news and notes 10/6/06

Homework

Reading and Writing: 15 Minutes of each daily.

Writing notebooks will be collected on
Mondays for Table 5
Tuesdays for Table 1
Wednesdays for Table 2
Thursdays for Table 3
and Fridays for Table 4.

Bring your reading book Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Math:

5 minutes of math facts practice daily.
Estimation, due every Thursday.
Stumper (optional), due whenever you get unstumped.
Problem Solving, due every Monday.

and for Monday SMJ pg 37 and 38, SL 1.9 and a Persuasive Headline.


Humanities: *Reread Farmfolks handout. Write selected questions in your writer's notebook with space for answers, due the day of your Farm Field Trip.

Grammar: Linking Verbs, due Wednesday 10/11.

French: Good job at assembly today, French singers!

Spanish: Make flashcards.

Science:

Tech:

Today, Macabe, Michael, Stephen, Babak, Cliff and I spent the day at the Star Route Farm in Bolinas, just north of Stinson Beach. It was amazing to be on a farm after all we've learned, our discussions and research. Though it was mucky and muddy we picked radishes, rainbow chard, dino kale and lettuce. Macabe looked like he especially enjoyed eating the radishes as we walked through the farm. And so what if they were a little dirty. To quote Babak, "Dirt don't hurt!" We could be especially sure of that since we knew all about their soil fertilization and pest control. Everything was organic. No chemicals at all!