Tuesday, October 19, 2010

General Announcements:

• 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
  • Due Wed., 10/20: #2 on p.27. This is a review problem for the Check-up Test within the next couple days.
  • 7B: Due Wed., 10/20: 2.1 on p. 17
• Grade 8
  • Due Wed., 10/20: 2.5 on p. 22

Language Arts:

• Due Thurs., 10/21: In a one-page entry in your LA journal, respond to the following question: Why did Sharon prefer her house on 25th Street to the one on Eastern Avenue? Your journal entry should be legible and edited.

Social Studies:

• Due Thurs., 10/21:
  • Make 5 well-formed notecards (according to model) with information from your sources.
  • Make sure you have Bibliography card for each resource you use, following these citation formats.

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  • Due Wed., 10/20: Preguntas 1-10 sobre capítulo 1 de Pobre Ana.
  • Due Fri., 10/22: Have chosen your ofrenda subject.
  • Día de los muertos Documents

• Grade 8:
  • Due Wed., 10/20: Review the Día de los muertos Reference Websites and Project Documents, ideally with a parent.
  • Due Fri., 10/22: Have chosen your ofrenda subject.

Moment of Zen:

The Upper Stratosphere by Balloon and iPhone

The Brooklyn Space Program, largely the brainchild of Luke Geissbühler and his son, Max, sent its first spacecraft up recently, passengered by a brave little iPhone, which was filming for the over 75% of its near 2-hour journey. Propelled only by a weather balloon, the whole trip made it about 19 miles - over 100,000 feet - into the air and took some stunning images. Click either picture to visit the Geissbühlers' video about the project, largely composed of footage taken during the flight.