- When will my child come to Quest this year?
- How will my child be graded for Quest this year?
- Will my child have any Quest homework this year?
- What will my child study in Quest this year?
- What is Humanities?
- How will my child learn in Quest this year?
- How will you stay in touch with me about Quest?
- How can parents be involved with Quest this year?
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When will my child come to Quest this year?
Quest students in both 5th and 6th grades will not be pulled out of any core
classes but will be pulled out of study hall and extended study classes two
and sometimes three times a week for 45 minutes each.
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How will my child be graded for Quest this year?
A Quest grade will be awarded each six weeks based upon occasional quizes,
performance rubrics that evaluate organization, participation, work
completion, quality of work and special projects.
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Will my child have any Quest homework this year?
Students will be asked to work individually and in groups on assignments or
projects, the majority of which will be done during Quest class time.
However some of this work will need to be completed at home. Time For Kids
Magazine current events reading assignments will also be assigned
periodically.
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What will my child study in Quest this year?
Both fifth and sixth graders will participate in a semester of science and a
semester of humanities during the year. Student work requires problem
solving and thinking skills acquired earlier in Quest but is more advanced
and subject-focused than elementary Quest activities.
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What is Humanities?
Humanities can be definied several ways, most of which indicate
interdisciplinary studies. Here are two definitions:
1)Branches of knowledge that investigate human beings, their culture, and
their self-expression. Distinguished from the physical and biological
sciences and, sometimes, from the social sciences, the humanities include
the
study of languages and literatures, the arts, history, and philosophy.
(Answers.com)
2)Humanities is about people: how people shape the world they live in; how
the world they live in makes them the people they are. (The Humanities
Association)
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How will my child learn in Quest this year?
Most of the Quest curriculum has been designed to allow experiential
learning. Students will engage in class discussions on selected readings and
self-directed activities that include independent research, group and
individual projects, and peer teaching.
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How will you stay in touch with me about Quest?
Please log on to
http://www.teacherweb.com/TX/EubanksIntermediateSchool/Quest/index.html
website for announcements and other new information.
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How can parents be involved with Quest this year?
Quest parents may be occasionally asked to volunteer to assist with special
activities and to attend some special Quest events that occur during the
year. You can also donate to the program(please see the wish list page on
this website).
