Current Events Every Tuesday

We are curious about the things that are happening in our world. Each Tuesday, we will be discussing current events. Hurricane Sandy was the first topic we discussed. We were so curious about the hurricane and it's destruction that we did a little research throughout the week to answer some of our questions. With the next Tuesday being election day, we will focus on the presidential election. However, I am encouraging families to participate by listening to the news, reading the newspaper, and browsing the Internet for any items that would be newsworthy for our class to discuss! Please help! We will be using comprehension strategies such as making connections, identifying new learning, asking questions, finding answers, visualizing and inferring. We are developing powerful thinkers in room 208!