Good morning!
This week is a shorter week than usual for students, as Friday is an In-Service day for staff. This means students stay home and do whatever they do when we are not around, and all of us get to come into school and attend trainings and workshops and experience the building with about nine-hundred fewer voices than it usually holds. Thank goodness this doesn't happen too often — it would get far too quiet around here.
In Language Arts this week, we will hopefully start by having students take the SRI in class, a short, straightforward Lexile test to see how students are doing on their reading levels. On Tuesday, students will discuss the difference between logical arguments based on credible sources and some of the major fallacies in argument — that is, weaknesses that get in the way of credibility and validity. On Wednesday, students will continue to develop their understanding of logical fallacies, including making a quiz or assessment on the subjet, and Thursday will be presentation day, where students present their topic to the class. This time, to earn full credit, students must take some type of test, quiz, or other assessment to determine if the audience understood their topic.
After school this week, we have a mix of clubs and sports going on. Our soccer girls play a home game on Monday, while the boys play Wednesday. We also have a cross-country meet on Wednesday. Tuesday after school is newspaper club, and Wednesday (an awfully packed day!) is chess club. Go join a club or cheer on our Scots!
Sincerely,
Mr. DeMaris
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