Thursday, May 5, 2011

General Announcements:

• 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
• Drivers Needed:
  • Fri., May 6 - To Hills Chapel at Smith College for a dance rehearsal in the morning. E-mail Deirdre if you can drive some Prisms there at 10:15 am or back at 11:45 am.
  • Fri., May 13 - To St. Mary's Monastery in Petersham, MA (click for directions/map). Leave HCCPS after All-School (about 9:30 am), return by 2:30 pm. Email John if you can help drive for this trip.
  • Thurs., May 19 - To the Islamic Society of Western MA in West Springfield (click for directions/map). Leave HCCPS 10:30 am, return by 2:30 pm. Email John if you can help drive for this trip
• Fri., May 6: Music festival, featuring the Prisms' hip-hop routine, at Helen Hills Hills Chapel.
• Mon., May 9: DJ meeting/workshop, 3:05-3:45 in the Tech Lab. Arrange transportation accordingly. If you want to DJ the dance, you must attend. Contact Grace if you have questions about the meeting. See DJ Guidelines.
• Fri., May 13: Your student-produced, student-DJed 6-7-8 dance, 7:30-10:30 PM. Bring your own rocketship!
• Eighth Grade Project resource page updated 4/27, including project deadlines through the end of the project. Page will be updated as I get new information.
• Download Ukulele Club documents (links fixed) here.

Math:

Grade 7 & 8
• Due Mon., 5/9: Complete Math's Mate 3.4 according to usual protocol, including any attached N/A problems from previous sheets.

Language Arts:

• Due Tues., 5/10: Read Ch. 18-21 - do 1½-page journal entry!

Social Studies:

• Due Fri., 5/5: More detailed color sketch of your fresco image on 12 by 12 drawing paper.

Science:

Grade 8 only
• Due Fri., 5/6: Answer all multiple choice questions in practice test packets from 2009 and 2010.

Tech:

• Due Wed., 5/11: Bring in photos for yearbook any way you can: on camera, flash drive, CD, prints to scan.

Moment of Zen:

A mass ordination of 34,000 Buddhist monks at Dhammakaya Temple in Thailand, as photographed by Luke Duggleby.