Poetry Slam 2010 video

(View a video of selections from our Poetry Slam by clicking the link above.)

Congratulations to all the poets, and thank you to everyone for participating! Congratulations, also, to Sophia for winning this year’s slam.

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Who would like to participate in a team Poetry Slam?

Let me know if you are interested!

Here is a video that shows parts of last year’s slam.

Does anyone want to make a reading poster? Here is one some former students made in 2008.

Check out the video that Ms. Harss posted on the library blog: Gotta Keep Reading-Ocoee Middle School

Hakeem

Image source: “Silk and Solutions,” World Ark, March/April 2008

After reading the article “Silk and Solutions,” explore the Heifer International web site and browse the projects they are currently funding. (Click on the “Our Work” tab and then click on “Current Projects.”)  If the team were able to raise some money to donate to Heifer International, which project do you think we should support, and why?

In the past, Team 7-1 has raised money to buy livestock for communities in need around the world.  Check out the video about the fund raising below.

Nice job presenting your newscasts from the Fertile Crescent.

To help us honor Veterans Day, Team 7-1 welcomed LTC Scott Hamilton.  He is a lieutenant colonel in the Army and a teacher at West Point. He is also Kelsey’s uncle. Students asked many questions about the military, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and his experiences. Thank you to LTC Hamilton.

See a slide show of photos from Winding Trails.

Great job at Winding Trails, everyone. What a great day! What was your favorite part?

Here is an example of a Fertile Crescent newscast from last year.

Students interpret photos of various countries during our study of the “Material World.”