Tip #3: Explore Different Sides of a Story!
Use real-life examples to help kids understand how people can view the same situation with totally different perspectives. One child might experience a game on the playground as fun, while another might feel like the rules are unfair. Sibling conflict can be a great example of how two people can have wildly different opinions about the same event. With older children, talk through controversial subjects and take turns arguing for different sides to help kids understand various viewpoints.
LAST CALL for bids for STATE BANNERS - Deadline - 7:00 PM tonight, Feb. 10, 2023. Winning bid notified on Monday, February 13th. Email michelle.olson@olympia.org with your bid. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DE9IDn1pYv3FIaM-kr15wlyyBf2bo3cECmxZW-9nWQs/edit?usp=sharing
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Fake News has been around for a long time. Track its history from 63 B.C. through present day in this infographic. Where do you see Fake News today? How does it impact your life? Does it impact the type of media you consume, or where you consume it?
https://youtu.be/mh1dLvGe06Y - BBC
When we get news from our social media feeds, it often only tells us part of the story. Our friends -- and the website's algorithms -- tend to feed us perspectives we already agree with. Check out these ways to escape the filter bubble and make sure your ideas about the world are being challenged.
This Sunday’s Spartan Swim is cancelled. Thanks to those that came to the other two swims.
Happy National Counselor Week!
Thankful for our Counselors this week and every other week of the school year!
Last Saturday the Olympia Speech Team competed in the IHSA Speech Regionals hosted at Olympia. This Saturday the team will be sending 10 events to sectionals held in Belleville.
Here’s How the Team did overall:
3rd in Team Sweeps
1st in HI - Michael Bagby - Will be moving on to sectionals
1st SOS - Julia Collins - Will be moving on to sectionals
5th PR - Grace Birkey
3rd OC - Reid Kelly - Will be moving on to sectionals
3rd HDA - Isabelle Stivers and Mason Newton - Will be moving on to sectionals
2nd DI - Michael Bagby - Will be moving on to sectionals
4th OO - Brooke Rycyzyn - Will be moving on to sectionals
5th EXTEMP - Mabry Lynn
4th Info - Julia Collins - Will be moving on to sectionals
6th RS - Gabrielle Elless
3rd DDA - Ainsley Mahoney and Ava Crebo - Will be moving on to sectionals
4th IMP - Mabry Lynn - Will be moving on to sectionals
4th DEC - Brooke Rycyzyn - Will be moving on to sectionals
Tip #2: Play Spot The Ad
When you see advertising on TV or on a billboard, ask your children to figure out what the ad is selling. Sometimes it's obvious, and sometimes it's not. Help them explore why certain pictures, sounds, or words are used to sell certain products.
Well-crafted headlines benefit everyone. They help readers digest information and publishers sell news stories. But what if the headline is misleading? What if it's crafted just to get clicks and not to inform? "Clickbait" headlines may benefit advertisers and publishers (think $$$), but they don't benefit readers. And when they go viral, they can badly misinform the public. This week, look for clickbait headlines in the media that you consume and discuss them with your family. How many can you find before Sunday rolls around!?
Senior Night for our Girls Basketball players tonight vs Illini Central at 6:00pm
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All media comes with an author and an agenda. Help kids think critically about any media they view with critical questions that dig below the surface. And to really empower kids, have them create their own media with these same questions in mind.
Illinois State Board recognizes Spartan Staff!
Spartan Staff recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Spartan Staff recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education!
Spartan Staff recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education!
So proud of our Spartan Staff members that have been recognized by ISBE.
Tip #1: Encourage Healthy Skepticism. Help your children analyze the info around them, from toy packaging to Instagram posts to news headlines, and question the purpose of the words and images they see. Teach kids how to use fact-checking tools like Snopes and FactCheck.org.
"Meet the Regional Team Night" for the OHS Speech Team will happen tonight starting at 6 PM in the High School Learning Center. All 14 individual events on the Regional Team will be presenting their pieces prior to the IHSA Regional Olympia being hosted on Saturday, February 4!