Tuesday, February 23, 2010

General Announcements:

• Friday, Feb. 26: Field Trip: This Friday, the Prisms (and Purples) will be traveling to the Academy of Music in Northampton to see Shakepeare & Co.'s production of Julius Caesar. Drivers should arrive by 9:00 am (we will miss All-School) and we should be back just in time for lunch.
• 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.

Math:

• 7th & 8th Grade:
  • Due Wed., 2/24: Remove all algebra homestudy and Math's Mates assignments from math binder and place into manila envelope provided. Write your name and "Math" on the front of the envelope. Bring to Math Class.

Social Studies:

• Due Wed., 2/24: Write a Reflection on your test performance, using pre & post test results.

Science:

• Due Wed., 2/24: Read 12.3 in Physical Science textbook (book or handout). Answer #1-6 and challenge on p.257.

Language Arts:

• Due Wed., 2/24: Using information on grammar lesson sheets 1-7 and the personal pronoun chart I gave you, write:
  • 5 original sentences using a personal pronoun that is a subject pronoun
  • 5 original sentences using a personal pronoun as an object pronoun
  • 5 original sentences using a personal pronoun as a possessive pronoun.
  Label each personal pronoun you use as subj., obj., or poss. Be sure to edit your sentences for English conventions. Write all on lined paper legible or word process.

Spanish:

• 7th Grade: Due Fri., 2/26: Finish order of events sheet.

• 8th Grade: No hay tarea.

Moment of Zen:

Olympic Highlights: The Norweigian Men's Curling Team's Pants

Curling may be one of the stranger Winter Olympic sports, involving sliding polished, 40+ lb hunks of granite down an ice sheet, guiding their path by sweeping the ice in front of them, jockeying with another team to have the greatest number of rocks close to a bullsey target or button in curling parlance. It reeks with the kind of creativity peculiar to long, cold winters without much to do. However, whether because of an increased appreciation of this kind of weirdness or because of an increased popularity due to curling's inclusion in Deca Sports for Wii (yes, there is Wii Curling), curling has garnered more attention in the 2010 games than ever before. Personally, I think it's because of Team Norway's pants. Breaking with the somber convention of black or gray slacks curling teams usually favor, Norway's men's curling squad outfitted itself with red, white and blue (also the colors of Norway's flag) harlequin golf pants for the Vancouver games. Even Norway's King Harald wants a pair. Norway curling hasn't just brought the style though, they've also brought the heat. Well, metaphorically, at least. Team Norway (and their pants) are second in the ranking behind undefeated Canada, and have secured a place in the semifinal round.