news and notes 1/22/07: it's been a long time

Homework

Writing:

Write 15 minutes 3 nights a week.

Back to writing! Tonight please write about a quality of hero from your list.

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:

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 Tuesday, SMJ pg 145-146 #1-3, SL 4.6

Humanities: (Optional) Finish organizing your research binder, due Wednesday 1/24.

Grammar:

French:

Spanish: Flashcards.

Science: * Reading packet, pics and captions, due Tuesday 1/23.

Tech:

Other: Drama - Memorize lines with gestures, due Friday 1/26.

Notes

Looks like there's a cold going around campus. Lots of faculty and students were out today. Take care of yourselves!! Drink lots of water, take your vitamins and if you are feeling sick make sure you let your parents know.


Joke of the Day

Through the pitch-black night, the captain sees a light dead ahead on a collision course with his ship. He sends a signal: “Change your course 10 degree east.”
The light signals back: “Change yours, 10 degrees west.”
Angry, the captain sends: “I’m a navy captain! Change your course, sir!”
“I’m a seaman, second class,” comes the reply. “Change your course, sir.”
Now the captain is furious. “I’m a battleship! I’m not changing course!”
There is one last reply. “I’m a lighthouse. Your call.”