Wednesday, March 31, 2010

General Announcements:

• Thurs., 4/7: Create-an-Ad submissions are due!
• You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go.

Math:

• 7th & 8th Grade:
  • Due Thurs., 4/1: Math's Mate 3.6 - Work for * problems and N/A problems from 3.5 shown on separate paper.

Social Studies:

• Due Thurs., 4/1: If not completed in class, both sides of question sheet handed out in class today about Shays Rebellion reading.

Science:

• None assigned.

Language Arts:

• Due Thurs., 4/1: Read Ch. 19, 20, 21 in Children of Willesden Lane and be ready for some kind of assessment.

Moment of Zen:

The Bouldering Buildings of Yemen

As a counterpoint to the press Yemen (a republic at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula which, among other things, is the birthplace of comedian Eddie Izzard) has been getting in regards to a small group of Islamic extremists, this picture-rich article (click the photo) from the travel blog Trifter focuses on the country's rich cultural history, especially the unique architecture like that seen above, developed around the rocky desert landscape.