news and notes 1/9/08

Upcoming Events:

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

Homework:

Writing: 15 minutes, 4 nights a week. Work on collecting stories 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 132 and 133 (sample), SL 4.2

Humanities: Letter from Iraq, due Wednesday 1/16


Notes:

Wow, we read the most moving chapter of The Misfits today dealing with, among other, things how people express their emotions. The conversation about book was thoughtful and inspired, similar to conversations I've had with literary scholars. Wow.

Quote of the Day:

"That was deep." said of James Howe's novel The Misfits

Hot Choco:
1/14 Arella