Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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
  • Wed., 1/25 - Coffeehouse Planning Meeting, 3rd Floor Classroom, 6:30-7:30
  • Fri., 3/2 - Prisms Coffeehouse!
  • Yoga Unit in PE on Fridays - Please wear or bring comfortable clothes to move in on Fridays during this unit.
  • Student Art Exhibit at Meekins Library: This is an encore exhibit of last year's Prisms artwork currently on display at the Meekins Library in Williamsburg Center. Throughout the month of January, their 3-tiered drawings illustrating the history of the Connecticut River are on display.
Humanities:
  • Test Thurs., 1/12: on Mexican-American War
Math:
  • Graph paper link on the sidebar →
    Grade 7
  • Due Wed., 1/11: Bring your protractor to class (buy one if you don't have one - lots of colors at Acme Surplus for 50 cents)
  • Due Wed., 1/11: p. 64-65, #1-4, 7
  • Grade 8
  • Due Wed., 1/11: In Looking for Pythagoras, do 2.1 and 2.1 Follow-up (see handout).
Science:
  • Due Wed., 1/11: Read Ch. 7.1, p. 135-140 and answer questions 2-9 (p. 141) on separate paper

8th Grade Project:
  • Due Mon., Jan. 23: Bibliography and specific research question due.

Moment of Zen:

The Giant of Vlaardingen

Dutch sculptor Florentijn Hofman thinks big. Best known for his larger than life, outdoor, public sculptures (which include a series of giant rubber duckies, a human sized "paper" boats, and a giant monkey made out of flip-flops), this rabbit was built entirely out of scrap wood in Vlaardingen the Southern Netherlands. Click above to visit the artist's website and see more of his projects.

2 comments:

  1. For humanities we have to finish this sheet having to do with the test, it's the War with Mexico Study Guide
    -Alison

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  2. There wasn't anything about it on the board - is the study sheet due tomorrow or Thursday?

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