Tuesday, October 12, 2010

General Announcements:

• 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
  • Due Wed., 10/13: Complete #3 and 4 on pp. 28-29 of CMP Book.
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• Due Wed., 10/13: Complete #1, 2, 3 on p. 24 of CMP book.

Social Studies:

• Due Wed., 10/13: In group project packet, answer #1, fill out local library's weekly scehdule and when you will be going there before Friday.

Science:

• Quiz Fri., 10/15 on Ecosystems

Language Arts:

• Due Thurs., 10/14:
  • Read for 20 min in independent reading book.
  • Have all LA materials in class with you
  • Design your costume for Literary Parade (Fri., 10/29). Locate a copy of the book.

Spanish:

• Grade 7 & 8:
  • Due Wed., 10/13: Discuss ofrenda with your parents. Signed permission slip due.

Moment of Zen

Seeing Yourself in a New Light

A rare optic sight, the “Brocken spectre,” which occurs when a person stands at a higher altitude in the mountains and sees his shadow cast on a cloud at a lower altitude, was observed in the Tatra Mountains in Zakopane, Poland, Thursday. That or it's Bigfoot. It can be hard to tell.