Complete field trip permission slips and return for 4/6/22 trip to the Illinois Holocaust Museum. The cost is $17.00 and a link is posted on e-pay. Students will need a bag lunch for this trip as we will be eating a little later when we return in the afternoon. Please let us know if your student needs a school lunch so we can plan ahead.
We are implementing an extra recess on Friday afternoons as an incentive for the remainder of the year, given the nice weather coming our way. Students will complete a reflection at the end of each week looking at meeting personal goals for completion of work and meeting expectations within the classroom, during transitions and over the course of their week.
Important Upcoming Dates:
3/28/22 - Chicago History Day Virtual Celebration
Academics
Advisory/SEL - We will continue our Rainbow Revolutionaries reading/research this month as well as 2nd Step lessons topic is Be Inclusive and Change Policy.
ELA - We will begin our Young Adult Book Clubs this week for Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, Speak by Laurie Anderson Halse, The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. A reading calendar and discussion assignments are posted in Chicago Reading Framework Google Classroom. Wordly Wise Lesson 13 this week.
Writing - Our next unit will be focused on News Literacy and Journalism. Students will be working in online modules in Checkology through the News Literacy Project. It will be important for students to bring headphones or ear buds to use with this program as it is self-paced and includes excellent audio and media integration. If you are able to send in any old newspapers for a scavenger hunt on Friday that would be greatly appreciated.
Civics - We are finishing up Unit 3 in Civics which looks at the common good and unintended consequences. This week we will continue to explore the power of schools and interview our administrators on Thursday to get their perspectives.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me at [email protected].