Wednesday, January 18, 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
• Thurs., 1/19 - We visit Forbes Library to see their research facilities
• Wed., 1/25 - Forbes Library Research Day
• 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:

• Due Fri., 1/20: Take notes on your local historical figure for "Stories of Freedom" assignment.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  
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Science:

• Due Mon., 1/23: Finish and practice your story/song/verse/analogy to help you learn the parts/function of a cell...! (rubric to come tomorrow)

8th Grade Project:

• Due Mon., Jan. 23: Bibliography and specific research question due.

Moment of Zen:

When National Pride Makes You Hungry...

To promote the Sydney International Food Festival in Australia, a company was commissioned to style flags of various countries out of food related to the country. For example, the Indian flag pictured above is made out of stripes of orange and green curries and a white stripe of rice, with the wheel symbol represented by a pappadum (thin, crispy lentil chip). Click to see more food flags, including China, Italy, Lebanon, and the star-spangled Australian flag.