- If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
- Friday PE: This Friday afternoon, PE will be tied into our study of Hinduism by yoga practice with John. Bring a mat if you have one and loose clothes.
- Parents! Signup sheets for conferences are up in the entranceway to the Prisms' River Classroom, and slots are going fast! Check in soon to make sure you get your choice of time, and remember that conferences will be with the teacher, parent and Prism student.
- Parent Meeting Tues., 12/14, 6:30-8 PM The meeting will take place in the third-floor classroom. We will start planning for Coffeehouse, Graduation (which is put on by the 7th Grade parents) and let you know what's coming up for 8th Grade Project.
- Fri., 12/17 - 6-7-8 Dance!: A production of HCCPS Student Council and the dance committees now forming, we invite HCCPS students in grades 6-8 to get their best moves on from 8-11 PM. A snack or drink to share is your admission ticket!
- 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.
- Due Th., 12/2:
- All: Update supplies as necessary. To be checked in Th. 12/2:
- calculator
- small stapler
- glue stick
- Grade 7: #8 on p. 57-58
- 7A: #13 on p. 29
- Grade 8: #28 on p. 51 using the symbolic method we discussed in class (refer to your notes).
- All: Update supplies as necessary. To be checked in Th. 12/2:
- Nada
- Nada
- Test Fri., 12/3: This test will cover our study of river ecology.
- Due Fri., 12/3: Final version of cover for your science notes featuring an image from some part of our River Ecology study, colored with colored pencil. The cover must also include the title "The Ecosystem of our River"
- Grade 8:
- Prueba jueves, 12/3(Test Th., 12/3): Prueba sobre los conjugaciones de los verbos regulares. (Quiz on conjugations of regular verbs)
- Grade 7: Nada
Enough Rockets
Always thinking of new and interesting ways to view the world, the folks at National Geographic made the map of the US based on translations of place names from their origins in Native American languages. While not exhaustive, they picked some remarkable ones. Guess which place's name means, "It makes a loud noise over there all the time," which means, "A good place to dig potatoes," and where "Gnat Town" is. Click the picture above to go to NG's interactive version of the map, where you can magnify different areas to read the fine print. Click here to read about the process of translating these names through their many origins to their current form.
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