Thank you for all the holiday gifts. I hope that each of you enjoys your time off from school. See you at the start of the new year. Make the most of 2013.... & 2014 Studying 10 minutes a day over 6 days is better for your brain than cramming for 60 minutes the night before. Study: In INB p 30 - 51 In text book review p. 42 - 63 & 102 - 119 Make use of class web site: Survivor & If You Build It They Will Come Sections Make use of Spelling City Survivor Words & Mesopotamian Words Studying 10 minutes a day over 6 days is better for your brain than cramming for 60 minutes the night before. My cousin Timmy is a navy pilot stationed on the USS Cowpens. When they are not trying to avoid confrontation with the Chinese, he & his crew have been part of the humanitarian aid mission to provide relief & medical evacuation since super Typhoon Hayian hit the Philippines on November 7th. This video was shot by one of his men w/ a helmet camera.
It's a good thing you have this week's reading assignment already! Now you have something to do while you are stuck at home, missing school! Lucky you! Just in case you don't have it: TEXT BOOK – Due Wed., Dec. 11 Read p. 102 – 117 Questions - Answer in complete sentences on lined paper using best ELA skills:
I will reschedule Extra Help for Wednesday this week. Next week I have a meeting on Monday, so Extra Help will be on Tuesday. (If this doesn't work for you, let me know. It's not like I am not after school every day anyway!) The Spelling/Vocab/Map Test has been moved from Dec. 11th to Dec. 16th. (We are bowling on Friday so we can't have it then.) If you want a head start on the words, check out Spelling City & use the Mesopotamia List. This Friday is the 5 week mark for the second quarter. Interim reports will go out next Friday (right at the start of the winter break!). No concerns if you kept that 100 you started with 5 weeks ago. Did you? This is a good time to clean out your binders, folders & lockers. Remember this post? Political Cartoons are a fun way to keep on top of what is currently going on in the world (although the prehistoric ones are pretty funny.) The ability to look at a political cartoon, rip it to pieces (not literally!) & explain it, is a skill & one that will be worked on all year long. Check out our Current Events Page for more information. Feel free to bring some into class.... many of you already are... thanks! If you choose to do it, the CYOA 5 point Advantage Assignment on one of the books you read about ancient Egypt is due Dec. 16th. There will be one more Advantage Assignment coming up. It will be due Jan. 2, 2014, the day we return from vacation. ADVANTAGE ASSIGNMENT: (NOTE: You must complete regular work in order to get credit for ADVANTAGE POINTS!) Advantage Assignments are HW that YOU CHOOSE to do; it’s optional. If you want to do the activity on your own time, go right ahead. When you are finished turn it in to your Class Period Basket. Credit earned for Advantage Assignments will be reflected in your end of the quarter grade. This assignment is worth 5 points & is due December 6, 2013 CYOA = Choose Your Own Adventure – Look on the class web site & pick a 5 point assignment & complete it for 1 of your Egypt Books. Look at the Master Adventure List to see a description of each choice. You heard about it in September. You asked what the heck it was. And now you shall know! CYOA - Choose Your Own Adventure - is a way for YOU to take control over your work. When you complete a CYOA you pick the way you want to complete an assignment. Adventures are designed so that you can find the one that helps you learn best. Happy Travels! Do you know HOW you learn? Take a quick quiz & find out. One you know HOW you learn, you will be able to better choose the adventures that are right for you. |
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