Tuesday, April 28th

We continued our Cold War unit with discussing the Cuban Missile Crisis.  We read, "Being President Isn't Easy" from A History of US:  All The People since 1945, and we took notes about the cause of the conflict.  We also discussed current events and how the events during the Cuban Missile Crisis are connected to what's going on today.  Students who are more interested can visit http://microsites.jfklibrary.org/cmc/ for a day-by-day summary of the events from John F. Kennedy's perspective.

During ELA we continued reading and discussing Son.  Students also completed a grammar snapshot.  I'll be using snapshots this term to determine which students need additional small group instruction to master specific standards.  I'll then reassess those students.

Lastly, students continued working with their Exhibition groups.  They worked on narrowing down their questions and they will begin researching soon.

This week's ELA/SS homework is due on Friday and students should read for 30 minutes daily.