The seventh graders are hard at work on their persuasive essays. The topics they had to choose from were children and cell phones, school uniforms, junk food in schools, music influence on children, year-round schooling, and children online. We spent the last week and a half brainstorming and researching sources in groups. Now, the students are beginning to write their essays on an individual basis. Please check in with your student and ask them their position on their chosen topic and what examples they came up with through their research to support their position.

The Technology Elective class has finished their unit on Internet safety by creating a podcast which highlights what they have learned. Please listen and comment. They are now beginning work on learning about the different parts of a computer where they will teach a lesson to the other students on what they have learned. I look forward to the final projects as the students have been working hard.