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Wellness: Project Adventure 

English

Students have worked hard this week as they've wrapped up their last thematic analysis data point. Students will have a chance to reflect on their progress with this learning target when we come back from break, and then we'll dive into our next unit using the book Just Mercy. 

I hope everyone has a good break!

Social Studies 

This week in social studies, we continued our focus on the current event revolving around I.C.E. in Minneapolis. I gave students a survey last week and an overwhelming majority wanted to continue to focus on this topic. We have been focusing on federal authority vs states’ rights through a number of primary source documents from President Eisenhower and President Bush surrendering federal troops to Arkansas in 1957 and Los Angeles in 1992 respectively to Governor Scott's recent actions in Vermont. Students are then applying their understanding to Governor Hochul’s recent Local Cops, Local Crimes Act. Students have a packet with primary sources defending the Governor Hochul and then also criticizing the governor. 

White day students had their strategic reading and reasoning assessment on these documents Friday and Red Day will have their on Monday. 

I know that a lot of students have been out sick this week. They should be ready to take their assessment when they get back to school. Look for emails from Garett and check google classroom for the materials. 

Dinner Table Talk

• Phew. You're done with thematic analysis. How do you feel about it?

• How do you feel about annotated bibliographies? (Those are coming up again!)

• What have you heard about Just Mercy?

• How are you feeling about your current event study in Social Studies?

• Did you or are you feeling ready for the assessment?

• Do you are agree with Governor Hochul's perspective on I.C.E. in New York? Explain a little bit.