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.