news and notes 5/2/07

Next Week:
5/8-5/11 Trip to Live Power Farm, Covelo, CA

Homework

Writing: Write 15 minutes 5 nights a week. (Continue nurturing your poem.)
* 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 Thursday, estimation

Humanities: Unfinished projects, due ASAP.
*Read and highlight packets, due Thursday 5/3.
*Completed country map, due Wednesday 5/13


Grammar:

French:Study pages 132-133, due Friday 5/4

Spanish: Test, Monday

Science:

Tech:

Other: Permission slips!!!!

Notes

This week we will begin prep for the farm including, brainstorming activities to do when we are not farming, practicing putting up our tents, picking out boots, etc.

I'm excited, are you?

Joke of the Day

Q: Why did the farmer get a Nobel Prize?
A: He was outstanding in his field!

Hot Chocolate

Eden is responsible for Hot Chocolate 5/3/07.