news and notes 11/20/07

Upcoming Events:

11/21 Early Dismissal

Homework:

Writing: 15 minutes, 4 nights a week. Tonight, write about another observation of the world!

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use the new Reading Log 2.0

Math: SMJ 86 and test corrections, due tomorrow.

French: Read and translate pg 55, due 11/21

Spanish: Finish questions, due 11/21.

Humanities:
Notes:

It was so great seeing the performers in our class strut their stuff last week in Twelfth Night. Equally great was having most of the class back this week. We got a lot of stuff done today between Reading Buddies and starting our essay unit. So many great ideas swirled around the room today. Why, indeed, do people believe in Santa Clause? Did you ever notice that Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Happy Birthday and The ABC's are all the same song? What is it like to be a twin? I can't wait to see what we discover as we begin this writing journey.

Joke:

Q: Why did the man think that the moon was poor?
A: It was down to its last quarter!

Hot Choco:
11/26 Jasmine