news and notes 4/22/08

Upcoming Events:
Farm Trips

April 21
Star Route Farm, 95 Olema Bolinas Rd, Bolinas, CA 94924

April 28
McCormack Sheep Ranch, Rio Vista

April 29
Pie Ranch, Davenport, CA

April 30
People's Grocery, Oakland, CA (1/2 day trip, 10:00 - 1:00)

Green Gulch Farm, Sausalito, CA

Oyster Ranch Driver, Drakes Bay, CA

May 1
Sunol Farm, Sunol, CA

City Slickers, Berkeley, CA (1/2 day trip)

May 8 (Note the date change!)
Frog Hollow, Brentwood, CA

Homework:

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

Humanities: Urban Farm Webquest, due Wednesday 4/23

Math:
U6 and U9 pages in SMJ and SL

Science: Do reading and answer questions.

World Languages:
Spanish-Take notes on family and do sheet from class
French - Descriptions of 3 people, memorize very

Other:
Memorize your lines for drama

Notes:

Nick talked to the class today about his experiences as a farmworker. It was a chance for all us to recognize where we come from as well as the hard work and human lives that a part of all the food we eat. Thanks, Nick.

Joke:

Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Dwayne.
Dwayne who?
Dwayne the bathtub, I'm dwowning.

Hot Choco:
Ben 4/24