General Announcements:
- Mon., 10/18: River Cleanup! As part of Science and our study of river ecology, the Prisms will be picking up trash near the Mill River. Come join us, either from 12:40-1:45, or 1:45-3pm , or both of these times.
- Wed., 10/27: Día de los muertos: Join us for a pot-luck Day of the Dead celebration from 6:30 to 8 PM in the All-School Space.
- Citrus Sale! See details, access printable documents HERE
- Read about the Prisms' ongoing observations in defining intelligent here.
- We need tissues! Cold season is upon us and we need nice tissues for sore noses. If every Prism family donated one box of tissues, that would almost certainly get us through the worst of tissue season.
- Fridays: Bring sneakers, clothes to run in and water bottle for Frisbee!
Math:
- Grade 7 & 8
- Due Mon., 10/18:
- Complete Math's Mate 1.5 according to usual protocol, highlights of which include:
- No calculators
- Show work for * problems on separate paper
- Complete any N/A problems from 1.4 on attached sheet
- Mon., 10/18: Math's Mate mid-term test: The best studying you can do is to work attentively on this weekend's sheet and note any topics that are sticky for you and ask for more help with them.
Social Studies:
- Ongoing: Continue collecting resources about the Connecticut River during your group's time period.
Science:
- Due Mon., 10/18: Bring a change of clothes to wear during or after the river cleanup and a towel. Be ready to get muddy!
Language Arts:
- Due Mon., 10/18:
- complete the first draft of the well-developed paragraph begun in class. Also, revise it and then edit it. All revisions and edits are to appear on the first draft. Therefore, write the paragraph on only one side of the paper so there is space to add revisions as necessary or skip lines as you write the first draft.
Spanish:
- Grade 7 & 8:
- Due Fri., 10/22: Have chosen your ofrenda subject.
- Día de los muertos Documents
- Day of the Dead Research Websites - Some good jumping off points for information about how the holiday is celebrated: (Updated 10/14/10)
Moment of Zen
Apparently, there are hobbits in Sweden. Click above to read more about it.
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