Thursday, March 24. 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 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
• Fridays: Hip-Hop Dance - The Prisms' next PE unit will be hip-hop dance class on Friday afternoons. Students need to wear or bring comfortable clothes and shoes for class.
• Fri., March 25 - First Ukulele Club Meeting. Download Ukulele Club documents (links fixed) here.
• Eighth Grade Project resource page updated 1/24, including project deadlines through the end of February and downloadable documents. Page will be updated as I get new information.

Math:

Grade 7 and 8
• Nada

Language Arts:

• Ничего:

Social Studies:

• Rien

Science:

• Nichts

Spanish:

• Mi vida loca

Moment of Zen:

Floating Soccer Field in Thailand

Monday, March 21, 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
• Fridays: Hip-Hop Dance - The Prisms' next PE unit will be hip-hop dance class on Friday afternoons. Students need to wear or bring comfortable clothes and shoes for class.
• Fri., March 25 - First Ukulele Club Meeting. Download Ukulele Club documents here.
• Eighth Grade Project resource page updated 1/24, including project deadlines through the end of February and downloadable documents. Page will be updated as I get new information.

Math:

Grade 7 and 8
• Due Tues., 3/22 Study the problems worked on in class today and be ready for a quiz on Tuesday.

Language Arts:

• Due Tues., 3/22: Have and independent reading book with you at all times. Get a good night's sleep and eat a nutritious breakfast to get ready for MCAS testing.

Social Studies:

• Due Wed., 3/23: Complete your 3¶ summary/reflection on the Jerusalem documentary we've been watching in class, Jerusalem: Center of the World, according to the sheet handed out today. Your writing should be typed, double-spaced.

Science:

• Due Tues., 3/22: On "Balancing Equations" worksheet (back of what was worked on in class), complete #1-4. You must also attempt #7 and #13.

Spanish:

Moment of Zen:

Holi Hai!

Hindus in India and around the world celebrated Holi, part of the Hindu spring festival, by throwing colored powder at anyone and everything this past weekend. Click above to read The Times of India's Holi 2011 coverage, including lots of pictures and articles about such topics as how the royals do Holi and a list of best Holi songs from Bollywood movies.