news and notes 1/15/08

Upcoming Events:

1/18 6th grade Assembly on Music, Art Poetry and Civil Rights. Parents are invited

Homework:

Writing: 15 minutes, 4 nights a week. Work on drafting paragraphs for your essay!

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

Math: SMJ 136, 137, 138 and 139 (odd sampler)

Humanities: Letter from Iraq, due Wednesday 1/16

Science: Keep track of what you eat Wednesday and Thursday, due Friday 1/18.

Other: Book orders, due Wednesday 1/16.

Notes:

We started working on our video podcast about 'We Shall Overcome' and the Civil Rights Era. I'm really excited about the writing and art that we are producing. I'm looking forward to showing off our work to the school community.

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