news and notes 1/25/07

Homework

Writing:

Write 15 minutes 3 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.

* For at least the next 3 weeks we wili only have Reading Buddies on Thursdays, so that you will have lots of class time for research.

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 Friday, SL 4.8.

Humanities: Research on life in Ancient Greece, 15 minutes every weeknight.

Grammar:

French: * Worksheet, due Friday 1/26.

Spanish: * Flashcards.

Science: * Unfinished work, due Friday 1/26.

Tech:

Other: Drama - Memorize lines with gestures, due Friday 1/26.
Book orders due 1/31.
*Math conference permission slips, due Thursday 2/1.

Notes

You should be devoting at least 15 minutes a night to research on life in ancient Greece. It's a small bit of work to do everyday, that will prevent you from having a big chunk of work to do in a day or two when the research phase of this project is over. This project is not only a way to help you learn how to research effectively, but also one in which you will learn about how to effectively organize your time. Let's make the most of it.


Joke of the Day

Q: What's a fly without wings?

A: A walk!

(courtesy of Mariah)


Hot Chocolate
Macabe is responsible for Hot Chocolate 2/1/07.