Table Manners, The Achievement Gap, and the Palmer Scholarship

The Juniors and Seniors continued their breathing exercises today. We are doing a very basic breathing exercise where we sit up straight, feet on the floor, close our eyes and breathe deeply through the nose. The only thing we have to think about is our breathing. It's amazing how relaxing a few minutes of this is!

Both classes were assessed on their table manners. The only real glitch was they didn't know where to put their napkin after they were finished with the meal and leaving the table (tucked loosely under the plate). The students said they used their newly-learned manners at the Hilltop Scholars Formal Dinner last Saturday night. Yay!

The Juniors began looking at the Tacoma District's Achievement Gap Report. They are taking notes on this.

The Seniors continued their work on the Palmer Scholarship which is due on 12/21.