We always love the excitement for literacy that Read Across America Week brings! Each year Mrs. Crews and Mrs. Gerard work together to make the week extra special for our students. From mystery readers, to dress up days and daily lessons, there's no doubt that our students gained insight to the many doors that reading can open.

We are so proud of our high school speech and debate students and are celebrating a great season! They performed admirably this year despite the hurdles that competing online presented. Thank you for representing our school so well!

Now that our district tournament is over, we will turn our attention to preparing for the 2021-22 season so that we are ready to begin competing in August. We are hopeful that we will get to return to in-person tournaments. (Although, the students are going to miss getting to wear joggers instead of dress pants!) We can't wait to see what next year brings!

Our middle school speech and debate students have been hard at work and enjoying their new room with a stage! Students proposed bills to the "Trivium Senate" and held a formal classroom debate on the proposals. They are now researching for their argument speeches. At Trivium, we are teaching students the importance of respectful conversations, which we can all agree is so important!

Field trips are one of things that we miss the most this year, and we can't wait to get back to providing students with as many hands on experiences as possible. Until then, our teachers have made a concerted effort to find opportunities to bring learning to life for students. This week fourth grade students got to participate in a webinar covering the history of the Texas Rangers including their roles, weapons, and even the take down of Bonnie and Clyde! Students had the opportunity to ask questions and then reflect on their learning by writing about how the Texas Rangers kept Texas safe.