news and notes 1/23/2008

Homework:

Writing: 15 minutes, 4 nights a week. You should be finalizing your drafts and beginning to type! Starting next week...no writing homework for the duration of the Ancient Civilizations project.

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

Math: PS Packet "E," due 1/28
This week, SMJ 140-145, 142 and 145 sample
SL 4.7, due tomorrow
Quiz Friday

Other: Movie night permission slips, due Thursday 1/24

Notes:

Great ideas about The Misfits today. A play, a movie, an essay. The possibilities are endless. I am glad to see the book has inspired you so much.

Joke of the Day:

A man whose son had just passed his driving test went home one evening and found that the boy had driven slap into the living room.
“How on earth did you manage to do that?” he fumed.
“Quite simple, Dad. I came in through the kitchen and turned left!”

Hot Choco:
1/24 Arella