Extra Extra Come Read All About It...Middle School News
My students need a Nikon D3400 camera to pilot our school-wide newspaper publication for the upcoming school year. This will allow students to explore their creativity in the art form of photography and journalism expression.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sartin's classroom raised $629
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district in Chicago and former student I understand that my students are faced with challenges both inside and outside of the classroom. Despite those many challenges, the mathematicians that I enlighten are motivated problem solvers, curious about the world around us and destined for success.
My students are amazing middle schoolers stuck somewhere between cool and fabulous.
Many of my students are bilingual, with English being their second language. They enjoy mathematics and they are quickly learning the importance of teaching others how to fish instead of simply giving fish to our peers.
Just like most teenagers, my students love technology and socialization, and I want to use their interests to create a more efficient learning environment that fosters collaborative learning, open communication, developing their skills with technology and access to class materials that promote an inclusive class environment.
My Project
Newspapers seem to be a thing of the past for the younger generations, which is funny to me because that was my favorite part of middle school. I was fortunate enough to be the editor of the school's newspaper. I was proud of the work that my friends and I collaborated to create, our hard work to seek out stories and photographs so that our stories captured the attention of our readers.
This project is helping my students capture the same skills and emotions that once brought a smile and pride to myself and others when publishing a work of creative expression.
This project will promote tolerance within the middle school grades and the entire school community by giving students a creative outlet for self-expression. They will learn skills to collaborate with others to complete a piece of journalism. They will learn photography skills and capture images that promote our overarching theme of inclusion for all. These newspapers will open the eyes of students, parents and staff to the accomplishments and events of all students. When children of all ages receive praise it's like music to their ears, but imagine the sense of pride they would feel being praised in the school publication!
Our school serves over 600 students so we often get swept into our own happenings and neglect those of everyone else. However, this journalistic opportunity will bring a sense of community to the entire school and giving everyone a sense of school pride as we praise and acknowledge the hard work of others.
A strong community is rooted in the acceptance, tolerance and support of one another. The start of a school newsletter is one stepping stone to bringing everyone together and promote inclusivity within the school community while developing journalistic writing skills.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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