Monday, January 4, 2010

General Announcements:

• You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go.
• Wed., 1/6: Next installment of Field Trip Money due ($20)
• Friday, 1/8: 6-7-8 Dance, 8-11 PM! Decoration committee meets 3-4 and must arrange own pickup at 4, Food committee meets at 7:45 in All-School space. Comment with music requests!

Math:

• 7th & 8th Grade:
  • Due Tue., 1/5: Math's Mates 2.3, begun in class today, with work for * problems shown on a separate piece of paper and corrections for 2.2 on same piece of paper.

Social Studies:

• Due Tues., 1/5:
  • Sort all notes and assignments by date, least recent on top.
  • 3-hole punch all papers not punched and fasten in folder. If your folder has a pocket, you may put your test in the pocket instead of hole-punching and fastening in.
  • Glue stick cover to folder.

Science:

• Due Wed., 1/6: In Physical Science textbook, read pgs. 317-324. Quiz on vocab/Inner Planets this Wed., 1/6.
  • Group 1 has books tonight (Mon. 1/4).
  • Group 2 has books tomorrow night (Tues. 1/5).

Language Arts:

• Due Tues., 1/5: In LA journal, write a five-sentence paragraph in which you describe the Prism lunchroom today. Try to create the atmosphere/mood of the lunchroom by using some of the writer tools we discussed in class today (e.g. dialogue, imagery, details). Refer to the definition of mood in your LA journal.

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:

• 8th Grade:

Moment of Zen: The Flaming Lips have been balancing playfully on the edge of ultracool and insane, pop and noise since forming in 1983, with a penchant for turning the absurd into something matter of fact (see 2002's "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" suite and 1999's "Waiting for Superman") and the everyday into the sublime ("Suddenly, Everything Has Changed"), and for unique reinventions of form (see the experimental 1997 album Zaireeka, comprised of four CDs meant to be played simultaneously at the listener's discrection). Following from their whimsical take on reality comes one of lead singer Wayne Coyne's most recent creations, pictured above, a double-necked guitar where one of the necks is a Guitar Hero controller, linked to a type of synthesizer on the body of the instrument. Click the picture for more info on this unique hybrid instrument.