WELCOME BACK TO ROOM 301!

LOOK WHO'S CHANGING THE WORLD AND GUESS WHO'S COMING ALONG FOR THE RIDE...ALL OF YOU!!!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-nessel/20-teachers-who-are-changing-the-world_b_4119128.html

STOP THE PRESSES!

LINK FOR PARENTS TO WATCH VIDEO CONFERENCE: http://www.janegoodall.org/80yearsofJane

WE ARE FEATURED ONLINE AT ROOTS AND SHOOTS: http://rootsandshoots.org/blogs/roots-shoots-students-nyc

LINK FOR PARENTS TO WATCH VIDEO CONFERENCE ONLINE: http://www.janegoodall.org/80yearsofJane

OUR CLASS IS HAVING A VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH DR. JANE GOODALL ON APRIL 3RD IN HONOR OF HER 80TH BIRTHDAY. WE WERE CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WONDERFUL ACTIVITY DUE TO THE IMPRESSIVE HIGH ORDER THINKING QUESTIONS WE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION IN A CONTEST. THIS CAPS OFF ALL OF THE WONDERFUL WORK WE HAVE BEEN DOING WITH HUMANE EDUCATION AND OUR ROOTS AND SHOOTS PROGRAM. OUR VIDEOCAST WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON GOOGLE. WE ARE HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN ROOM 301:

EXTRA, EXTRA! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF US FOR A FABULOUS PRESENTATION OF "THE GRADUATION OF JAKE MOON." WE HELPED RAISE 935 DOLLARS FOR THE RELIEF EFFORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES. NOW IT'S ON TO BUILDING OUR "COMPASSIONATE KIDS" WEBSITE AND PUBLISHING OUR CLASS HUMANE ED MAGAZINE. OF COURSE, WE ARE BUSY GETTING READY FOR OUR ELA AND MATH TESTS BUT WE WILL NEVER STOP HAVING IN DEPTH CONVERSATIONS AND THINKING CRITICALLY AND RESPONDING THOUGHTFULLY (IN WRITING) TO DIFFERENT TEXTS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THE GLOBAL WARMING CRISIS WITH A SHARED READING OF "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH" AND WATCH THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY OF THE SAME TITLE....BIG DEAL, OUR WORK WILL BE FEATURED IN KIDSDAY THE WEEK OF APRIL 27TH, VASHYA, ALEXIS, EVANGELOS & KELLY HAD THEIR "MR. SHERMAN AND PEABODY" MOVIE REVIEW PUBLISHED  (ALONG WITH AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FILM'S STARS). LOTS OF COOL STUFF TAKING PLACE IN OUR ROOM!!!!