3OrganizeOurselves


 * 2008-2009, 2009-2010

Art** 2009-2010: Students will explore the role of the artist within a community, i.e. careers in art and how artists influence economies. They will examine ways in which advertisement influences consumers and how an effective product design increases appeal for the consumer to purchase one product over another. Students will learn the principles of "ad design," which are the same as the "art principles" we study and use in our artwork daily. They will use these principles when creating effective advertisements for the businesses they will create in their homerooms.

Students will explore the ways in which //artists// influence economies, roles of the artist in a community, and careers in art. They will examine ways in which advertisement influences consumers and how an effective product design increases appeal for the consumer to purchase one product over another. Students will learn the principles of "ad design" that artists use when creating effective advertisements.

3rd music classes will sing //__John Henry__// and our school song, //__Spicewood Stand Together__//  which are examples of the many songs we will sing and listen to that speak to societal decision making, community life, and The world of work. We will study the life and music of composers past and present in reference to the obstacles they face in getting there music heard and making a career of music.  This POI will also be reinforced through use of the Concepts of Cooperation, empathy, tolerance, and respectfulness and how they relate to community life.
 * Music**


 * PE** - The students will consider how advertisements promote poor eating habits through packaging and commercials.


 * Spanish -** After viewing the video "Everyday Heroes", students will consider how decisions by individuals to give to Heifer International can influence the economy of an entire community. Also, we will look at how introducing colored male llamas into the herd helps with the supply and demand of alpaca wool.

The students will have a small unit on occupations, learning the Spanish word for a number of occupations and integrating that into our storytelling.


 * Library -** Students listen to parts of memoirs and learn that a memoir includes thoughtful reflections that only the writer can provide. //Extra! Extra! Fairy-Tale New from Hidden Forest// by Alma Flor Ada is read and discussed in order to get a feel for how a newspaper is layed out and how the author uses fairy tales in this format. Students will listen to //Dear Peter Rabbit// as an example of a book written in letter format.