news and notes 5/21/07

Upcoming Events:

5/16 Rob visits to explain 7th grade schedule
5/21 Book Talk by the author of The Green Glass Sea
5/21 Start of the Avis Book Fair
5/23 Poetry Cafe
5/24 Elizabeth visits to answer FAQs about 7th grade
5/25 & 5/28 NO SCHOOL
6/6 No classes, BBQ at Tapscott and afternoon activity with the 7th grade
6/7 9:30-12:45 Asia Festival
6/11 WATER SLIDES
6/12 10:00-10:30 All school yearbook signing, 10:30-12:00 Farewell Assembly
6/13 Last Day of School/ Graduation

Homework

Writing: Write 15 minutes 5 nights a week.
Practice reading your poem aloud
Write in online journal (www.wordcountjournal.com) once this 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:

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 Monday SL 7.4

Humanities: Unfinished projects, due ASAP. 7 intentional community projects have not been turned in.

Completed country map, due Wednesday 5/16


Grammar:

French: 10 sentences

Spanish:

Science:Chapter 3, Read and Answer questions, due tomorrow.

Tech:

Other: Library Books!!!!

Live Power Farm T-shirt orders due tomorrow.

* Where are you going? Where are you from? Where have you been? Bring objects to share with the class about your school year and your plans for the summer. Check our calender to see when you're up!

Notes

Though the end of school is just around the corner, we still have plenty to do before we leave, including finishing our project on The Giver and our humanities projects on Asia. It's tempting to start vacation NOW, but remember school doesn't end until June 13th.


Joke of the Day

"Doctor! There's fly in the ointment!"
"Yes, I know, he's recovering from a nasty soup-burn."

Hot Chocolate
Alex is responsible for Hot Chocolate 5/22/07.