused on the effects of breathing on their physical action on stage.

LIL The scholars started off the week discussing identity. They used the metaphor of an iceberg to talk about visible and invisible elements of culture, and ended up learning a lot about our similarities and differences as a group.

COM M UNITY STUDIES The Scholars began to think about their final project, a presentation about a community they feel a part of. They began by discussing characteristics of a community and investigated which communities their families and friends belonged to. These communities ranged from the Scholars' Churches to their soccer teams.

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At 3 PM on Friday, the families and Scholars are invited to attend "Annie, the Musical" at the Tarrytown Music Hall.

Following this, the ice cream social will take place in front of the chapel at 6 PM. Families should plan to attend if possible. The scholars will be with us all day until the social.

There will be no bus service home on t his day. If you cannot come t o t he ice cream social, please arrange t ransport at ion for your child by 7 PM. Save the Date: Saturday, July 28th, the Scholars should come to Hackley for a special activity.

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Viernes a las tres, les invitamos a una producciòn de "Annie" los estudiantes y sus familias.

Después, les ofrecerémos una fiesta de helado delante de la capilla a las 6. Las familias están bienvenidas.

Los estudiantes estarán con nosotros por todo el día hasta la fiesta de helado.

No habrá servicio de aut obús el viernes en la t arde. Si no puede venir, organice por favor el t ransport e de su niño/a a las 7.

Guarde la fecha: sábado el 28 de julio para una actividad especial en Hackley.