news and notes 1/15/09

Upcoming Events:
1/19 NO SCHOOL for MLK Day

Homework:
Humanities-
Do worksheet and flashcards, 1/16

Reading-
Reading Buddies Monday and Thursday

Math-


World Language- due 1/16
Danielle - Test
Nathalie-Memorize yellow sheet
Fatima- nothing
Reva -study for test

Other-
Bring $2 for bracelet
Keep track of work, due 1/20

Notes:
Today we talked about a difficult incident of name calling at our school. 6S did a great job of expressing the complex feelings they had as well as asking some difficult questions about how to talk about racial difference. I was really proud of our class today.

Joke:
A young child walked up to her mother and stared at her hair. As mother scrubbed on the dishes, the girl cleared her throat and sweetly asked; "Why do you have some grey strands in your hair?"
The mother paused and looked at her daughter. "Every time you disobey, I get one strand of grey hair. If you want me to stay pretty, you better obey."
The mother quickly returned to her task of washing dishes. The little girl stood there thinking. She cleared her throat again. "Mother?" She sweetly asked again.
"Yes?" Her Mother replied. "Why is Grandma's hair all grey?"