news and notes 12/7/06

Homework

Writing:

Write 15 Minutes 5 nights a week.

Reading Buddies:

Read 15 minutes 5 nights a week.

Bring Reading Buddies books and be prepared for Reading Buddies meetings and discussions every Tuesday and Thursday.

Literature: * Write your literature response for Esperanza Rising. Remember your response should include an introduction, body and conclusion. Use the book as your best resource for information, due Wednesday 12/13.

Math:

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

for Friday, SMJ 98-102.

Humanities:

Grammar:

French: Bring toppings for crepes on Friday.

Spanish: Begin writing text for presentation.

Science: Nutrition test, independent study and study guide, due Monday 12/11. Check project schedule.


Tech:

Other:

Notes

I added a number of books to the library today including The Thief Lord and Tangerine. I'm excited about the additions and I hope that those of you haven't read these books will take advantage of their appearance in our library. Thursday is always a wonderfully productive day for us. We started writing about Esperanza and we are close to finishing Paul Fleischman's Seedfolks. It's been great inspiration to us as writers! We also started working on writing about history. 2006 will be ending with us getting a lot of new skills under our belts in preparation for the learning we'll be doing in the new year.


Joke of the Day

Knock Knock!

Whose there?

Dwane

Dwane who?

Dwane the bathtub I’m Dwownig?