Quarter 3 Week 22 

* Report card parent signature slips & Band/Chorus,  Language Choice for next year  letter should be returned to homeroom teacher ASAP *

Monday, February 8, 2010 work on The Leanin' Dog Glogster-due Thursday, Feb. 11th.  *MS/HS Jazz Caberet tonight in MS activity area, 7pm*

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Free Read 20 minutes *No Period 15 for any teacher-faculty meeting day*

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 finish The Leanin' Dog Glog, due tomorrow; be sure to revise and edit! 

Thursday, February 11, 2010  F&G Ch. 8 vocabulary activity

Friday, February 12, 2010 Free Read-~20 minutes/day

Recently, literature study groups read various biographies and compiled time lines and Wordles about their characters' lives. Look at these to see what we've learned about these famous people. What do you know about these people? Hopefully, you'll learn something new. See box below for samples.  You can zoom in on one by clicking the browse button, then selecting the document that you would like to see.

We listened to an recorded story, "A Trip They Never Intended to Take" in class. This is a Word Smart Junior, Princeton Review story which strives to help us add new words to our vocabulary. The rewards of listening to this? "Your hosts Fred and Ginger will introduce you to extrordinary characters, and you're sure to concur that a talking apple, a singing lizard, and a gifted cook can be a real boon to your vocabulary. Not only will you earn kudos (and good grades) as you learn new words without straining you brain, but you'll also sound more eloquent, excel at reading and writing, and become a read prodigy at home and in the classroom!"  You can click the browse button and select one document and zoom it.

 If you're looking for a ways to help your child in reading...

1.  Look at agenda daily and ask about assignments.

2.  Please re-read what we're reading in class with your child or spend time reading his or her free reading book. 

3.  Ask about what we're learning about in class. 

4.  If your child mentions anything that I can do differently to help, please let me know.