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Dear Advisory Families,

Back to School Night will be Thursday, September 12th, from 5:30 - 7:30pm! Come to our school to see your student’s advisory, mingle with other advisory families, and meet your student’s teachers for the year.

5:30-6:30pm All students/families are asked to contribute to an advisory potluck meal. Please reference the distribution by student’s last name or by whatever you can contribute:

A-F - Drink

G-L - Paper Products

M-Q - Main Dish

R-U - Side Dish

V-Z - Dessert

6:30 - 7:40 pm Parents will get the opportunity to follow their student’s schedule and meet the teachers for this year.

We look forward to seeing you! Please feel free to email with any questions or concerns

My PSA outlines different contaminants, their effects on human and animal life, and their environmental impacts. I wanted to capture two perspectives by showcasing “The Two Sides of Philly”: The green side and highly polluted side. My PSA was specifically directed towards the city and large companies to emphasise the majority of responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions they hold, despite the blame often being pushed onto individuals. With this PSA I aimed to educate individuals on dangerous outdoor and indoor pollution, without making them feel like a future of sustainability is their responsibility ALONE. “In addition to marketing the idea of an individual ‘carbon footprint’, companies should audit their process to identify environmentally harmful operations, and then work to replace them.”

Though I am happy with the perspectives I was able to capture, I wish I had captured the polluted side of Philly better. This could have looked like more images of factories, trash, and neighborhoods.

The most meaningful part of this experience, for me, was being able to analyze an area in which I have spent my whole life exploring. I have had access to both the green areas, and polluted areas of Philly all my life, and this project has introduced me to an entirely new perspective on pollution here. I am more motivated than ever to advocate for families and individuals living in parts of Philly where air quality is much less than adequate.

Provide a summary of the contents of your video and a rationale for why YOU chose this topic, in paragraph form. What did you do well and what could you have done differently? What was the most meaningful part of the experience of creating the PSA?

To summarize my groups PSa video, it follows a main character from a first person pov. Who due to the low income, food insecure neighborhood he lives in. Has contracted a fictional form of diabetes and now must navigate the next 7 days only eating healthy foods.

I think one thing that was done super well is the creativity. Our video is funny but super layered and has a powerful message behind it.

One thing I could’ve done better though is further flesh out my solutions. I feel that though this is layered comedy the comedy does take up a lot of attention from what could’ve been going to me discussing more solutions for this problem.

The most meaningful part was definitely writing the script. I love being able to highlight creativity and have such free range.

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My presentation was created to show the importance of air pollution, the causes, the effects it has on the world, and how we can solve this issue. I chose this topic because I already knew a few things about air pollution so I knew it’d be easy to teach other people about. I think I did the slides very well and my acting is amazing but I feel like I could’ve started working earlier so that the work would’ve been completed when the project submission first opened. The most meaningful part was working as a group.

My Group and I chose Air Pollution because we want to talk about the dangers of this environmental issue and how we can reduce this issues without causing more harm to the planet. Me personally, I chose this because as someone who has asthma this can harm me as I am prone to getting sick.

We edited the video but we wanted to put more information onto the slides but what we could’ve done better is make the video longer.

Most meaningful message I want to send out is how we all had humans can reduce and ultimately get rid of this problem.

Our video showed the danger of air pollution for people who have lung diseases. I understood this topic the most when we learned it so I felt better about teaching it. Our video could have been a bit more creative but we got the point across well.

This PSA aims to educate and inspire viewers to take action against air pollution in Philadelphia, emphasizing the importance of collective efforts to address this pressing issue. It should provide viewers with a sense of urge to bring change. I was interested in this issue because my sister has asthma which can be triggered by air pollution. I think I did well with the video editing and I wish I had gotten interviews of civilians in the city’s input on the topic. The most meaningful part was seeing how my feelings about the environment changed.

We choose this topic because it’s important to all of us, and its something that needs to change. Contribute more. Learning more about waste management.

1. The film gives a thorough explanation of mold, covering its causes, ways to prevent it, and where it comes from. It explores the several elements that lead to the growth of mold, including moisture, humidity, and inadequate ventilation, and provides helpful advice on how to reduce these risks in order to stop the spread of mold in homes and other places. The health effects of mold exposure are also covered, as is the significance of taking quick action to resolve any mold-related problems. We selected this subject because mold growth is a prevalent issue that can have serious repercussions for both maintaining one’s own health and property. Our goal is to enable viewers to protect their homes and foster a healthy indoor environment by providing tips and techniques for avoiding mold.
2. In keeping with our objective of giving viewers useful insights, we successfully covered the key features of mold, such as its causes, prevention, and health implications. Nevertheless, the inclusion of particular instances or graphic aids might have improved comprehension and involvement. Overall, we did a good job of summarizing the subject, but we might have improved the information even further by including more specific instances and images.
3. The most meaningful part of creating the PSA was knowing that the information we shared could potentially make a positive impact on people’s lives. Mold growth can have serious consequences for both property maintenance and personal health, so being able to provide practical tips for prevention felt rewarding. Knowing that our efforts could help viewers safeguard their living spaces and promote healthier indoor environments was truly gratifying.

Provide a summary of the contents of your video and a rationale for why YOU chose this topic, in paragraph form.

For our video, we looked at the problem of food insecurity when people don’t have enough affordable, healthy food to eat. We interviewed someone who doesn’t have enough food for their family and kids. To which they talked about the stress of not knowing if there will be food on the table. We also shared some important facts, for example; 1 out of every 8 households in the U.S. doesn’t have access to enough food, and it’s even worse for Black and Latino families. I picked this topic because food insecurity affects millions of people, but it’s often hidden and ignored. These people are being neglected by the government when we actually have ways to make sure everyone has enough to eat. So, being able to be a voice for the people who aren’t heard with an issue like this seemed very important, which is why ultimately I chose this topic.

What did you do well and what could you have done differently?

Don’t think that anything went “well.” I feel as though if my group had more time and didn’t procrastinate as much we could’ve put together a way better video with more information that was also engaging. With that being said, if I were to do anything differently, I would do everything in a timely manner and map out and plan everything before actually doing it.

What was the most meaningful part of the experience of creating the PSA?

To me, the most meaningful part of the experience was being able to advocate for an issue that is not really spoken about often, and that even the government has ignored. Before we learned about the subject in school I had never heard of it, which is kinda crazy to me. Also, just being able to learn more about the subject and educate myself on the issue, causes, and who it effects was also pretty meaningful as well.

For our video, we did a news report about food insecurity causing riots in Philadelphia, which has personal stories about people struggling with hunger and having to eat a bunch of processed food due to disparities. It also has alarming statistics on how widespread the issue is, and calls for action to solve the crisis. I chose this topic because food insecurity is a major problem impacting many people, especially in underprivileged communities like the ones in Philly and even in places abroad like Ethiopia, and by raising awareness it could help motivate solutions.

When it comes to what we did well in creating this project, there isn’t much besides how well it turned out, despite how badly we procrastinated. If I could go back, I wouldn’t have started the project the day before it was due, so I would have had a reasonable amount of time to work on it.

If I’m being honest, there really wasn’t anything meaningful about experiencing the creation of a PSA. If I had to say why I feel this way, I’d probably say it’s because I didn’t really take the time to make it, so I couldn’t fully absorb what I was doing and the real meaning behind it.

In this PSA my group talked about excessive heating in homes. It forms when it a lot of sun beams on houses and there aren’t a lot of trees around houses. This is important because most of Philadelphia have excessive heat in their own homes and most houses don’t have central air in their houses. I picked this because I used to live in a house with excessive heating when I was younger, but I have been moved out of there.

I think my group could’ve made the video more entertaining and the information that we had we could’ve added it into the video. The meaningful things were explaining different ways to keep yourself cool.

I chose lead poisoning as my project topic because it’s a huge issue that needs t be addressed and it particularly affects minority communities living in poorer areas. Lead poisoning has a major impact on the health of individuals, especially children and I believe it’s important to educate others about this problem and raise awareness. I think worked well on the checkpoint leading up to the project. And the script for the video was something I worked well on as well. I feel like my group could have worked better on our video looking back at and seeing everyone else’s but I’m still proud of our group videos. I would say the most meaningful part of doing my PSA is being educated and learning new things while working on the project. It was nice to be aware and learn new things.

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I chose this topic because it is a genuine issue many have been greatly affected by. In the video, which is not that good, we show off lead in the water we drink, which is extremely harmful to all of us. I did well in my part of the video but we didn’t bide our time that well and couldn’t make it as good as it could’ve been. The most meaningful part of this was spreading the message and the experience shows that making a PSA is not easy.

This PSA is about lead exposure and how harmful it is in many different communities. Lead exposure can cause many health problems and can affect people negatively. Lead dust is the most common way lead is exposed. We chose to talk about lead exposure because it isn’t t talked about and it is very important because of how serious and effective it can be. I feel like my group did very well with putting the information together and creating the PSA. Something I think we could’ve changed was our time management and the way we collaborated. The most meaningful part of creating this PSA was learning more about lead exposure and its causes

I considered Lead exposure to be my topic at first because I already had some type of knowledge or understanding of what the topic would be about, and I found out that most of what I believed led exposure to be was true. Like how lead could be found in homes in Philly because of the use of paint that contained led and that was being applied to the walls. I also learned how much of a hazard lead exposure can be to our health. it can cause sicknesses and irritation and worst of all can be inhaled from dust particles and can be found at parks where children play.

When participating in the project I feel as though I contributed for the most part but I regret not asking my teacher if I can go help record so that I can apply my understanding of the topic.

The most meaningful part in my opinion was the video, because you were able to grasp a better understanding of how well my group understood what lead exposure is.

Our PSA focused on lead exposure. We focused on the effects, how bad it may be, how it is caused, and the many health issues it can cause. Lead dust is one of the main causes of lead exposure and is the most common way people are exposed to lead. Lead exposure can have many effects on the body and can cause many different health issues. Lead exposure is harmful to everyone but is mainly harmful to young children and women of childbearing age. We feel as though lead exposure is very important and should be talked about more so we chose to do a PSA on it.

I feel like we did well with putting the video together and coming up with the questions but we could have done better with managing our time more wisely.

I feel like the most meaningful part of this PSA and creating this PSA was being able to learn more about lead exposure itself and its causes and being able to collaborate with group members very well.

Our video is a short skit of us educating students on lead Poisoning and explaining the causes and effects. I chose to do lead poisoning for my topic because it isn’t something that I hear about often so I also wanted to educate myself. One thing I did well was work cohesively with my group. If I had to do anything different I’d use my time more wisely. The most meaningful part of my experience creating the PSA was learning to mesh ideas with others to have a good final product.

The PSA discussed water contamination in Philadelphia, focusing on its effects on biotic factors, leading cause, and ways to make water safer. The main cause is stormwater drains, where toxins and trash enter, causing acidity and affecting marine life and human health. To address this issue, practices like water conservation, reducing plastic waste, throwing away trash, and walking can help. The PSA was meaningful for the author, as it highlighted the importance of reducing water contamination and engaging in activities for the future. The video was edited well, but there were some improvements, such as better audio recording and less loud background sound effects. The most minimal aspect of the creativeness was spending awareness on our community.

Our video talks about how littering can affect the environment and animals and why it’s important to dispose trash in a proper way, we encourage people to dispose trash in a proper way that won’t affect the environment and help in recycling the trash. I chose this topic because pollution is a really important topic. the video we’ve made as an example talked about how waste management matters.

In my groups PSA we talked about the definition, causes, who is affected, and solutions of how to fix it. Me and my group didn’t really consider choosing another option because we all like this one. personally when I was choosing a topic I felt like I was so blind to the food insecurity issues going on because I have never had to deal with it personally, so I wanted to learn more about it. I felt that especially living in the world and city we do it needs to be talked about more, because it’s a huge problem that could be deadly in some cases.

-Me and my group did well with working with each other and getting it done we had a lot of fun. We could have done better in creating a script and being more serious.

• The most meaningful part of creating this was me and my group learning this together and being able to get it done and come out of it being less naive and blind to things.

Our video shows that asbestos can hide in building and harm others with exposure. By using a hide and seek narrative to not only create understanding but foster empathy for the school community that suffers from asbestos exposure. We told our narrative very well and we were enjoyable. The most enjoyable part was putting the information into video cause that’s when we apply the knowledge and truly understand what we had researched.

Our PSA provides information on what air pollution is and it affects us and our climate. Something well done in the PSA was finding ways to reduce air pollution Something that could be done better was adding more solution and more evidence and also making and providing more scenes about air pollution. The most meaningful part of the PSA was the solution to reduce air pollution.

I should talk about water pollution in Philadelphia because it can make people sick, harm nature, and damage the city’s systems. If we talk about it, we can work towards cleaner water and safer communities for everyone. I think I did pretty well with editing the video and adding a fix to it. I wish we could have got better audio recording and less Loud sound effects in the background but other than that I think the video turned out pretty fine. I think the most minimal part of creativeness was just the fact of spending awareness to our own community.