news and notes 12/13/07

Homework:

Writing: 15 minutes, 4 nights a week.

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 120-121 and SL 3.10, due tomorrow

Humanities: Typed Sumer paragraphs, due 12/20. Timelines due 12/20

Notes:

We've reached a great part of our literature book The Misfits. The author, James Howe, writes in a way that captures the agony and the ecstasy of being a middle school student. It's got serious bits, as well as humor and melodrama. It's a great book and most student seem to really be enjoying it.

Joke of the Day:

Q. What do you get if you cross a centipede with a parrot?
A. A walkie-talkie!

Hot Choco:
12/17 Rikki