news and notes 3/30/07

Next week:
Poetry Month begins. Teachers will be sharing their favorite poems with students all week.

Homework

Writing: Write 15 minutes 3 nights a week. (Tonight write more about the poem sparks!)

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.


Humanities: * Rough Draft of Intentional Community worksheets, due Wed 4/3
Final Project, due Wed 4/25

Grammar:

French:

Spanish:

Science: * Moon Project, due 4/23

Tech:

Other: Book orders, due 4/1.

Notes

Have a great weekend.

Joke of the Day

Two would-be fishermen rented a boat, and one caught a large fish.
“We should mark the spot,” he said. The other man drew a large
X in the bottom of the boat with a black maker
“That’s no good,” said the first man. “Next time out we may not get the same boat.”

Hot Chocolate

Zoe is responsible for Hot Chocolate 4/3/07.