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.
Math:
Grades 7 & 8- Due Mon., 5/17: MM 3.8, work for * problems shown on lined paper, N/A problems from 3.7 completed on work shown paper.
- Wed., 5/19: MM Term 3 Test
Social Studies:
- Continue working on newspaper items, according to your assignment, protocol handed out today and your group's calendar.
Moment of Zen:
Disaster Tourism in China
This is slightly old news, but after the May 12, 2008 earthquake that shook the Chinese province of Sichuan, the Chinese government decided to turn the now-dilapidated region into a government-sponsored tourist attraction. Click the picture to read more.
No news on a possible tourist spin to the current oil well leak in the Gulf of Mexico, of which relief workers have been unable to stem the flow, and which scientists now suggest,
could gush for years." Click the quote to read more about current efforts to stop or slow the 5,000 barrel per day flow and possible long term environmental implications of such a spill.
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