Other than the test tomorrow, this week the students will do some fun, creative types of writing later in the week We will also be starting a new topic in reading, which is media literacy. We will take a look at different types of media and determine what is out there. Is it real? Is it meant to inform or is it entertaining? What do creators of commercials and advertisements do to get our attention? Our introduction to this is through a website by PBS kids.
In social studies, we haven't gotten as far as I would have liked last week, so we are still looking at the Republic of Texas and identifying the strengths and weaknesses the leaders faced. We will also decide which of the first two presidents (Sam Houston and Mirabeau B. Lamar) did the better job? It will be an opinion, but the students will need to cite facts from a variety of sources to support their opinion. One source I'd like them to look at before Thursday is on the Google Classroom. I uploaded a slide show that one of our students actually found while doing a search. :)
Thank you to all who sent up snacks for our test. We actually received plenty of salty snacks. Since some of them don't have expiration dates until sometime in the fall, I will save the extra for the reading and math STAAR tests in early May. The students will still want to bring their water bottles tomorrow. If your child feels like gum helps them concentrate, I'm alright with that for tomorrow, but I'd like them NOT to share it with others, as it wouldn't be fair unless they had enough for everyone. Thanks for understanding.
Thank you so much to Christy Zimmerman and Renee Sommers for taking down and covering up all things writing related for me. This is typically something I can take care of all by myself. 3 more weeks of this blasted scooter/crutches!