We are very fortunate to have many guest speakers this year. For approximately the next eight weeks, Officer Medina is coming in every Monday morning to share the GREAT program with the fourth graders. GREAT stands for Gang Resistance Education and Training. He is a very engaging speaker, and teaches through many role playing scenarios. He talks about bullying and ways to say no safely. Beginning next week, we will also have a guest coming from the Art Institute. He will be teaching lessons using the Art Institute's new exhibit Ballplayers, Gods, and Rainmaker Kings: Masterpieces from Ancient Mexico. The students will take a field trip to the Art Institute to view the exhibit on October 6th. Both the classes and the field trip are being sponsored by Big Shoulders. Finally, our new parish priest Fr. Elbio will be teaching weekly religion lessons throughout the year. He will bring much new knowledge and expertise into the classroom!
In the week ahead, as our social studies and science units conclude, there will be quite a few tests. The social studies test is on Monday, and the science test is on Wednesday. I have given the students a study guide to fill out, which will be due a few days before the test. The tests follow the study guide very closely, so filling it out is not only a good way to study, but it will also provide a resource for students to study from. If the study guide is filled out by the assigned date, students can participate in a review game where we will go over the correct answers together. Because of the tests next week and the shorter week, there will be no spelling test the week of September 20th.
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